[Slapt-get-user] Could we have a DOWNLOAD-ONLY variable in slapt-getrc?

[Jorey Bump]

Xavian-Anderson Macpherson wrote, at 01/23/2009 05:49 PM:
> The command line option is good for packages that you infrequently want
> to download. But for packages you know must ALWAYS be downloaded and not
> installed (like kernels), the command line option is not sufficient.

How is that not addressed by the EXCLUDE variable? If you must download
everything even if you're not going to install it, why not just create a
local mirror of the repository?

> Shingoshi
> 
> woodwardj at jaos.org wrote:
>>> Could we have a DOWNLOAD-ONLY variable in
>>> slapt-getrc? Allowing the user to exclude packages
>>> from installation, but be downloaded instead for
>>> the user's discretion?
>>>     
>>
>> No... there is already a --download-only command line option.