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On Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:38:06 +1000, Jake Moe wrote: |
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> > for the distfiles http-replicator is great. Example: |
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> > Box one has the tarball. Box 2, 3 and 4 can download it as well. Box |
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> > one does not have the tarball. Box 2 may search for it, box one will |
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> > download it and give it to box 2. Then box 3 and 4 can download it |
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> > from box one as well. |
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> Well, I suppose I'll have to look into that then, won't I? Thanks for |
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> the info. |
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Alternatively, use an NFS mount as $DISTDIR and you don't end up with |
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copies of the tarballs on every machine on the network. |
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troublesome. - Isaac Asimov |
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