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Subject: [bug#39258] [PATCH v3 0/3] Package metadata cache for guix search
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From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
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Hi Arun,

Arun Isaac <arunisaac@systemreboot.net> skribis:

> This is v3 of my attempt to make guix search faster. In this version, I h=
ave
> abandoned use of xapian. Instead I build a cache of the metadata of all
> packages in a profile hook. Then, I use that cache to search and display
> search results. This way, package guile modules are not loaded during guix
> search.
>
> Speedup is around 2x. Both measurements below are with a warm cache.

Sorry for the delay!  Just to say that I like the approach, and I=E2=80=99ll
take a closer look once the release is out=E2=80=A6

Thank you!

Ludo=E2=80=99.