[Gnu-arch-users] Re: Arch Cache & cached archives

[Stefan Monnier]

> I think that caching vs. memoizing should (at least ultimately) be a
> finely tunable parameter.

Could someone explain to me what is the difference between caching and
memoizing here?

> One could implement cached archives without changing arch in the
> slightest.

I don't know to what trick you're referring to.
The closest thing I can think of is an http caching proxy, but that will only
work for some archives.


        Stefan