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Bug#512588: ITP: libeatmydata -- LD_PRELOAD library that disables fsync() and friends



Hello,

On ketvirtadienis 22 Sausis 2009 02:21:04 Monty Taylor wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Owner: "Monty Taylor <mordred@inaugust.com>"
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> * Package name    : libeatmydata
>   Version         : 1.0.7
>   Upstream Author : Stewart Smith <stewart@flamingspork.com>
> * URL             : http://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
> * License         : GPLv3
>   Programming Lang: C
>   Description     : LD_PRELOAD library that disables fsync() and friends
> 
> libeatmydata is a small LD_PRELOAD library designed to (transparently)
> disable fsync (and friends, like open(O_SYNC)). This has two
> side-effects: making software that writes data safely to disk a lot
> quicker and making this software no longer crash safe.
> 
> DO NOT use libeatmydata on software where you care about what it stores.
> It's called libEAT-MY-DATA for a reason.

Are you still interested in packaging this (1,5 years have passed since your 
initial IPT without any action). I would like to take it over.

-- 
Modestas Vainius <modestas@vainius.eu>

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