[MacPorts] #17157: Update PortIndex incrementally so it is always current

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#17157: Update PortIndex incrementally so it is always current
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 Reporter:  frstan at bellsouth.net  |       Owner:  wsiegrist at apple.com       
     Type:  enhancement           |      Status:  new                       
 Priority:  Normal                |   Milestone:  MacPorts base enhancements
Component:  server/hosting        |     Version:  1.7.0                     
 Keywords:  portindex update      |        Port:                            
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 On Nov 9, 2008, at 9:03 AM, William Davis wrote:
 Commit by ryandesign at macports.org :: r41701
 /trunk/base/src/port/portindex.tcl: (link)
 http://trac.macports.org/changeset/41701
 portindex.tcl: Generate the port index in a temporary file first, then
 replace the PortIndex file all at once; fixes #16234

 If this is the case cant we easily update the index more than twice a day
 now?  Perhaps even every half hour?


 portindex is an annoyingly expensive operation. I don't know if the added
 load on the macports servers would be worth it?

 If someone gets around to implementing an incremental portindex option
 (say we store the index in an sqlite database and we add a post-commit
 hook that just updates the index entries for the ports that were just
 committed) then we could probably have an always up-to-date index without
 the huge resource requirements.

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 Daniel J. Luke
 ticket filed by W Davis

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