[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #55873] pkg: cache download package files

[Andrew Janke]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55873>

                 Summary: pkg: cache download package files
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: apjanke
            Submitted on: Sat 09 Mar 2019 06:49:21 PM UTC
                Category: Libraries
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: other
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

It would be nice if pkg would cache its downloaded files somewhere.

This would speed up downloads for users on slow internet connections.

And as a minor GUI improvement, it would get rid of the temporary files flying
in and out of the "Current Directory" display when you do a `pkg -forge`
installation.

Somewhere under $XDG_CACHE_HOME, like `$XDG_CACHE_HOME/octave/pkg/downloads`
would be an appropriate place on Unix. Somewhere under %LOCALAPPDATA% on
Windows.

Low priority.




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