[gentoo-commits] portage r9935 - in main/branches/2.1.2: . man

[Zac Medico (zmedico)]

Author: zmedico
Date: 2008-04-21 05:16:24 +0000 (Mon, 21 Apr 2008)
New Revision: 9935

Modified:
   main/branches/2.1.2/RELEASE-NOTES
   main/branches/2.1.2/man/emerge.1
   main/branches/2.1.2/man/portage.5
Log:
Document FEATURES="metadata-transfer" changes some more. (trunk r9934)


Modified: main/branches/2.1.2/RELEASE-NOTES
===================================================================
--- main/branches/2.1.2/RELEASE-NOTES	2008-04-21 05:14:53 UTC (rev 9934)
+++ main/branches/2.1.2/RELEASE-NOTES	2008-04-21 05:16:24 UTC (rev 9935)
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 portage-2.1.5
 ==================================
 
+* The metadata-transfer feature is now disabled by default. This disables the
+  "Updating Portage cache" routine that used to run at the tail end of each
+  `emerge --sync` operation. If you use something like the sqlite module and
+  want to keep all metadata in that format alone (useful for querying), enable
+  FEATURES="metadata-transfer" in make.conf.
+
 * The parallel-fetch feature is now enabled by default. It is optimized
   to avoid doing redundant checksums for previously downloaded files that have
   the correct size. Run `tail -f /var/log/emerge-fetch.log` in a

Modified: main/branches/2.1.2/man/emerge.1
===================================================================
--- main/branches/2.1.2/man/emerge.1	2008-04-21 05:14:53 UTC (rev 9934)
+++ main/branches/2.1.2/man/emerge.1	2008-04-21 05:16:24 UTC (rev 9935)
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
 populates the cache database that portage uses for pre-parsed lookups of
 package data.  It does not populate cache for the overlays listed in
 PORTDIR_OVERLAY.  In order to generate cache for overlays, use \fB\-\-regen\fR.
+In versions of portage >=2.1.5 the \-\-metadata action is totally unnecessary
+unless the user has enabled FEATURES="metadata-transfer" in \fBmake.conf\fR(5).
 .TP
 .BR "\-\-prune " (\fB\-P\fR)
 \fBWARNING: This action can remove important packages!\fR  Removes all but the

Modified: main/branches/2.1.2/man/portage.5
===================================================================
--- main/branches/2.1.2/man/portage.5	2008-04-21 05:14:53 UTC (rev 9934)
+++ main/branches/2.1.2/man/portage.5	2008-04-21 05:16:24 UTC (rev 9935)
@@ -395,7 +395,9 @@
 run `emerge \-\-metadata` if they have enabled FEATURES="metadata-transfer"
 in \fBmake.conf\fR(5). In order to regenerate metadata for repositories
 listed in \fBPORTDIR_OVERLAY\fR or a cvs tree, run `emerge \-\-regen`
-(see \fBemerge\fR(1)).
+(see \fBemerge\fR(1)). If you use something like the sqlite module and want
+to keep all metadata in that format alone (useful for querying), enable
+FEATURES="metadata-transfer" in \fBmake.conf\fR(5).
 .TP
 .BR package.keywords
 Per\-package KEYWORDS.  Useful for mixing unstable packages in with a normally 

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