Re: busybox/debootstrap inefficienties (was Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives)

2001-11-21 Thread Glenn McGrath
On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 03:09:28 -0700 "Erik Andersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed Nov 21, 2001 at 08:17:21PM +1100, Glenn McGrath wrote: > > On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 01:48:16 -0700 > > "Erik Andersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Good work tracking this down. I'll work up a fix

Re: busybox/debootstrap inefficienties (was Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives)

2001-11-21 Thread Erik Andersen
On Wed Nov 21, 2001 at 08:17:21PM +1100, Glenn McGrath wrote: > On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 01:48:16 -0700 > "Erik Andersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Good work tracking this down. I'll work up a fix > > and upload a new version ASAP. > > > > I was thinking the same thing, looking at the

Re: busybox/debootstrap inefficienties (was Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives)

2001-11-21 Thread Glenn McGrath
On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 01:48:16 -0700 "Erik Andersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good work tracking this down. I'll work up a fix > and upload a new version ASAP. > I was thinking the same thing, looking at the code i found saved some space savings seperate to this stat issue, i checked it

Re: busybox/debootstrap inefficienties (was Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives)

2001-11-21 Thread Erik Andersen
On Tue Nov 20, 2001 at 11:36:07PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > > According to strace, busybox wc -c reads in the whole file in 4096 byte > chunks. On the other hand, gnu wc -c just stats the thing, which is > obviously tons more efficient. Good work tracking this down. I'll work up a fix and uplo

busybox/debootstrap inefficienties (was Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives)

2001-11-20 Thread Joey Hess
Chris Tillman wrote: > Pkg download approx. md5sum wc -c > -- --- -- - > libc6 55 sec15 sec 1 min 19 sec > dpkg 18 sec5 sec25 sec > > I have no idea why the sums and wc take so long on that machine in the > installer. Must be

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-20 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 06:51:10AM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 03:40:37PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 10:48:02PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 07:12:01AM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > > > > I did submit one, albeit un

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-18 Thread Colin Walters
Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Joey, you SHOULD quit this project. You are of no use to it any > longer, you are publically displaying an absolute intent to force YOUR > system administration policies down upon ALL of debian's users. Ethan, I think losing Joey would be a heck of a

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-17 Thread Brian May
> "Ethan" == Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ethan> Joey, you SHOULD quit this project. [...] I, too, hope that this bug will be fixed. Hopefully before the next release of Debian, too. However, if I was Joey, and I received the previous message, I might not be so eager to fix

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-17 Thread Adam Heath
On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, Ethan Benson wrote: > Joey, you SHOULD quit this project. You are of no use to it any > longer, you are publically displaying an absolute intent to force YOUR > system administration policies down upon ALL of debian's users. As someone who is not part of this project, you h

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-17 Thread Joey Hess
Ethan Benson wrote: > Joey, you SHOULD quit this project. Could you please take all future flames to an appropriate venue. -- see shy jo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-17 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 05:35:56PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > > As a junior participant, I may have little authority. But I'd like to > offer my perception of Ethan: He is hardworking, vitriolic, > knowledgeable, subject to wide mood swings, and completely committed > to the cause of free soft

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-17 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 12:12:37PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > Fourthly, I don't killfile coworkers on projects, because I belive that > that can lead to disastrous breakdowns in communications. I may, > however, leave projects in disgust. My disgust level with Ethan is > currently quite high. Threa

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-17 Thread Othmar Pasteka
Hi, On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 10:40:05AM -0700, Matt Kraai wrote: > I'd submit a patch, but I can't seem to determine where dselect > asks, nor how base-config can access this information. Does > anyone know the text of question, so that I can find it in the > dpkg sources? ah well, it would be e

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-17 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 12:12:37PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > First of all, Othmar's problem report is about an independant bug, > though it is loosely related to Ethan's wishlist report. > > Secondly, I have been away on personal business and have not been able > to fix all RC (ie, important or a

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-17 Thread Joey Hess
First of all, Othmar's problem report is about an independant bug, though it is loosely related to Ethan's wishlist report. Secondly, I have been away on personal business and have not been able to fix all RC (ie, important or above) base-config bugs until this morning. This includes #117741, whi

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-12 Thread Ethan Benson
On Mon, Nov 12, 2001 at 10:40:05AM -0700, Matt Kraai wrote: > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 12:51:42AM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 08:38:31PM +1100, Brian May wrote: > > > > "Ethan" == Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > Ethan> we are not talking abou

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-12 Thread Matt Kraai
On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 12:51:42AM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 08:38:31PM +1100, Brian May wrote: > > > "Ethan" == Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Ethan> we are not talking about this, we are talking about > > Ethan> base-config rm -rf'ing /va

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-12 Thread Colin Walters
Anthony Towns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Uh. There doesn't appear to be a patch in the BTS for the 0.1.15.8 > upload. There should be. Ok, I added it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-11 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 03:40:37PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 10:48:02PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 07:12:01AM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > > > I did submit one, albeit untested. aj said that particular patch wouldn't > > > work correctly.

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-11 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 10:48:02PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 07:12:01AM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > > I did submit one, albeit untested. aj said that particular patch wouldn't > > work correctly. I'm still unconvinced that it doesn't re-download the stuff > > even w

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-11 Thread Anthony Towns
On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 07:12:01AM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > I did submit one, albeit untested. aj said that particular patch wouldn't > work correctly. I'm still unconvinced that it doesn't re-download the stuff > even when theres a deb sitting there. So, uh, why don't you *test* it then?

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-11 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 08:38:31PM +1100, Brian May wrote: > > "Ethan" == Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Ethan> we are not talking about this, we are talking about > Ethan> base-config rm -rf'ing /var/cache/apt WITHOUT ASKING. > > Hmmm... Maybe I misunderstood something

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-11 Thread Brian May
> "Ethan" == Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ethan> we are not talking about this, we are talking about Ethan> base-config rm -rf'ing /var/cache/apt WITHOUT ASKING. Hmmm... Maybe I misunderstood something, but my impression from the bug report is that base-config does ask if

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-11 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sun, Nov 11, 2001 at 07:12:01AM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote: > On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 03:44:15PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 01:53:13PM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > > > Othmar Pasteka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > just something what everyboday should kn

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-10 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 03:44:15PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: > On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 01:53:13PM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > > Othmar Pasteka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > just something what everyboday should know if he/she doesn'T know > > > it yet, i was bitten by it and i am pisse

Re: #103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-10 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 01:53:13PM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote: > Othmar Pasteka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > just something what everyboday should know if he/she doesn'T know > > it yet, i was bitten by it and i am pissed :/. > > Why not take that anger and turn it constructive energy, like

#103302 ask permission before erasing /var/cache/apt/archives

2001-11-10 Thread Othmar Pasteka
just something what everyboday should know if he/she doesn'T know it yet, i was bitten by it and i am pissed :/. hi, i just got bitten by this bug and it just pisses me off. downloading 220 megs and all silently deleted because base-config configures apt so that it gets the .debs from two differ