[pkg-go] Bug#871983: cache the downloaded files

2017-08-13 Thread Pirate Praveen
On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 11:59:05 +0530 Pirate Praveen wrote:> Would it also be possible to not clone the entire history? > I think git clone --depth 1 would be enough to generate the orig tar ball and determine the version. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital

[pkg-go] Bug#871983: cache the downloaded files

2017-08-13 Thread Pirate Praveen
package: dh-make-golang severity: wishlist currently dh-make-golang downloads/clones repos every time it is run. It would be better to allow caching as an option so you can reuse the already downloaded copies. This is useful when you don't have a fast internet connection (my personal case, I