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Re: Upcoming version of apt-file - using apt-acquire and incompatibilities



James McCoy:
> On Sat, Dec 05, 2015 at 12:39:36PM +0000, Niels Thykier wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> In the new version of apt-file (currently in experimental), we have
>> changed/removed some features that will affect some packages.  Packages
>> listed below are BCC'ed to this mail.
>>
>> Notably:
>>
>>  * /var/cache/apt-file will disappear
>>    - command-not-found and dh-make-perl are known consumers
> 
> chdist(1) from devscripts, too.
> 

Ack, thanks. :)

>>  * Personal caches have been removed (-c)
>>    - apt-venv creates files that uses that option
> 
> Why not set Dir::Cache to ~/.cache/apt when run as a normal user (if
> it's possible to just download the Contents files)?
> 
> Cheers,
> 

apt-venv already has knowledge of how to make apt use different cache
directories.  Though it might need apt-file to support the eqv. of
apt-get -o and apt-get -c.

Thanks,
~Niels



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