Shawn Walker wrote: > 2008/6/9 Dave Miner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Moinak Ghosh wrote: >>> It is fine to fetch information as and when the user clicks on the >>> package >>> name. However this constant dependence on network connection does >>> not sit well with laptop mobility. User with laptops on the move will be >>> unable to check package information half the time. One use case I can >>> think of is that a user has to do a bunch of package operations and he >>> meticulously makes package selections/deselections while on a plane/ >>> train and stores this as batch operation to be processed later. Later >>> when he reaches and gets onto a network he just fires off the batch >>> operation and does other work. This or similar scenarios won't be >>> possible if pkg metadata is not locally cached. >>> >> Are there any extant systems where users actually do this? It seems a >> little too theoretical to me at first glance. It would also seem to >> raise a host of issues around the effects an out-of-sync manifest cache >> would have on such a stored batch operation. All in all, I'm skeptical >> I'd want it. > > I have to agree with Dave. > > I'm not aware of any systems that have such functionality, and I don't > think it is a usage case worth supporting.
The GUI for IPS (packagemanager) needs such usage. best Michal Pryc _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
