On Mon, Nov 04, 2013 at 02:32:17AM +0100, frantisek holop wrote: > i think saving failed checksum files into a package is > very useful. the changes could have been intentional > local changes, if not, could help tracking down the > corruption, etc. so i see 2 issues here: > > 1. "abusing" partial-* packages to save failed checksum > files into. yes, in some sense they are "partial" > packages, but a different type, for different > reasons. which brings me to the 2nd issue: > > 2. it is useful to get rid of the partial-* packages > _when_ their source was an interrupted download. but > not when they are failed checksum partial packages.
There's a limit to artificial intelligence in the tool. You are supposed to act on partial packages, if you want to keep some stuff. Otherwise, they will eventually be removed.
