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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] back-building pfs updates
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Tom Lord |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] back-building pfs updates |
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Sat, 21 Feb 2004 22:30:45 -0800 (PST) |
> From: Aaron Bentley <address@hidden>
> My understanding is that I can only use one version of an archive.
> Either it's the remote version, or a local one. If my local mirror is
> incomplete, I can't access those things my local mirror is missing.
> So it seems to me that partial mirrors violate the notion that any
> copy of an archive is interchangeable with any other.
Hmm. Interesting.
I wonder if there would be utility in making an archive-union.c
implementation of archive.h that let you stack archives with partial
mirrors -- perhaps updating mirrors "on demand" in some cases.
Probably more trouble than it's worth but maybe not. Not sure,
personally.
-t
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] back-building pfs updates, Florian Weimer, 2004/02/21