On 2008/10/5, Philip Guenther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [In the context of pkg_info only downloading the first part of a > package to get the info] > > On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 5:09 AM, Slim Joe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Also I think it would be nice if the packages are dumped >> not into the present directory but in the $PKG_CACHE that >> I have set. > > pkg_add does that (assuming you actually export PKG_CACHE), > but I don't see why pkg_info would, given that it expects > to only download the start of the package file and not the > entire thing. Leaving partial package files in your cache > would be confusing, IMO. > > (Or did I misunderstand your suggestion?)
Does the pkg install mechanism allow for resumable downloads? Up to now I've managed to finish all my installs in one run. But I assume resuming is possible, since pkg_add uses plain ftp to download the package tgz. It would then save bandwidth if pkg_add resumes from the partial download already made by pkg_info.
