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On 9 Jun 2009, at 05:16, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> Normally, portage will try fetching from GENTOO_MIRRORS during an |
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> emerge and SRC_URI comes last. I want to reverse this; try SRC_URI |
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> first and if that fails, only then proceed to fetch from |
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> GENTOO_MIRRORS. Doable? |
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This is undesirable behaviour - te mirrors exist because SRC_URI may |
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often have limited bandwidth. |
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The package's hosting may be donated to the software's author, for |
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instance, by a 3rd party, so when you go directly to SRC_URI, avoiding |
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mirrors, you wear out the author's welcome. |
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Mirrors are hosted by people with gallons & gallons of bandwidth to |
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spare, who expect you to use it. |
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It makes sense to use the mirrors FIRST. |
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Stroller. |