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From: n952162 <n952162@×××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] --sync
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 05:06:02
Message-Id: 297aca4a-8540-bb22-fc85-c719d578071b@web.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] --sync by n952162
1 On 7/31/22 21:51, n952162 wrote:
2 > I've been running gentoo for years now, and every time I go to --sync,
3 > it's really a painful process.
4 >
5 > The process can take *very* before you find out if it succeeded or not.
6 >
7 > I try different repos.conf servers - one works for a while, then
8 > doesn't, then later, the new one doesn't work anymore and the old one
9 > works again.
10 >
11 > I've asked here about it multiple times and get the answers
12 >
13 > - "I don't have a problem"
14 >
15 > - "just change the server"
16 >
17 > - "keep trying"
18 >
19 > It can take several hours before it finally works
20 >
21 > It seems like a time-out problem.  Or maybe a memory problem ... In any
22 > case, it doesn't seem like it ought to be difficult to at least know
23 > what the problem is.
24 >
25 > Or?
26 >
27 >
28
29 Thanks all, for the various suggestions, I'll try each.

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Re: [gentoo-user] --sync Michael <confabulate@××××××××.com>