Re: Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = ""; if all you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation package?

From	Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = ""; if all you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation package?
Date	2023-12-02 03:20 +0100
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On 11/30/23, David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thu 30 Nov 2023 at 21:05:38 (+0000), Albretch Mueller wrote:
>>  I also notice repeated copies of {src-, pkgcache}.bin files for each
>> downloaded package even though I am downloading them to specific
>> subdirectories in order to then install them using dpkg.
>>  Do you really need those binaries and cache instructions if you are
>> just downloading the installation dependencies? How do you remove,
>> disregard those kinds of caching strategies in a graceful way?
>
> Perhaps you could elaborate on the commands you're running.

 I am using apt-rdepends --follow=Depends <deb package>

 to download all dependencies into a subdirectory for each package
then I notice the same files: srcpkgcache.bin et pkgcache.bin in every
subdirectory.

> BTW could you not write part of your post in the Subject line

 I understand, It won't happen again
 lbrtchx

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Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = ""; if all  you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation package? Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx@gmail.com> - 2023-11-30 22:10 +0100
  Re: Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = "";  if all you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation  package? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2023-11-30 22:40 +0100
  Re: Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = "";  if all you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation  package? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-01 00:00 +0100
    Re: Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = "";  if all you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation  package? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-12-01 01:10 +0100
    Re: Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = ""; if  all you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation package? Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx@gmail.com> - 2023-12-02 03:20 +0100
      Re: Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = "";  if all you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation  package? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-02 04:40 +0100
        Re: Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = ""; if  all you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation package? Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx@gmail.com> - 2023-12-04 22:30 +0100
          Re: Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = "";  if all you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation  package? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-05 00:20 +0100
            Re: Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = ""; if  all you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation package? Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx@gmail.com> - 2023-12-06 23:50 +0100
              Re: Could/should you set Dir::Cache::{pkgcache, srcpkgcache} = "";  if all you are doing is locally downloading dependencies of an installation  package? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-07 07:00 +0100

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