Re: Packages.bz2, Sources.bz2, Contents-*.bz2, oh my

[Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org>]

On Sat, 31 Aug 2002, Anthony Towns wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 10:05:10AM +0200, Michael Bramer wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 07:06:47AM +1000, grisu@master.debian.org wrote:
> > > In a couple of days uncompressed Packages files for unstable will cease
> > > to be generated, and bzip2'ed Packages files will be generated in their
> > > place (actually, if you look carefully, they're already being generated).
> > > Sources.bz2 files are being added too. If you have any scripts looking
> > > at the uncompressed Packages files, you should change them to look at
> > > either the gzip or bzip2 versions now.
> > this break apt-proxy with rsyncing Packages files.
> 
> Again, the correct solution, which is far more efficient in all respects,
> is to get pdiffs implemented (ideally with diff --ed, bzip2'ed, rather
> than context and gzip), both in apt-ftparchive and apt-get.

Still, the Packages files should only be removed after no software in
our stable distribution depends on it. If you remove the Packages file
from unstable now you will break apt-proxy (and perhaps other tools
too).

Please don't.

					yours,
					peter

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