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When preparing a temp database to write to, don't copy all apps/apks. Instead, only copy those _not_ belonging to the repo we are updating. In an ideal world, we'd not even need to copy them, but we need their IDs to be in the temp database so that we don't accidentally use the same auto-generated ID as the main database. This also means that we can drop the check for "does this app exist, and hence should we UPDATE it instead of INSERTing it?" and always just insert it. Then, when copying the temp table back to disk, first delete all apps/apks _belonging to the repo being updated_. Then, copy back the apks/apps we found in the repo. This again improves performance because we no longer need to bopy back and forth data which we know wont change (as evidenced by the fact it belongs to a differen trepo). I don't think this was possible earlier before we did the work to support repo priorities properly. That is because we had a single app which was serviced by several repositories. Now, we have multiple entries in the `fdroid_app` table, for each repo which supports that app.
F-Droid Client
Client for F-Droid, the Free Software repository system for Android.
Building with Gradle
./gradlew assembleRelease
Direct download
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Contributing
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IRC
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on #fdroid-dev on Thursdays at 11:30h UTC, which usually last half an hour.
FAQ
- Why does F-Droid require "Unknown Sources" to install apps by default?
Because a regular Android app cannot act as a package manager on its own. To do so, it would require system privileges (see below), similar to what Google Play does.
- Can I avoid enabling "Unknown Sources" by installing F-Droid as a privileged system app?
This used to be the case, but no longer is. Now the Privileged Extension is the one that should be placed in the system. It can be bundled with a ROM or installed via a zip, or alternatively F-Droid can install it as a system app using root.
License
This program is Free Software: You can use, study share and improve it at your will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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