[Gllug] Rsync question

[Chris Bell]

On Sat 08 Dec, Chris Bell wrote:
> 
> Hello,
>    I am trying to use rsync (actually the anonftpsync facility provided by
> Debian) to update an archive of the Debian pool. I already have most of the
> contents in a local apt-cacher, but most have a later time stamp than the
> originals. Rsync is claimed to be able to import any file differences, but
> it is taking longer, and (more important) more data, than expected, and I am
> suspicious that it could be downloading the complete files because of the
> incorrect time stamps. Is this likely?

   I copied the files from the apt-cacher cache, used apt-move to rearrange
them in the correct directory structure, then copied them to the new mirror
location.


>    I think that jigdo and apt-cacher can build the installation CD/DVD
> images with the correct time stamps, so I could rebuild the existing
> /debian/pool if really neccessary.
> 



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