Re: Packages file under version control
David Weinehall <tao@acc.umu.se> writes:
> Fetching Packages.gz over modem is a pain in the arse. Having it
> only rsync the changes would be so nice.
Exactly.
I use `testing' via a slow modem link, and I'd like to update frequently,
to keep individual updates as small as possible (testing does a
reasonable job of avoiding the `flurry of bug-fix releases' problem) --
but the huge Packages.gz file means that updates are _never_ small...
-Miles
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Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra. Suddenly it flips over,
pinning you underneath. At night the ice weasels come. --Nietzsche
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