Re: [gentoo-dev] Large files still in files/

[Aron Griffis]

Azarah wrote:[Mon Mar 07 2005, 11:57:04AM EST]
> Also the problem is that especially if you have a rapid changing
> package, where the patches changes a lot, putting it in distfiles is a
> pita, as you have to scp it, then wait an hour to 3 depending on how
> lucky you are, and then only commit.

I know this has been covered before, but what is the problem with
putting files on dev.gentoo.org?  The automatic scripts should suck it
into distfiles and portage should check mirrors before "upstream" (in
this case dgo) first, so I'd think the load on dgo shouldn't be
significant.

Regards,
Aron

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Aron Griffis
Gentoo Linux Developer