Bug#181071: acknowledged by developer (Re: apt: -o Dir::Cache::Archives can't specify "partial" differently)

[Dan Jacobson <jidanni@dman.ddts.net>]

>>>>> "D" == Debian Bug Tracking System <owner@bugs.debian.org> writes:

D> This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report
D> #181071: apt: -o Dir::Cache::Archives can't specify "partial" differently ,
D> which was filed against the apt package.

D> The documentation is pretty explicit about this:

D>        /var/cache/apt/archives/
D>               storage  area  for retrieved package files.  Configuration Item:
D>               Dir::Cache::Archives.

D>        /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/
D>               storage area for package files in transit.  Configuration  Item:
D>               Dir::Cache::Archives (implicit partial).

Yes, but you have not enabled the user to specify a /partial directory
different from the parent directory, no?  This poor assumption means
some users will have to copy an entire archive from a read-only medium
to a read/write medium, just for the privilege of being able to make
one symlink out of the archive to specify a different partial
directory.

Take the case of apt-zip and CDROMs.  Your assumption that the partial
directory must always be inside the parent directory means the entire
CDROM must be then copied to the hard disk.

I insist that you add a separate variable that will allow independent
control of the partial directory, if it is set.

BTW, my bug title was one can't specify "partial" _differently_.
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