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Dunno +</I>><i> * Notice "cooker" does not appear in this file +</I>><i> +</I>><i> 2) The url +</I>><i> * I suggest to use <A HREF="http://mirror.mageia.org/api/,">http://mirror.mageia.org/api/,</A> other proposal +</I>><i> welcome (need some review with sys admin) +</I>><i> * Obviously the valid list version is 'cooker' not 2011 +</I>><i> * it is harcoded in urpmi +</I> +Could I suggest to not hardcode it anymore, and maybe place it in a file +outside of urpmi ( so a distribution could override it more easily if +needed ). + +><i> 3) The content +</I>><i> * tags seems be optional +</I>><i> * mirror point to 2011 not cooker (a symlink at time) +</I> +Well, it depend if we want to let people go on cooker by default or not. + + +><i> * I can produce same output as I have same information +</I>><i> * Do we need specific line for update since now distribution include +</I>><i> everything +</I>><i> * Do we keep this format ? +</I> +The format seems fine for me. + +-- +Michael Scherer + +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001385.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror list for apps (LONG mail) +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1384">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1384">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1384">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1384">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |