Re: caching in general (was Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?)

2008-01-16 Thread Jesse Keating
On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:47:40 -0500 Colin Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it would be cool if the operating system basically had a big > key-value cache, that would be automatically purged as system space > ran low. So various tools could stuff rpm SHA1->rpm into there. > Maybe you co

Re: caching in general (was Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?)

2008-01-16 Thread Colin Walters
On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 17:28 -0500, Jesse Keating wrote: > I've thought some about it. We don't want to stomp on the > system /var/cache/yum, don't want to accidentally clear a cache when it > shouldn't, or lock the system yum from doing anything while you're > composing. I think it would be cool

Re: caching in general (was Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?)

2008-01-16 Thread Jesse Keating
On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:35:28 -0500 Bill Nottingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speaking of, we already have: > > - livecd-creator --cache > - /var/cache/pungi > - /var/cache/yum/ > - InstantMirror > > Is there any work/thought on makeing these not duplicate each other > so much? I've thought s

Re: caching in general (was Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?)

2008-01-16 Thread Tim Wood
InstantMirror (I suspect) has the advantage that it can be utilized anytime you're looking for rpms for livecd-creator, your local machine, etc. And, I suspect, by configuring it right, you can actually use it as a repo server for an entire network. They say they're working on creating a daem

Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?

2008-01-16 Thread Tim Wood
I vote yes. Yes- I assumed --cache was so obvious, that you must have wanted something for a wider purpose than just livecd creation. But I think, perhaps this brings out another issue- is it time for "man livecd-creator" to work? -dmc Tim Colin Walters wrote: On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 10:4

caching in general (was Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?)

2008-01-16 Thread Bill Nottingham
Douglas McClendon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: > Tim Wood wrote: >> Thanks. That will work. InstantMirror does look more maintainable but >> has the downside (at v0.4) that it looks a little early to use as the >> basis of real work. > > Yes- I assumed --cache was so obvious, that you must have w

Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?

2008-01-16 Thread Douglas McClendon
Tim Wood wrote: Thanks. That will work. InstantMirror does look more maintainable but has the downside (at v0.4) that it looks a little early to use as the basis of real work. Yes- I assumed --cache was so obvious, that you must have wanted something for a wider purpose than just livecd cre

Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?

2008-01-16 Thread Tim Wood
Thanks. That will work. InstantMirror does look more maintainable but has the downside (at v0.4) that it looks a little early to use as the basis of real work. Tim Colin Walters wrote: On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 10:44 -0700, Tim Wood wrote: Okay, uncle. I can't find documentation on the --c

Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?

2008-01-16 Thread Colin Walters
On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 10:44 -0700, Tim Wood wrote: > Okay, uncle. I can't find documentation on the --cache option. I've > found that you are supposed to pass it a path but no write-up on what > is cached and for how long, etc. What exactly does it do? Basically it's a stupid lookaside cache -

Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?

2008-01-16 Thread Tim Wood
Okay, uncle. I can't find documentation on the --cache option. I've found that you are supposed to pass it a path but no write-up on what is cached and for how long, etc. What exactly does it do? Tim Colin Walters wrote: On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 19:40 -0700, Tim Wood wrote: I've been (fin

Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?

2008-01-16 Thread Tim Wood
I'll check that out, too. Tim Colin Walters wrote: On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 19:40 -0700, Tim Wood wrote: I've been (finally) setting up a local Fedora 8 Repository. In the process, I've discovered that os+updates+development now approaches 20G. You are aware of the --cache option t

Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?

2008-01-16 Thread Colin Walters
On Tue, 2008-01-15 at 19:40 -0700, Tim Wood wrote: > I've been (finally) setting up a local Fedora 8 Repository. In the > process, I've discovered that os+updates+development now approaches > 20G. You are aware of the --cache option to livecd-creator, right? -- Fedora-livecd-list mailing li

Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?

2008-01-15 Thread Tim Wood
Squid would probably do what I want... but it does seem like an elephant gun solution. The InstantMirror discussion sounds like what I'm talking about. I will check it out and see how well it works. Tim Douglas McClendon wrote: Tim Wood wrote: I've been (finally) setting up a local Fedora

Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?

2008-01-15 Thread Douglas McClendon
Tim Wood wrote: I've been (finally) setting up a local Fedora 8 Repository. In the process, I've discovered that os+updates+development now approaches 20G. Given that a lot of that material is not relevant to me --at a guess 2G of the archive plus update and dev versions so 4-6G-- I realized

[Fedora-livecd-list] caching repository?

2008-01-15 Thread Tim Wood
I've been (finally) setting up a local Fedora 8 Repository. In the process, I've discovered that os+updates+development now approaches 20G. Given that a lot of that material is not relevant to me --at a guess 2G of the archive plus update and dev versions so 4-6G-- I realized a repository too