Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] GLEP 74: Full-tree verification using Manifest files

[Dean Stephens]

On 10/27/17 17:48, Hanno Böck wrote:
> Should a package manager reject a sync if it is too old? or not install
> packages if a sync hasn't happened for some time? What is considered
> "outdated"? I think that should be clarified how exactly it's supposed
> to work.
> 
If such a rejection is to be the default, an override option should be
required as part of the spec. There are use cases where using an "old"
repository would be necessary, even if only temporarily.