MageiaUpdate/rpmdrake should download updates in the background while installing already downloaded ones

[Jeff Johnson]

opportunity for multithreaded downloads

[Frédéric Buclin (lpsolit-deactivatedaccount)]

MageiaUpdate downloads 8 packages (by default) and then installs them, then downloads 8 again, installs them, etc... While it's installing already downloaded packages, it holds the downloads of the remaining packages, which is a waste of time, especially when installing large packages such as kernel. I suggest that it keeps downloading remaining packages while installing some of them to spare some time. A running download is not incompatible with the installation of a package, so there is no reason not to do it.

[J-manuel (j-manuel)]

Hi, thanks for reporting this bug.
Assigned to the package maintainer.

(it's more a urpmi feature request no ?)

[Jeff Johnson (n3npq)]

tracked at https://bugs.launchpad.net/rpm/+bug/913238

[Marja11 (marja11)]

Hi,

This bug was filed against cauldron, but we do not have cauldron at the moment.

Please report whether this bug is still valid for Mageia 2.

Thanks :)

Cheers,
marja

[Frédéric Buclin (lpsolit-deactivatedaccount)]

Still valid in 2.

[Andre999mga (andre999mga)]

Still valid in mga3. (But it is still tagged as cauldron.)
Changed platform to All.

I agree with the request.

[Westel-g (westel-g)]

I agree