[mirror-admin] A question about timestamp issues.

[susmit shannigrahi]

> Yum does not use the timestamp of the package for anything.  Only
> content in the repodata effect yum's decisions.
>
> Timestamps being different on rpm files won't really matter to yum et
> al.  The timestamp on repomd.xml may cause yum to re-download it, only
> to find that the checksums held within match the checksums already in
> cache.  That would be the only adverse effect of different timestamps
> across the mirrors.


Then why exactly we should be cautious about preserving timestamps
while syncing? Or we need not be bothered about it (other than the
above minor issue)?

But let me clarify at the same time, I am not having any problem, I am
just trying to know the cause/effect relation.

Thanks.

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Susmit.

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