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Dnia 2015-05-15, o godz. 08:23:27 |
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Dirkjan Ochtman <djc@g.o> napisał(a): |
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> On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 7:51 AM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
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> > Starting with Portage 2.2.19, a new SquashDelta syncing method has been |
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> > introduced. It is meant to provide lightweight and efficient solution |
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> > for stable systems. The whole repository is contained within a single |
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> > pre-generated SquashFS image file. The daily snapshot of the repository |
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> > is first fetched from the mirrors, and afterwards updated in-place using |
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> > deltas (without repacking). |
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> This sounds nice, but the news item currently leaves me wondering what |
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> sort of improvements I should expect. It says the new method is |
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> "lightweight and efficient", but it would be nice to quantify this a |
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> little bit, or add a link to a page with more details. I think the |
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> default sync method in the handbook up to now has always been rsync? A |
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> comparison (both in terms of upside and in terms of downside) would be |
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> nice. Also, whether we want to make this the new default at some |
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> point, and if so, when. |
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I'll rewrite the beginning to be more clear on advantages when I have |
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some time for it. |
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Best regards, |
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Michał Górny |
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