Efraim Flashner <efr...@flashner.co.il> skribis: > On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 06:06:21AM +0000, Pjotr Prins wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 07:17:12PM +0100, Marius Bakke wrote: >> > ng0 <contact....@cryptolab.net> writes: >> > >> > > I want to slowly package OONI (https://ooni.torproject.org/). >> > > One of its dependencies, txtorcon, requires python-geoip which >> > > depends on geoip-c-api. I've got both covered, but both of them >> > > want (either to download or to be present) for tests (a/the) >> > > legacy database file of maxmind. >> > > >> > > Question 1: Can we distribute the database in a source? I can't >> > > access the homepage of maxmind for cloudflare reasons. >> > >> > The database is distributed freely under cc-by-sa4.0: >> > >> > https://dev.maxmind.com/geoip/legacy/geolite/#License >> > >> > So packaging it should be fine. :) >> >> This actually raises the issue of packaging large data files (we are >> getting into TB's). Could there be a way Guix fetches external >> datasets as part of the distribution? I think that if it is not >> executable code and SHA values/pfff values match it would be safe to >> do. >> > > The other thing is that guix downloads the files into ram and then > writes them into the store, which can be a problem if the source is > larger than the available memory.
It’s only if the file is added via the ‘add-to-store’ RPC, and not via ‘import-path’ or a substitute: https://bugs.gnu.org/23666 But yes, that can be a problem. Ludo’.
