Pkg.jl: bypass registry sync when handling stdlib packages

Created on 18 Nov 2020 · 6Comments · Source: JuliaLang/Pkg.jl

General does not record state for stdlib packages AFAIK. In that case, maybe it shouldn't be required to sync with the general registry when adding a stdlib to a project.

λ julia -q --project=@.
(Si1Client) pkg> add Dates
   Updating registry at `D:\Users\FNORO\.julia\registries\General`

I remember this discussion before, but I couldn't find an issue. I'm sorry if this is something already settled or if there is already a solution that I'm not aware of.

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felipenoris

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Hm, I still think there is some value doing it sometimes on add. Just so it doesn't drift too far off.

KristofferC on 18 Nov 2020

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Instead, maybe we should just update the registry a bit more seldom on add. One time per session is perhaps excessive..

KristofferC on 18 Nov 2020

If you wanna go on that direction, I would suggest to never sync to registry during an add command. For that we have the update. It would be a bit less user-friendly, but helpful in a few corner-case situations.

felipenoris on 18 Nov 2020

Hm, I still think there is some value doing it sometimes on add. Just so it doesn't drift too far off.

KristofferC on 18 Nov 2020

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We used to (pre-1.0) not update the registry on add, only on up and it was very, very confusing to people.

StefanKarpinski on 19 Nov 2020

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Maybe it should just bypass registry sync when the set of package names that the command receives contains only stdlib packages.

felipenoris on 25 Nov 2020

Seems like a micro-optimization thats probalby not worth it. We could consider updating more seldom, but I don't think it is a good idea to base that on whether you work with stdlibs or not.