While I now assume a repository is only added to, I can validate the existence of files when I do the update.
-- David N. Lombard My comments represent my opinions, not those of Intel Corporation. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:oscar-devel- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Brechin > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:41 AM > To: Jeremy Enos > Cc: Lombard, David N; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Oscar-devel] wizard startup time > > IIRC, he said that it would be able to ADD entries, but NOT remove them > since it isn't really worth it. > > Jason > > On Mon, 2004-03-01 at 10:32, Jeremy Enos wrote: > > No... just as with no seeder cache, the cache should absolutely never > get > > used w/o getting update called first. Otherwise, we would be > susceptible > > to any change the user made in the directory after the initial > > update. updaterpm should be capable of *synchronizing* it's cache > (adding > > or removing entries) efficiently, and thus making a seeder cache really > > useful. Dave said on a call that it would be capable of this. > > > > Jeremy > > > > At 10:08 AM 3/1/2004, Jason Brechin wrote: > > >What happens if there's information for a package in the cache, but the > > >RPM doesn't actually exist? That's a big problem if we decide to > > >distribute a cache. > > > > > >Jason > > > > > >On Fri, 2004-02-27 at 15:41, Lombard, David N wrote: > > > > I had originally assumed the cache would be generated during the > *build* > > > > of the oscar packages for each supported distribution. If > additional > > > > RPMs are present, e.g., via an update of the original CD, then the > > > > --cache=update would be quite quick. > > > > > > > > Also, don't forget, on a real system, even my laptop, it's only a > few > > > > minutes to build the complete cache from scratch. > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- > > >SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. > > >Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with > > >a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! > > >http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Oscar-devel mailing list > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. > > Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with > > a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Oscar-devel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. > Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with > a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id56&alloc_id438&op=click _______________________________________________ Oscar-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel
