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On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:43:43 +0200, Julian H. Stacey wrote:

>> Mirroring must be atomic (mirror to temporary directory then rename).
> 
> That could double disc requirement, & reduce mirror sites willing to
> provide space ?
> 


Indeed it would. But there is no other way to solve it.

Alternatively it could be prevented with no disk cost by putting
"MIRROR-IN-PROGRESS" file and making all package utilities check for its
existence and fail with explanation to try again later.

> Cheers,
> Julian