On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 10:05:10AM +0200, Michael Bramer wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 31, 2002 at 07:06:47AM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > In a couple of days uncompressed Packages files for unstable will cease
> > to be generated, and bzip2'ed Packages files will be generated in their
> > place (actually, if you look carefully, they're already being generated).
> > Sources.bz2 files are being added too. If you have any scripts looking
> > at the uncompressed Packages files, you should change them to look at
> > either the gzip or bzip2 versions now.
> this break apt-proxy with rsyncing Packages files.

Again, the correct solution, which is far more efficient in all respects,
is to get pdiffs implemented (ideally with diff --ed, bzip2'ed, rather
than context and gzip), both in apt-ftparchive and apt-get.

Cheers,
aj

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