Re: [Apt-proxy-users] Keeping cache clean under various circumstances

[mi <mic...@gm...>]

Chris Halls wrote:
>>* Can i delete the dkg-name.links directory which apt-proxy-import creates
>>   (containing links to apt cache) manually ?
> Yes.  Normally it would be deleted anyway (maybe it was interrupted)?
ok.
I used a-p-import two times, one with 'debug' option and one without 
any option,
and both times it created the link dir without removing it.
Would there be a problem if unattached links pile up there,
after cleaning the apt-cache ?
It's a-p-import 1.16.2.2 2002/11/15, and i run Debian Woody 3.0r2.

>>ls -l /var/cache/apt-proxy/debian/dists/woody/main/binary-i386/
>>-rw-r--r--    1 aptproxy nogroup      6,3M 2004-01-15 03:42 Packages
>>-rw-r--r--    1 aptproxy nogroup      1,7M 2003-11-20 19:17 Packages.gz
>>-rw-r--r--    1 aptproxy nogroup         0 2004-01-19 04:30 
>>Packages.gz.fail
>>-rw-r--r--    1 aptproxy nogroup        95 2003-11-20 19:57 Release
>>-rw-r--r--    1 aptproxy nogroup         0 2004-01-19 04:30 Release.fail
>>   Is there any problem with this ?
> Not really.  It will eventually clean the files up, but you can clean
> them by hand too, if you want.
ok.
I just see a-p creates a 'packages.gz' as well as a 'packages' by 
default, when updating from the net.
Why redundancy ?
One more question, for gnome2.2 backport i got a 'Release.nonexist'.
Is this a problem somehow ? I mean, there must be some good reason for 
a release file ?
Package download to clients seem to work, though.

> If you're just starting out with apt-proxy, you might want to try the
> python rewrite, which is available from experimental and is much quicker
> than v1.
ok, but what do you mean with experimental ? Debian Sid ?
I don't want to ditch woody/stable, hopefully a-p-2  runs under woody 
as well ?
Will i have to do something for a smooth transfer ?
I'll look for the a-p website, anyway.

> Apt-proxy-users mailing list
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> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apt-proxy-users
You should add the website here.... for now i have to google ;-)


Thanks for reply.

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			mi.