Bug#128818: Any way to get this working?
On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 02:02:34PM -0600, Doug Holland wrote:
> I've just been referred here after suggesting that apt allow users to download
> diffs in place of full debs and Package.gz files, and read Martin Pool's
> paper. For those of us, include me :(, that are stuck using 57.6 dialup
> conections, even a little delta compression would be helpful, say on the
> Packages files. For example, doing an apt-get update downloads more than 3
> megs of Packages and Sources files. These files are simple ASCII lists of
> package information, which would benefit greatly from delta compression, even
> if it only was running diff on the uncompressed Packages files, and making
> Packages.diff.gz files available.
The way to get this working is to review some of the numerous times when
this has come up before, and develop a solution which addresses the concerns
which have been raised (most of which involve the archive mirror network and
ftpmasters, so I am not the best person to ask).
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- mdz
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