Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 02:23:25 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@apropo.ro> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: Up-to-date INDEXes may now be downloaded from www.freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040517092325.GA32092@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20040517122243.7559ab0f@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> References: <20040517014925.GB46196@xor.obsecurity.org> <20040517103305.539dd62b@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> <20040517105819.5d63efc1@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro> <20040517082822.GB2681@xor.obsecurity.org> <20040517122243.7559ab0f@it.buh.cameradicommercio.ro>
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--ikeVEW9yuYc//A+q Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, May 17, 2004 at 12:22:43PM +0300, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > > I don't really understand what you mean by "needing to fetch" the > > index. >=20 > I see no reason to download the index if it hasn't being changed since > I've did it last time (e.g. make index failed on bento). Use the 'mirror' mode of your http client, which will not download the file if it is unchanged. > > although you won't get an index that is customized for your installed p= orts. >=20 > What is the difference ? I thought the INDEX(-5) is based on ports/* > content and it is the same irrespective on what you have installed. So > actually my index building takes in consideration 1) my custom options > and 2) my installed ports and options and process the .if (exists > /bla/blu) from Makefiles. Never thought of 2), but it is logic :( Lucky > the machines are pretty much the same. No, the dependencies of ports change depending on what you have installed and what WITH_*/WITHOUT_* knobs you have enabled. If you build the index yourself it will reflect these differences. Kris --ikeVEW9yuYc//A+q Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAqISNWry0BWjoQKURAh3nAJwNgtCuBsf+Z+C2lRboIwh2e5FjswCghPLb m5EYu1MU1wUfV67+XVb0OAI= =iIvn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --ikeVEW9yuYc//A+q--
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