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From: Yann Dirson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: apt.conf(8) should document the default for APT::Cache-Limit
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When needed (ie. too many sources listed), a trial-and-error is
required to find a suitable value for APT::Cache-Limit, because:
1/ there is no default value listed in apt.conf(8)
2/ apt-config does not list one either
For the record, with the current default value, I cannot have at the
same time potato, woody, sid (main, contrib,non-free,non-US), plus a
deb-src for woody and sid, plus a (small) local repository of
backported packages.
Also, it may be worthwile to mention that it is only used when
"apt-cache gencaches" needs to rebuild the caches. This would reduce
potential confusion, because if one rereuns, say, "apt-get update",
even with a ridiculously low value, there is an apparent success,
which is only due to the fact the parameter is not used (or at least
it's my understanding).
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Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:04:25 -0600 (MDT)
From: Jason Gunthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Bug#166047: apt.conf(8) should document the default for
APT::Cache-Limit
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On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Yann Dirson wrote:
> 1/ there is no default value listed in apt.conf(8)
> 2/ apt-config does not list one either
All the default values for all the parameters are in
/usr/share/doc/apt/examples/configure-index.
I notice the cache-limit one is actually wrong at the moment, it's
actually 6 meg.
> even with a ridiculously low value, there is an apparent success,
> which is only due to the fact the parameter is not used (or at least
> it's my understanding).
It's only used when it is actually going to generate caches, whihc is done
by update if the list files have changed.
Jason
