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Root_cache Plugin
This plugin mounts /var/cache/yum of your machine to chroot. It mount directory config_opts['plugin_conf']['root_cache_opts']['dir'], which is be default "/var/cache/mock/NAME_OF_CHROOT/yum_cache/" and mount it as /var/cache/yum in chroot. It is enabled by default.
Configuration
This plugin is enabled by default and has the following values built-in:
config_opts['plugin_conf']['yum_cache_enable'] = True config_opts['plugin_conf']['yum_cache_opts'] = {} config_opts['plugin_conf']['yum_cache_opts']['max_age_days'] = 30 config_opts['plugin_conf']['yum_cache_opts']['max_metadata_age_days'] = 30 config_opts['plugin_conf']['yum_cache_opts']['dir'] = "%(cache_topdir)s/%(root)s/yum_cache/"
- max_age_days - if age_check is True and cache is older than this value, the cache is invalidated.
- dir - where to put cached files