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[PATCH 0/2] File database update services |
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Wed, 5 Jul 2023 11:59:44 +0200 |
Hi!
These patches add two system services to periodically update file
databases: one for 'updatedb', and one for 'guix locate --update'.
I did not add them to '%base-services' mainly because: (1) 'updatedb'
builds a database of all the files available on the system, which
can be a problem on multi-user systems, and (2) the 'guix locate'
service is quite expensive ('time-machine' + 'store' method by
default) and eventually users may often download a pre-built database
from ci.guix or similar.
Thoughts?
Ludo'.
Ludovic Courtès (2):
services: Add 'file-database' service.
services: Add 'package-database' service.
doc/guix.texi | 111 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
gnu/services/admin.scm | 116 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 226 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
base-commit: c4a836f65d178786a5dd1f7c2d9491bb2c7482b3
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2.40.1
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Re: bug#64471: [PATCH 0/2] File database update services |
Date: |
Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:39:18 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) |
Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> skribis:
> services: Add 'file-database' service.
> services: Add 'package-database' service.
Pushed as b3a2b3e7238161ebd86c7609f68e8f1e9c1dd6b7!
Ludo’.
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