On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 01:52:40PM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Am 2007-08-21 11:26:26, schrieb Guus Sliepen: > > Well, it could be implemented with a FUSE daemon, that you mount over > > /usr for example, and which periodically fetches the Contents-<arch>.gz > > file from a mirror. It the uses the Contents file to generate directory > > listings. If some package tries to open() a file that is not already in > > the original /usr filesystem, it will look into the Contents file to > > determine which package contains the open()ed file, installs it, and > > then lets the open() continue. It can also track usage information this > > way. It's a daemon that you can start as root during boot, so users > > don't need special privileges. Also, if you stop the daemon, the > > original /usr filesystem becomes visible again, which can be used > > without problems. > > > > I'm not going to implement this though. > ------------------------- END OF REPLIED MESSAGE ------------------------- > > I have short checked the Contents-i386.gz from Sarge > and it contain 1.457.478 lines... > > Which mean, you need at least those inodes availlable > otherwise you will run into heavy trouble.
That is not a problem with FUSE. You only have to make data available on
demand.
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Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
Guus Sliepen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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