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Subject: bug#25137: repeated updating list of substitutes during install
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 21:47:49 +0100
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To: Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
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Hello,

Dave Love <fx@gnu.org> skribis:

> During a package install (of guix itself) I see "updating list of
> substitutes" messages repeated through the install, not just at the
> start.  Is that as it should be?  I expected guix to use a recent cached
> version.

It is =E2=80=9Cnormal=E2=80=9D yes, but arguably suboptimal:

   https://bugs.gnu.org/22990

I hope we can fix it soonish, but it=E2=80=99s a bit involved.

Ludo=E2=80=99.