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| author | Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org> | 2015-08-14 23:57:13 +0200 |
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| committer | Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org> | 2015-08-14 23:57:13 +0200 |
| commit | 7f97aa748270231d63b6419a271ba74029eebcd3 (patch) | |
| tree | bbe341ff779644401aa08cc2838321def5bd2a8b /doc/files.dbk | |
| parent | df53919b1ea2148f111150578ee9b9618b84d01a (diff) | |
doc/files.dbk: Improve documentation for {src,}pkgcache.bin
This should be enough for most persons.
Closes: #465551
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/files.dbk')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/files.dbk | 6 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/files.dbk b/doc/files.dbk index f513e0008..714255a53 100644 --- a/doc/files.dbk +++ b/doc/files.dbk @@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ installation <section id="s2.4"><title>Binary Package Cache (srcpkgcache.bin and pkgcache.bin)</title> <para> Please see cache.sgml for a complete description of what this file -is. The cache file is updated whenever the contents of the lists -directory changes. If the cache is erased, corrupted or of a non-matching +is. The cache file is updated whenever the Packages or Release files of the lists +directory or the dpkg status file changes. If the cache is erased, corrupted or of a non-matching version it will be automatically rebuilt by all of the tools that need it. <emphasis>srcpkgcache.bin</emphasis> contains a cache of all of the -package files in the source list. This allows regeneration of the cache +package, release files in the source list. In comparison to <emphasis>pkgcache.bin</emphasis>, it does not include the /var/lib/dpkg/status file. This allows regeneration of the cache when the status files change to use a prebuilt version for greater speed. </para> </section> |