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I suppose you could also integrate things like `groups` and `classes` so you |
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could have standard packages for all your installed systems if they are in |
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those groups. Something a bit like zero-conf from apple ? |
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That i suppose you could do without actually having a database layer |
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although a database layer with some nice administration tools would sure |
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make it easier. |
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----- Original Message ----- |
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From: "Eldad Zack" <eldad@××××××××××××××.cx> |
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To: <gentoo-performance@l.g.o> |
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Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:32 PM |
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Subject: [gentoo-performance] portage database layer [Was: Testing, |
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testing...] |
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| On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 14:13, Chris Smith wrote: |
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| > On Tuesday 06 April 2004 11:57, Jerry McBride wrote: |
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| > > Nicholas wrote: |
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| > > > Ok, This week's project is to test Gentoo's performance... |
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| > > How about a "performance wish list" ? |
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| > > 1 - Migrate emerge from python to C. |
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| > > 2 - Use a real database for portage instead of a filesystem |
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| > > 3 - .... |
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| > But seriously, folks. Number 2 I can see having good points |
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feature-wise, but |
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| > not performance. Same with number 1. |
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| Well, it did occur to me, that it would be very useful virtualizing the |
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| database layer, so that we can use whatever database we want to choose. |
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| If that's a filesystem based, or a real database, or a REMOTE database. |
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| A remote database would allow managing a horde of gentoo installations |
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| much easier. It would open up a possiblity of writing a tracker to |
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| handle security updates, and packages checking on a |
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| least-change-welcomed corp enviornments. |
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| This tracker will have to check only one database. |
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| Of course, you can do it right now, only you will have to sync the |
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| database after every change, or have the tracker poll every host (which |
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| is abit of the sub-optimal side). |
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| This isn't really "performance", though. |
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