[Mageia-dev] Mirror list for apps (LONG mail)

Thu Nov 4 01:03:52 CET 2010

* Michael Scherer (misc at zarb.org) wrote:
+> Le mercredi 03 novembre 2010 à 19:47 +0100, Olivier Thauvin a écrit :
+> > Hi,
+> > 
+> > I wrote an application to register mirrors which is currently here:
+> > http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/mageia-mirrors/
+> > 
+> > I hadn't the time to really check mirror brain, I just had a quick look,
+> > so don't ask.
+> 
+> Have you check mirror manager
+> ( https://fedorahosted.org/mirrormanager/ ) :)
+
+
+Misc, have seen this rabbit, have you seen it, go, run after it !
+
+> > 3) The list look like:
+> > continent=EU,zone=DE,country=Germany,latitude=51.97,longitude=7.63,version=2011.0,arch=x86_64,type=distrib,url=rsync://ftp.join.uni-muenster.de/mandrakelinux/devel/2011.0/x86_64
+> > continent=EU,zone=DE,country=Germany,latitude=51.97,longitude=7.63,version=2011.0,arch=x86_64,type=updates,url=rsync://ftp.join.uni-muenster.de/mandrakelinux/devel/2011.0/x86_64
+> 
+> I would add the AS number, as this would allow urpmi to take a mirror
+> that is really near from a network point of view.
+
+My software fetch IP address, so it can find AS number as soon we a way
+to find them.
+
+> >   * it is harcoded in urpmi
+> 
+> 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 agree.
+
+> 
+> > 3) The content
+> >   * tags seems be optional
+> >   * mirror point to 2011 not cooker (a symlink at time)
+> 
+> Well, it depend if we want to let people go on cooker by default or not.
+
+This URL is used by urpmi on cooker system, so people using cooker are
+aware about how it works (at least I hope).
+
+> >   * I can produce same output as I have same information
+> >   * Do we need specific line for update since now distribution include
+> >     everything
+> >   * Do we keep this format ?
+> 
+> The format seems fine for me.
+
+I think there is some problem, for instance, what happend if a country
+name contains a ',' ?
+
+But beside this little disadvantages I don't see myself the need to
+change it.
+
+-- 
+
+Olivier Thauvin
+CNRS  -  LATMOS
+♖ ♘ ♗ ♕ ♔ ♗ ♘ ♖
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