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Re: Architecture to reduce download time when pulling multiple packages
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James R. Haigh (+ML.GNU.Guix subaddress) |
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Re: Architecture to reduce download time when pulling multiple packages – historic success with magnet URLs, BTIHs, & Aria2c! |
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Tue, 7 Nov 2023 17:29:25 +0000 |
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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