Bug#166047: apt.conf(8) should document the default for APT::Cache-Limit
Package: apt
Version: 0.5.4
Severity: normal
When needed (ie. too many sources listed), a trial-and-error is
required to find a suitable value for APT::Cache-Limit, because:
1/ there is no default value listed in apt.conf(8)
2/ apt-config does not list one either
For the record, with the current default value, I cannot have at the
same time potato, woody, sid (main, contrib,non-free,non-US), plus a
deb-src for woody and sid, plus a (small) local repository of
backported packages.
Also, it may be worthwile to mention that it is only used when
"apt-cache gencaches" needs to rebuild the caches. This would reduce
potential confusion, because if one rereuns, say, "apt-get update",
even with a ridiculously low value, there is an apparent success,
which is only due to the fact the parameter is not used (or at least
it's my understanding).
-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.0
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux vitel 2.4.19-station #1 Tue Aug 6 11:36:58 CEST 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=french, LC_CTYPE=french
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.2.5-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2 1:2.95.4-7 The GNU stdc++ library
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Yann Dirson <Yann.Dirson@fr.alcove.com> http://www.alcove.com/
Technical support manager Responsable de l'assistance technique
Senior Free-Software Consultant Consultant senior en Logiciels Libres
Debian developer (dirson@debian.org) Développeur Debian
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