Re: dpkg speed (was: Re: PROPOSAL: Extrafiles)
On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
> Ok, but then dpkg still isn't sped up. The idea was, that a cache database
> for dpkg's data files (available, status, *.info, etc.) would speed up
> every call to dpkg during installation, configuration and removal of
> packages. Every installation method, including apt, would gain speed from
> that. I haven't heard any arguments against it, except some like "apt
> already does some caching". But that's not what the proposal was about.
If you develop a comprehensive proposal AND implement it then fine, do so.
I think everyone involved knows that dpkg needs to go faster and I'm sure
everyone involved has numerous ideas how to make that happen. The trouble
is that nobody has any time to implement anything.
Jason
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