[arch-general] Implement sql/sqlite database for pacman local database

ProgAndy admin at progandy.de
Fri Oct 21 20:11:32 UTC 2016


Am 21.10.2016 um 21:48 schrieb Eli Schwartz via arch-general:
> The reason pacman uses a flat file database as opposed to a relational
> database, is the result of a deliberate design decision by the lead
> pacman developers.
>
> Therefore, I really really really doubt you will be able to convince
> them to change -- they already know all the arguments about speed, and
> declared that they preferentially value the current lack of complexity.
>
>
Maybe a solution more in line with that would be to implement a search 
database similar to updatedb/locate.


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