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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">9</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Gentoo Package Update System</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.2</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0009.txt">2003/07/25 22:32:20</a></td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">John J. Whitney <jjw at linuxmail.org></td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">19-Jul-2003</td> |
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<p class="topic-title"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id3" name="id3">Abstract</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id4" name="id4">Motivation</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#server-implementation" id="id5" name="id5">Server Implementation</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#client-implementation" id="id6" name="id6">Client Implementation</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id7" name="id7">Rationale</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id8" name="id8">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#conclusion" id="id9" name="id9">Conclusion</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id10" name="id10">References</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id11" name="id11">Copyright</a></li> |
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<div class="section" id="abstract"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> |
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<p>This document proposes an official package updating system for Gentoo Linux. |
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The Deltup project has been developed for this purpose. <a class="footnote-reference" href="#deltup" id="id1" name="id1">[1]</a></p> |
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<p>As packages grow larger the amount of redundant data keeps increasing. Updating |
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existing tarballs by patching is the natural way to handle source updates.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="motivation"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> |
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<p>This system will reduce mirror loads (potentially mirror size as well) and |
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significantly speed up downloads, making Gentoo much more attractive for users |
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with low-bandwidth connections.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="server-implementation"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" name="server-implementation">Server Implementation</a></h1> |
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<p>I propose that the patches be put onto the Gentoo Mirrors and stored in a new |
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directory called "patchfiles" which could be placed beside "distfiles".</p> |
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<p>It would be advantageous to have a list of available patches within the portage |
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tree so that it can be updated during "emerge sync". A file named "dtu.list" |
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can be created and placed in $PORTDIR/profiles.</p> |
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<p>If a machine can be set up to generate patches it should contain a local mirror |
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of distfiles which it can monitor for added packages. When a package is added |
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to distfiles the machine can try to determine the previous tarball so a patch |
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can be made and placed in the patchfiles dir. In addition, special-case patches |
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can be added manually.</p> |
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<p>The dtu.list file will be maintained by a special script. Whenever patches |
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are added or removed to the patchfiles dir, the script will make necessary |
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additions/removals in dtu.list. This will be done with minimal changes in the |
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file so it can be synchronized efficiently.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="client-implementation"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" name="client-implementation">Client Implementation</a></h1> |
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<p>The system will be optional for users and can be enabled by making portage |
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invoke efetch through the FETCHCOMMAND environment variable <a class="footnote-reference" href="#tinyhowto" id="id2" name="id2">[3]</a>.</p> |
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<p>When a package fetch is requested, the efetch/fetchcommand scripts (part of |
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Deltup) will scan the dtu.list file for updates and try downloading and applying |
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them if they exist, or fall back to a full package download if they don't or if |
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the patching process fails.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="rationale"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> |
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<p>The most controversial feature has been the addition of dtu.list to the portage |
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tree, so in this section I will list the reasons I support it.</p> |
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<li>Flexibility. Without it, there must be a standard naming scheme which we |
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would be stuck with once the system is in place. Changing the system would |
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require serious compatibility breaks. With the dtu.list file we can change |
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the naming scheme easily without problems, or even have several different |
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naming schemes.</li> |
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<li>Features. Without patch information detecting different upgrade paths would |
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be impossible. Split package patching would also be impossible. If the info |
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is available we can use it to find the quickest upgrade path, like jumping |
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from a .0 release, or even disable certain patches if there are problems with |
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them.</li> |
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<li>It would be impossible to know which packages to upgrade from in some cases, |
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including renamed packages.</li> |
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<li>Knowing which patches are available will eliminate the overhead of attempting |
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to download patches which don't exist.</li> |
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<p>The dtu.list file will contain several hundred kilobytes of data. That has |
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caused some concern over how efficiently it can be rsynced. To address these |
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concerns the file's format will be plaintext and care has been taken to |
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minimize the number of changes as removals/additions are made.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="backwards-compatibility"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> |
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<p>There are no backwards compatibility issues since Deltup can generate correct |
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package MD5sums.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="conclusion"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" name="conclusion">Conclusion</a></h1> |
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<p>I suggest we start with a scaled-down implementation and provide more as the |
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demand increases. All of the necesary code is already written and working in |
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non-official tests.</p> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10" name="references">References</a></h1> |
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<table class="footnote" frame="void" id="deltup" rules="none"> |
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<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> |
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<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id1" name="deltup">[1]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/deltup">http://sourceforge.net/projects/deltup</a></td></tr> |
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<tr><td class="label"><a name="patches">[2]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="ftp://sunsite.dk/projects/deltup/patchfiles">ftp://sunsite.dk/projects/deltup/patchfiles</a></td></tr> |
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<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2" name="tinyhowto">[3]</a></td><td>Tiny Deltup HOWTO |
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(<a class="reference" href="http://www.thedoh.com/linux/HOWTO/deltup">http://www.thedoh.com/linux/HOWTO/deltup</a>)</td></tr> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> |
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