Control: tags -1 moreinfo unreproducible Calum McConnell: > Package: apt-file > Version: 3.2.2 > Severity: normal > X-Debbugs-Cc: calumlikesapple...@gmail.com > > Basically, on every call to apt-update that isn't completely trivial (ie, at > least > 1 package changed), my computer downloads the full 60 Mb of Contents files. > This > is irritating, for while I am often on a fast internet, I frequently find > myself on > a very slow connection. > > I know my config file enables pdiffs (and I attached it so you can know, too). > The Readme talks a lot about pdiffs, and why I should enable them, but except > for > one sentence, it doesn't mention anything about apt update. (The sentence in > question *could* be interpreted to mean that apt update will never download > Pdiffs, but that is unlikely, given its context). > > I don't know what's the cause. If you need me to get a log file, I can, but > Apt doesnt include these files in its final output: only while it is > drawing progress bars. > > Thank you! > Calum > > [...] Hi Calum,
I am sorry to hear it does not work as expected. All of the Contents downloading is outsourced to apt, so most likely it is a configuration (or a bug in apt itself). Can you provide the output/contents of? $ apt-config dump Acquire::IndexTargets file:/etc/apt/apt-file.conf (if it exists) This will show the effective fetching configuration for apt and apt-file. Relatedly, just to confirm: The bug is on the system you are reporting from (i.e. running testing/sid) and you run "apt update" at least once a week. Are these assumptions of mine correct? Thanks, ~Niels
