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From: "Robin H. Johnson" <robbat2@g.o>
To: Gentoo Developers <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Use of "nomirror" flag
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 20:38:36
Message-Id: 20041025203727.GA14317@curie-int.orbis-terrarum.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Use of "nomirror" flag by Corey Shields
1 On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 11:21:18AM -0500, Corey Shields wrote:
2 > Keep in mind that anytime you set this flag on a package, people who
3 > rely on a distfile mirror as their only source of Gentoo packages will
4 > not get the package. This is common in many cases where Gentoo is being
5 > used inside a private network that utilizes a local distfile mirror on
6 > the inside of that network.
7 This is incorrect. They should be using a 'local' entry in
8 /etc/portage/mirrors in such a configuration, as it does get checked
9 even when RESTRICT="nomirror" is in place.
10
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Use of "nomirror" flag Kurt Lieber <klieber@g.o>