dalziel-1.2 is the current preferred and fastest method available for downloading the Mandrake trees for English installation. Non-English files and RPMs are not downloaded, saving considerable time and space, which is particularly important for those of you on modem connections.
dalziel-1.2 now includes fully reconcilable file counts, and logs all exclusion decisions, what file or RPM was not downloaded and exactly why, in an exclusions.log.
It also logs the decision made for each pair of local and remote files as to whether to download the remote, rename the local to the name of the remote and download the remote (thus taking advantage of rsync's ability to patch in place rather than completely download), and what kind of match there is and what to do about it.
It will now tell you quickly whether or not there is any downloading needs to be done. If not, it will save considerable time by not making the main rsync call.
This will interest the many current users of rsync-plus, who should upgrade, but the layout of the local repository has changed to conform with the present layout of the best mirrors. The documentation tells you how to easily convert your present repository to the new structure.
How to obtain dalziel-1.2? See the signature below on this message.
- Ron. [Melbourne, Australia] Use the new dalziel-1.2 Mandrake English downloader - more features than rsync-plus. Download from: http://members.optushome.com.au/ronst/ Hint: the name 'Dalziel' is pronounced 'DL', like the 'd/l' abbreviation for 'download'.
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