Bug#817931: please implement content-addressed metadata files for the archive

2017-04-21 Thread Niels Thykier
On Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:11:09 +0100 Peter Palfrader wrote: > Package: ftp.debian.org > Severity: wishlist > > Apt supports downloading Packages and other metafile by hash specified > from the Release file. > > Using this will solve a bunch of apt-get update races. > > Please supports it in the d

Bug#817931: please implement content-addressed metadata files for the archive

2016-03-11 Thread Peter Palfrader
Package: ftp.debian.org Severity: wishlist Apt supports downloading Packages and other metafile by hash specified from the Release file. Using this will solve a bunch of apt-get update races. Please supports it in the debian archive. Thanks -- | .''`. ** Debi