On Sat, Oct 08, 2016 at 02:30:51PM +0200, Michael Stapelberg wrote: > Thanks for that hint. Indeed, once I renamed the config fragment to > 99disable-pdiffs, apt-config dump showed the expected result. > > Given that you’re also a maintainer for apt-file, could you explain why > apt-file enables pdiffs for these additional (?) files in the first place? > Can it not just inherit the Acquire::PDiffs setting?
Pdiffs need to be enabled by Contents files by default, even if they are disabled globally, as Contents files take ages to fetch due to their size. That's why they are enabled in the config file. -- Debian Developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev When replying, only quote what is necessary, and write each reply directly below the part(s) it pertains to (`inline'). Thank you.
