From: JRHaigh+ML.GNU.Guix--- via <help-guix@gnu.org>
To: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>, help-guix@gnu.org
Cc: Josh Marshall <joshua.r.marshall.1991@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Architecture to reduce download time when pulling multiple packages – historic success with magnet URLs, BTIHs, & Aria2c!
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2023 17:29:25 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20231107172925.5c0d0a4c@jrhaighs-debian-x200> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <877cnk5ote.fsf@cbaines.net>
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Hi Christopher,
At Z+0100=2023-10-18Wed09:11:21, Christopher Baines sent:
> […]
> Reimplementing fetching files/substitutes using a tool like aria2c would probably greatly complicate the bootstrap path.
Why not make Aria2c an optional dependency? It could be implemented such that it is not required for bootstrapping, but can optionally be used for package swarming thereafter?
Kind regards,
James.
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Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-10-12 3:27 Architecture to reduce download time when pulling multiple packages Josh Marshall
2023-10-12 8:04 ` Christopher Baines
2023-10-12 18:09 ` Josh Marshall
2023-10-13 10:14 ` Christopher Baines
2023-10-13 16:36 ` Josh Marshall
2023-10-13 18:05 ` Architecture to reduce download time when pulling multiple packages – historic success with magnet URLs, BTIHs, & Aria2c! JRHaigh+ML.GNU.Guix--- via
2023-10-15 18:21 ` Josh Marshall
2023-10-18 1:44 ` Josh Marshall
2023-10-18 8:11 ` Christopher Baines
2023-11-07 17:29 ` JRHaigh+ML.GNU.Guix--- via [this message]
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