[arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] pacman 3.2.1-2, pacman-mirrorlist

[Grigorios Bouzakis]

On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 12:40 AM, Dan McGee <dpmcgee at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is a dual signoff. I have split the pacman mirrorlist into its
> own package because
> 1) Pacman releases are not all that common (because its perfect
> software, of course!)
> 2) Our packaged mirrorlist often lags waaay behind the actual one in
> SVN, because I find it a waste to rebuild pacman just for mirrorlist
> changes. This will prevent that.
>
> I don't actually run pacman, so 2 signoffs per arch would be
> wonderful. In addition, PLEASE let me know if anything goes awry
> during a normal upgrade process. This could include mirrorlist not
> being written to pacsave, mirrorlist disappearing, etc.
>

May i ask why pacman requires pacman-mirrorlist and not the other way
around? Pacman can operate without a mirrorlist. Pacman-mirrorlist can
not operate without pacman..

Greg