>The index could then be small and quick to use, and each package >would then have to write/update only the file for that package.
No; each package update needs to search all other packages looking for conflicting files. Casper
>The index could then be small and quick to use, and each package >would then have to write/update only the file for that package.
No; each package update needs to search all other packages looking for conflicting files. Casper