FS#17873 : [abs] Should fetch tarball instead of using rsync for the first time

Please read this before reporting a bug:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bug_reporting_guidelines

Do NOT report bugs when a package is just outdated, or it is in the AUR. Use the 'flag out of date' link on the package page, or the Mailing List.

REPEAT: Do NOT report bugs for outdated packages!

FS#17873 - [abs] Should fetch tarball instead of using rsync for the first time

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Sunday, 17 January 2010, 13:45 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Saturday, 06 February 2010, 02:55 GMT

Task Type	Bug Report
Category	Packages: Core
Status	Closed
Assigned To	Allan McRae (Allan)
Architecture	All
Severity	Low
Priority	Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version	Undecided
Due Date	Undecided
Percent Complete
Votes	0
Private	No

Details

When abs runs for the first time, the tarball method is much faster than the rsync method. Abs should detect an empty /var/abs and switch to tarball mode by default in that case.

This task depends upon

Closed by Allan McRae (Allan)
Saturday, 06 February 2010, 02:55 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: git commit 81bbb87a