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On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:00:41 +0300, Andrey Gerasimenko wrote: |
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> When SHOULD I sync again? That is, for how long may I not to sync and |
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> expect that ebuilds can find the files they need to download at the |
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> expected locations? It looks like this depends on the good will of 3-d |
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> parties, for example, I will get nVidia legacy drivers only if nVidia |
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> keeps them on their site or the mirror I use keeps them. I still do |
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> not know for how long old ebuilds keep working. I understand that some |
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> ebuilds can stop working any time when a 3-d party changes the file |
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> they do not allow to put on mirrors, but what is normal for an ebuild? |
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Files are removed from the mirrors two weeks after the last ebuild using |
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them is removed from the tree, so if you sync every two weeks you should |
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never suffer from missing source files (apart fro restricted ebuilds). |
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Neil Bothwick |
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As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly. |
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