[pca] Can pca check two different local sources?
Craig S. Bell
craig.s.bell at gmail.com
Thu Oct 6 20:06:51 CEST 2011
Martin, regarding pca-dev and multi-element xrefurl: Should "pca -x"
always try the proxy when I include proxy-specific options such as
"-F" and/or "--nocache"?
My client xrefurl lists file:/ first, then the proxy URL. The proxy
uses that same file:/ path for patchdir and xrefdir. I imagine that
"-F" also affects README files via patchurl.
When I use these options, pca-dev gets the file:/ edition, without
checking age. I assumed that it would try the proxy first (if
pca-proxy.cgi is found anywhere in xrefurl).
Easy workaround: Just specify "--xrefurl=http://proxy/pca-proxy.cgi"
on the command-line. The trick is writing one clever xrefurl that
handles the most use cases. =-)
When I'm not using "-F" or "--nocache", I still want the ability to
use an arbitrary xref file without checking the timestamp, i.e. a
"golden" xref that I have set aside.
These are my own assumptions, so let me know if I'm thinking about
this incorrectly. How do you intend for this to behave? Thanks as
always... -cheers, CSB
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