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From: Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] DIGESTS metadata variable for cache validation
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:03:48 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <498F64D4.4080303@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090208224721.4193ca45@snowmobile>

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Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:43:01 -0800
> Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> wrote:
>>> Sticking metadata cache files under version control really is a
>>> perfect example of doing it wrong...
>> Well, if you want to use timestamps, the alternative is to
>> distributors to use a protocol which preserves timestamps. This
>> creates an unnecessary burden. Allowing distribution of metadata
>> cache via version control systems is more flexible.
> 
> No, it's just encouraging bad development practices.

It seems like you're making a rather arbitrary judgment.

> If you're concerned that setting up an rsync mirror is difficult, why
> not make a tool that generates a tarball, including metadata, for a
> repo, and have people run that on a cron and distribute it via http?
> That's just as easy to host, and anyone running an overlay big enough
> to make this impractical already has the resources to deal with rsync
> instead...

I'm not saying that it necessarily "difficult" or "beyond the
resources", but it does create an unnecessary burden. I think that
it adds a significant level of convenience to be able to use a
version control system as a single distribution channel.
- --
Thanks,
Zac
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  reply	other threads:[~2009-02-08 23:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-02-02 20:34 [gentoo-dev] [RFC] DIGESTS metadata variable for cache validation Zac Medico
2009-02-06  9:55 ` [gentoo-dev] " Markus Ullmann
2009-02-07  1:13   ` Zac Medico
2009-02-07 22:31 ` [gentoo-dev] " Tiziano Müller
2009-02-07 23:23   ` Zac Medico
2009-02-08  8:07     ` Tiziano Müller
2009-02-08  8:59       ` Zac Medico
2009-02-08 11:51         ` Tiziano Müller
2009-02-08 20:36           ` Zac Medico
2009-02-08 21:48             ` Tiziano Müller
2009-02-08 22:14               ` Zac Medico
2009-02-08 22:18     ` Ciaran McCreesh
2009-02-08 22:43       ` Zac Medico
2009-02-08 22:47         ` Ciaran McCreesh
2009-02-08 23:03           ` Zac Medico [this message]
2009-02-08 23:10             ` Ciaran McCreesh
2009-02-08 23:27               ` Zac Medico
2009-02-08 23:30                 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2009-02-08 23:40                   ` Zac Medico
2009-02-09 12:30                     ` Petteri Räty
2009-02-09 13:59                       ` Ciaran McCreesh
2009-02-09 14:15                         ` Petteri Räty
2009-02-09 14:18                           ` Ciaran McCreesh
2009-02-09 14:21                           ` Rémi Cardona
2009-02-09 20:19                       ` Zac Medico
2009-02-09 18:43         ` Ciaran McCreesh
2009-02-09 20:02           ` Zac Medico
2009-02-09 15:22     ` Tiziano Müller
2009-02-09 19:55       ` Zac Medico
2009-02-10 12:20         ` Brian Harring
2009-02-10 12:52           ` Nirbheek Chauhan
2009-02-10 20:55           ` Zac Medico
2009-02-11  9:00             ` Brian Harring
2009-02-11 10:01               ` Zac Medico
2009-02-14 13:18                 ` Brian Harring
2009-02-14 20:16                   ` Zac Medico
2009-02-15 22:51     ` Zac Medico
2009-02-15 23:15       ` Ciaran McCreesh
2009-02-15 23:26         ` Zac Medico
2009-02-15 23:30           ` Ciaran McCreesh
2009-02-15 23:56             ` Zac Medico
2009-02-16  0:06               ` Ciaran McCreesh
2009-02-16  0:48                 ` Zac Medico
2009-02-16  0:53                   ` Ciaran McCreesh
2009-02-16  0:54                   ` Zac Medico

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