On Sat, 22 Sep 2007, Eric Hodel wrote:
> On Sep 21, 2007, at 01:51, Hugh Sasse wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 Sep 2007, Eric Hodel wrote:
> >> On Aug 29, 2007, at 10:38, Hugh Sasse wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 29 Aug 2007, I wrote:
> >>> --- rubygems-0.9.4/lib/rubygems/commands/
> >>> clear_cache_command.rb.orig 2007-08-29 18:22:58.049867000 +0100
> >>> +++ rubygems-0.9.4/lib/rubygems/commands/clear_cache_command.rb
> >>
> >> I don't understand this part. How is this different from `gem
> >> sources -c`?
> >
> > I needed a way to put in a command name that reflected the semantics
> > of "clear the cache". As far as I could see your commands are defined
[...]
> > it was the sources as such. So "clear the cache" which people mention
> > didn't lead me to look at the source command. Therefore I thought
> > people
> > would look for a separate command.
>
> Is a change in documentation sufficient? The sources command's
> description now reads:
>
> $ gem help commands | grep -A1 sources
> sources Manage the sources and cache file RubyGems
> uses to search
> for gems
Yes, I expect people will (?:visually)? grep the help for /cache/
so in most cases this will suffice. If there were a way to alias
commands, I'd recommend that as well, but duplication of code is
best avoided, so I'd concede the lack of a clear_cache command.
>
> Also, the way the source cache works has been changed since the last
> release. When --source (for install, etc) is given, only the sources
> listed on the command line are used. To add extra sources
> permanently you must run `gem sources --add`.
OK, I'll have to have a look at that. Thanks for pointing it out.
>
Thank you,
Hugh
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