Andrew George wrote on Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 03:44:27PM +1000 : > Hi, > I've never really bothered about this before but recently I was wondering. > I've always noticed in rpmdrake (or variations therein) whenever I specify an > FTP source for packages, I never see a summary or description.
If you use the hdlist, that includes the summary and description. If you use the synthesis, it does not have the summary nor description. The synthesis list is used when size is an issue. Would you rather download a 100 KB synthesis file or a 17 MB hdlist file when you're on a 56K dial-up is the question. Blue skies... Todd -- | MandrakeSoft USA | Security is like an onion. It's made | | http://www.mandrakesoft.com | made up of several layers and makes | | http://www.mandrakelinux.com | you cry. --Howard Chu | Cooker Version mandrake-release-9.1-0.1mdk Kernel 2.4.19-16mdk
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