a status page for channel downloads, and not just the % completed, but what is actually being downloaded at the time or at least a log file. Maybe a status indicator when a repo is ready for use.
the ability to interactively download a channel on demand.
a field that tells you where the repo for the channel reside on the server.
a status page for channel downloads, and not just the % completed, but what is actually being downloaded at the time or at least a log file. Maybe a status indicator when a repo is ready for use.
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We thought about this but discarded it. Download is just one of many steps required to make a channel ‘ready to use’. A lot of time is spent in rebuilding the database index, which is hard to track.
[QUOTE=cisaksen;28149]2) the ability to interactively download a channel on demand.
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You can schedule a refresh of a channel.
[QUOTE=cisaksen;28149]3) a field that tells you where the repo for the channel reside on the server.
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The repo does not reside on the server, its created on-demand via database queries. Packages are spread all over /var/spacewalk and an individual ‘repo view’ is created on-demand.
[QUOTE=cisaksen;28149]4) ability to rebuild a repo
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See refresh of channel above.