Dave Miner wrote:
> Shawn Walker wrote:
>> Dave Miner wrote:
>>> Shawn Walker wrote:
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> The following webrev contains changes necessary to implement these 
>>>> (known) bug entries:
>>>>
>>>>    1449 pkg requires operational history
>>>>
>>>> webrev:
>>>> http://cr.opensolaris.org/~swalker/pkg-1449/
>>>>
>>>> gui diff (separate from webrev):
>>>> http://cr.opensolaris.org/~swalker/pkg-1449/gui.patch
>>>>
>>>> Sample history output (sorted based on mtime of each history entry 
>>>> file):
>>>>
>>>> Short format:
>>>> http://cr.opensolaris.org/~swalker/pkg-1449/short.txt
>>>>
>>>> Long format:
>>>> http://cr.opensolaris.org/~swalker/pkg-1449/long.txt
>>>>
>>>
>>> It seems to me that we need a way for the distro constructor (at 
>>> least) to be able to clear the history of the image it constructs, if 
>>> for no other reason than to eliminate the space the history would use 
>>> on the CD.
>>
>> rm -rf /var/pkg/history :-)
>>
> 
> Wrong answer.  The DC (and anyone else who has this need) shouldn't be 
> mucking around with your implementation details, which is what that 
> directory represents.  Add this to the already-outstanding bug for the 
> same on the download cache, if you like, but I'd like a real interface, 
> please.

Didn't you see the :-) ?

There is intentionally no interface to clear the download history.  The 
pkg history command is modeled after the "zpool history" command, which 
as far as I know, doesn't provide a user a way to clear the history of a 
pool.

I understand your need, but I don't know how to satisfy the requirement 
of "don't give users knobs they shouldn't have" and give others the 
tools they need.

I'm a little torn here, and I could use some direction.

-- 
Shawn Walker
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