Bug#310399: approx: gc_approx should only use latest Packages.{ ,bz2, gz} file

2005-05-23 Thread Andrew Lau
Package: approx Version: 1.15 Severity: minor Hi Eric, A corrupted file is one whose size or MD5 checksum does not match the value specified in the Packages file. An unneeded file is one that is not referenced from any distributions Packages file. Some programs like apt-get use

Bug#310399: approx: gc_approx should only use latest Packages.{ ,bz2, gz} file

2005-05-23 Thread Eric Cooper
On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 09:46:08PM +1000, Andrew Lau wrote: Some programs like apt-get use retrieve Packages.gz, while others like pbuilder download Packages. So unfortuantely the deb-cache can easily become 50% larger (with obsolete debs) than it should be once either the Packages or

Bug#310399: approx: gc_approx should only use latest Packages.{ ,bz2, gz} file

2005-05-23 Thread Andrew Lau
Hi Eric, On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 09:50:07AM -0400, Eric Cooper wrote: OK, so I guess the issue is having Packages inconsistent with Packages.gz for a given distribution, because, say, one was downloaded by apt-get and the other by pbuilder? Good point -- I'll look into it. Yep, that was my