On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 12:40 AM, Dan McGee <dpmcgee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is a dual signoff. I have split the pacman mirrorlist into its > own package because > 1) Pacman releases are not all that common (because its perfect > software, of course!) > 2) Our packaged mirrorlist often lags waaay behind the actual one in > SVN, because I find it a waste to rebuild pacman just for mirrorlist > changes. This will prevent that. > > I don't actually run pacman, so 2 signoffs per arch would be > wonderful. In addition, PLEASE let me know if anything goes awry > during a normal upgrade process. This could include mirrorlist not > being written to pacsave, mirrorlist disappearing, etc. > May i ask why pacman requires pacman-mirrorlist and not the other way around? Pacman can operate without a mirrorlist. Pacman-mirrorlist can not operate without pacman.. Greg