- If the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is true and we download a gzipped
index file, keep it as it is (and rename to .gz) instead of
uncompressing it.
+ * doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
+ - Document the new Acquire::GzipIndexes option.
* Add test/test-indexes.sh:
- Test behaviour of index retrieval and usage, in particular with
uncompressed and gzip compressed indexes.
really prefer uncompressed files to support the usage of local mirrors.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term>GzipIndexes</term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ When downloading <literal>gzip</literal> compressed indexes (Packages, Sources, or
+ Translations), keep them gzip compressed locally instead of unpacking
+ them. This saves quite a lot of disk space at the expense of more CPU
+ requirements when building the local package caches. False by default.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term>Languages</term>
<listitem><para>The Languages subsection controls which <filename>Translation</filename> files are downloaded
and in which order APT tries to display the Description-Translations. APT will try to display the first