GNU bug report logs - #66647
Installation of RPMs produced by ‘guix pack’ is super slow

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Message #42 received at 66647 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludovic.courtes <at> inria.fr>
To: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Loïc SIRVIN <loic.sirvin <at> inria.fr>, 66647 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#66647: Installation of RPMs produced by ‘guix pack’ is super slow
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 15:22:51 +0100

Hi,

Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> skribis:

> On Mon, 13 Nov 2023 at 13:31, Loïc SIRVIN <loic.sirvin <at> inria.fr> wrote:
>
>> It takes very long time when we install it with `yum install file.rpm` command.
>
> Using CentOS 7 in VirtualBox, I confirm that the same pack as [1] takes
> a looong time with “yum install” – hum, after 10 minutes I decided to
> send this email. :-)  Well, indeed “yum install” takes many many more
> time than “rpm -i”.

Maxim, should we explicitly recommend ‘rpm -i’ in the manual?

What can ‘yum install’ possibly do that takes so much time? 🤔

Ludo’.

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