* Tino Reichardt <list-pacman-dev@mcmilk.de> wrote:
Hello list,
I have done a small patch, which adds mtime checking for the database download on http archives...
overview: - one new function called HttpGetMod() in ftplib.c - some new if's @ pacsync.c
I think there may be a need for it ;)
Maybe this patch can be used for a pacman 2.9.9 release ? Just to have http mtime support in Arch Linux 0.8. There are some good points for including the patch: - http works much better than ftp with port cmd behind most firewalls - the http head command is a lot faster then the ftp stuff -> one http head vs. multiple ftp commands - most current mirror server admins would prefer http over ftp for security reasons -> I think, but I dont know this ;) Any comments. Judd / Aurelien / VMiklos ? -- regards, TR