On Sat, 8 Oct 2016 14:30:51 +0200 Michael Stapelberg <stapelb...@debian.org> 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? > > Thanks! > > [...]
Hi, PDiffs gives a much higher download saving for Contents files than Packages files. Furthermore with apt's recent improvements of PDiffs, the cost are also a lot smaller than they used to be. At this date, I suspect the vast majority will have faster downloads with Contents file using PDiffs rather than downloading the full Contents files each time. Your mileage is apparently different. Thanks, ~Niels
