Re: an idea for next generation APT archive caching

[Eduard Bloch <edi@gmx.de>]

#include <hallo.h>
* Adeodato Simó [Fri, Oct 22 2004, 04:40:52AM]:
> > Further, I wish there could be pre-caching. Means: if a file was
> > downloaded and that file was mentioned in packages-file A and after the
> > next update, A has a newer version of this package than the package
> > could be downloaded. This would be an optional feature, of course, but
> > it could be implemented without millions LOC.
> 
>   well, that would change apt-cacher from a from a simple webserver
>   script to a daemon-via-cron application.

...and? The clean script is already cron-triggered.

>   what problems does it have a cron.daily script that runs like:
> 
>     apt-get -qq update && apt-get -qqdy dist-upgrade

That the hosting machine is maybe not a Debian box? Or runs different
Debian branch than its clients?

Regards,
Eduard.
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