warn if General is installed via the old slow methods

JuliaLang · Sep 18, 2024 · 8d702cf · 8d702cf
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commit 8d702cf
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diff --git a/src/Registry/Registry.jl b/src/Registry/Registry.jl
@@ -447,6 +447,12 @@ function update(regs::Vector{RegistrySpec}; io::IO=stderr_f(), force::Bool=true,
                                     registry_update_log[string(reg.uuid)] = now()
                                     @label done_tarball_read
                                 else
+                                    @info """
+                                        The General registry is installed via unpacked tarball.
+                                        Consider reinstalling it via the newer faster direct from
+                                        tarball format by running:
+                                            pkg> registry rm General; registry add General
+                                          """ maxlog=1
                                     mktempdir() do tmp
                                         try
                                             download_verify_unpack(url, nothing, tmp, ignore_existence = true, io=io)
@@ -465,6 +471,13 @@ function update(regs::Vector{RegistrySpec}; io::IO=stderr_f(), force::Bool=true,
                         end
                     elseif isdir(joinpath(reg.path, ".git"))
                         printpkgstyle(io, :Updating, "registry at " * regpath)
+                        if reg.name == "General"
+                            @info """
+                                The General registry is installed via git. Consider reinstalling it via
+                                the newer faster direct from tarball format by running:
+                                    pkg> registry rm General; registry add General
+                                """ maxlog=1
+                        end
                         LibGit2.with(LibGit2.GitRepo(reg.path)) do repo
                             if LibGit2.isdirty(repo)
                                 push!(errors, (regpath, "registry dirty"))