HEADSUP: INDEX[-5] files were removed from CVS.

[Michael C. Shultz]

On Saturday 13 November 2004 04:05 pm, Matthias Andree wrote:
> Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock at gmx.net> writes:
> > It's unfortunate that the INDEXFILE defaults haven't been changed
> > with the removal (it's also unfortunate that portsdb -U breaks if
> > INDEXFILE is overriden in make.conf, but that's a portupgrade bug).
> > It might take a while until the necessary additional changes have
> > been reviewed - perhaps using sysutils/portsnap to update your
> > portstree will do as a workaround for the time being (you get
> > matching indices for each ports update).
>
> It's unfortunate that major changes are made without public
> consultation and then only halfway.
>
> "make fetchindex" runs on the order of a minute for my machine (1
> Mbit/s link), but I'm definitely not using "make index" on my
> K6-2/300.
>
> It's about time for a _fast_ index generator, or a cache so that only
> changed records are replaced. INDEX has been an annoyance ever since
> but no-one has a decent solution how ports can do without.

I learned to live without INDEX ages ago but I have an idea on how to
easily help others who need it.  Why not just make a port of the INDEX 
file then post a patch everyweek or two to keep it updated?  

-Mike