Hi, >>"Brederlow" == Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Brederlow> The size file should be generated by the server. Here are Brederlow> the reasons: I am (perhaps unnecessarily) worried about time requirements Brederlow> 1. The upload should be unpacked to check if the gz is not Brederlow> corrupted. (Far to often some Package is broken) This would be a lintian check. It is better done on the maintainer machine. Brederlow> 2. The du indexes should be gathered and pipe into one file to gain Brederlow> far better compression. They shall be, for the Sizes.gz files (analogous to Packages.gz file). The reason to have them in a separate dir is that if one package changes, it is easier to replace a sizes file, zcat all sizes files into a big one, re-gzip that, and get a new Sizes.gz file. Brederlow> 3. Maintainer will forget to include a du index or have different Brederlow> block sizes. This can be made policy and a lintian check. We have to trust the maintainers a trifle ;-) Brederlow> The Server should hold a unpacked Version of each Package's du index Brederlow> and after processing all uploads it should combine and pack them. Quite so. manoj -- Knowing that one is dear to oneself, one should guard oneself well. For one out of the three watches of the night a wise man should keep watch. 157 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]