Package: apt-file Version: 2.3.0 Severity: wishlist Since a few days ago, Debian's dak generates Contents.gz files using gzip's --rsyncable flag. In my rudimentary tests saves at least 75% of the an "update" download at a cost of about 4% of the "initial" download.
Not sure how well this will fit into apt-file as it is designed around
sources.list, but perhaps the advantage is big enough to warrant some
hacks (perhaps a seperate command-line API where one can specify an
rsync URL?).
Regards,
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