From 6a3e91262b53d13f90383ff2604cff1bbebe7c40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Hesse Date: Fri, 28 May 2021 16:11:24 +0200 Subject: do not redirect if database file is too old The Arch repositories see regular updates... Consider a database file older than 24 hours out-of-date and do not redirect. --- README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4bcc937..11cbeb2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ Do not worry if `pacman` reports: This is ok, it just tells `pacman` that `pacredir` could not find a file and downloading it from an official server is required. -Please note that `pacredir` redirects to the most recent file found on -the local network. To make sure you really do have the latest files run -`pacman -Syu` *twice*. +Please note that `pacredir` redirects to the most recent database file +found on the local network if it is not too old (currently 24 hours). To +make sure you really do have the latest files run `pacman -Syu` *twice*. To get a better idea what happens in the background have a look at [the request flow chart](FLOW.md). -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf