[arch-general] Question about repository updates and atomicity

[Johannes Ernst]

On Aug 17, 2013, at 0:06, Jan Alexander Steffens <jan.steffens at gmail.com> wrote:

> Server-side, the developer stages several packages and then triggers a
> db-update.
> 
> A new database is built and the old database file is replaced.

What happens if that occurs during an rsync? Or is that prevented from happening?

Similarly, what if a client updates from a mirror while the database file is being replaced by rsync?

Thanks,


Johannes.