> > > We *could* do something about repo metadata: only install the "main" metadata, > > > and not the "filepath" metadata. This would reduce the metadata size by ~80%. > > > It'd also have huge benefits for speed: on small dnf operations a significant > > > portion of time is spent just loading metadata. > > > > > > We had some discussions on this a few years ago, but this never went anywhere. > > > (I did a quick search, but can't find the ticket now.) But the idea was that > > > dnf would load "main" metadata by default, and then load "filepath" metadata > > > if needed and restart the transaction. Our Packaging Guidelines forbid filepath > > > dependencies (except for a small set of directories which are in the "main" part), > > > so normal rpm transactions don't need the "filepath" metadata. It is only > > > needed for non-confirming rpms and when the user does something like > > > 'dnf install /some/strange/path'. > > > > AIUI this is already a part of dnf5. > > I would love to hear more about this. The original yum used to do this _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
