Arch Linux

Just looking at the filelist.

Shouldn't mlocate install to /var/lib/mlocate instead of /usr/var/mlocate?

Please file that in a separate bug report, thanks.

Sorry, I was just thinking that the devs could kill 2 birds with one stone.

Using:

./configure --prefix=/usr --localstatedir=/var/lib/

as the configure line and then replacing all instances of /usr/var with /var/lib in both the PKGBUILD and the mlocate.install file is the only thing that would need to be done.

Please note the attached patch.

Kurt, this is fixed already.

mlocate does not work. It removes slocate, then tells me to run updatedb. Updatedb complains updatedb: can not find group `mlocate'

Then i reinstall slocate and now it says: updatedb: warning: Could not find the group: slocate in the /etc/group file.
updatedb: fatal error: This is a result of the group missing or a corrupted group file.

Ok, after some trickery I deleted the locate in /etc/group and the /etc/updatedb.conf* and reinstalled slocate and then at least slocate works.

Something is fishy.

linfan

Börje, see http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/6902 and make sure you the latest package.

Still same error

# pacman -Sy mlocate
:: Synchronizing package databases...
testing is up to date
current is up to date
extra is up to date
unstable is up to date
community is up to date
resolving dependencies... done.
looking for inter-conflicts...
:: mlocate conflicts with slocate. Remove slocate? [Y/n] y
done.

Remove: slocate

Targets: mlocate-0.16-2

Total Package Size: 0.10 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
checking package integrity... done.
warning: /etc/updatedb.conf saved as /etc/updatedb.conf.pacsave
cleaning up... done.
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [---------------------] 100%
(1/1) installing mlocate [---------------------] 100%
mlocate command is technically locate, but slocate is symlinked and still works.
You should run updatedb as root.
[root@sawernew borje4]# updatedb
updatedb: can not find group `mlocate'
[root@sawernew borje4]#

linfan

try mlocate -3

Sorry about the -2 mess up, i dont know how i stuffed that up... -3 works here though.

James

Why was this reopened?
We have slocate in core and mlocate in extra, what else is the pertaining to this bug?

EDIT: Ah ignore me - the request is to swap the two around.

Hmmm - what's the technical difference here? Can someone provide pros/cons for me to evaluate besides "it's just way faster" ?

Slocate rebuilds the database on every updated, whereas mlocate ("merging locate") looks for changes and merges them with the old database. Otherwise they're the same.

Yeah, the difference is pretty much in the speed of updatedb, not necessarily the speed of 'locate' itself. I've been using mlocate for a looong time (IIRC I used to maintain it in community when I was a TU, before James stole it away from me for the "uber official repos"), and haven't had any issues with it.

I am all for making mlocate the default.
The first run of updatedb seems to take a bit longer with mlocate than slocate, but subsequent runs are *much* faster.

+1 to switch to mlocate. Much less hard drive thrashing at 12:03 AM. My only complaint- slocate has mlocates -e (--existing) option on by default, which I suppose could be easily aliased but it makes so much more sense to only print out files that actually exist. Why mlocate defaults to the other behavior seems odd to me.

On a somewhat related note, why the hell do slocate and mlocate make two different groups with different names? Shouldn't they both use the 'locate' group that we should standardize on? Just my two cents.

I'm in favor of mlocate as well. Nnot only is mlocate faster than slocate, but it doesn't take over your cpu when it runs.

mlocate is used by default in red hat, maybe others too?

status?

$ pacman -Si slocate
Repository : core

$ pacman -Si mlocate
Repository : extra

So... status == "the same" || "not done yet"

Done. Moved to core, set the replaces, and put into testing. Supposing I did everything right and there's no problems, in a little while I'll take it outta testing, remove it from [extra] and we'll all have mlocate instead.

Cerebral: You could always steal it back now if you really want the revenge^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hpackage. :P

James

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