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From: Alin Dobre <alin@××××××.ro>
To: gentoo-doc@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-doc] rsync timeout and installation instructions
Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 15:49:03
Message-Id: 41B7227A.8040000@gentoo.ro
In Reply to: [gentoo-doc] rsync timeout and installation instructions by Sven Vermeulen
1 Sven Vermeulen wrote:
2 > I have a user requesting me to update the installation instructions with a
3 > paragraph or two about increasing the RSYNC_TIMEOUT variable if the user
4 > receives a time-out even if he uses broadband access (due to too little
5 > system resources).
6 >
7 > I'm personally not in favor of this (too little users will really need this
8 > information) and it's in the handbook already (when RSYNC_TIMEOUT is
9 > discussed) although not that visible to the users.
10
11 In the 6th chapter of the 1st part (where the `sync to latest' issue is
12 discussed), you can create a note containing a reference to the 2nd
13 chapter of the 3rd part, directly to the RSYNC-* variables, something like:
14 <note>
15 Users encountering timeouts for the rsync command, may want to set the
16 RSYNC_TIMEOUT variable's value to a higher one (default is 180, may be
17 set to 300 or even higher). For more information about the RSYNC related
18 portage variables, please read <<par3chap2_url>>
19 </note>
20
21 >
22 > As a compromise I can always put this in a FAQ but honestly, I don't think
23 > this is a FAQ (it's the first time I hear about increasing RSYNC_TIMEOUT for
24 > broadband Internet access).
25
26 Neither a FAQ issue (not happenning often) nor a Quick Install guides
27 one (I thought of this one, too).
28
29 >
30 > Thoughts?
31 >
32
33 --
34 Alin DOBRE
35 Registered Linux User #287199
36 Documentation Team - Gentoo.RO Community
37 http://www.gentoo.ro

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