Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 05:25:13 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 268403] The ports mirror does not cache all the files that need to be downloaded like gentoo does Message-ID: <bug-268403-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D268403 Bug ID: 268403 Summary: The ports mirror does not cache all the files that need to be downloaded like gentoo does Product: Ports & Packages Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: Individual Port(s) Assignee: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: yklaxds@gmail.com We can see that only a fairly small percentage of the files are now cached = on the ports mirror. There are a large number of third-party links directly to sites provided by the software developers, such as GitHub or their own site= s. The number of these files is so large that the ports mirror is essentially useless. If you don't use a VPN or proxy server, it is basically impossible= to use ports to install the software. The Gentoo mirrors basically cache all t= he files you need. I don't know why this is a problem. What exactly are the criteria for caching and not caching? I know there is = some software that has distribution restrictions or other copyright restrictions, but they are in the minority in ports. The reality is that almost all softw= are is not cached on mirrors, and ports mirrors are almost impossible to use without using a proxy or VPN. This is not conducive to future maintenance, and if a user needs to downloa= d a fairly old version, it may be difficult to download the software that was available at the time. It is also not conducive to the advocacy and promoti= on of FreeBSD. Although pkg can solve the problem to some extent, ports are still an impor= tant software installation method and one of the strengths of FreeBSD, supporting both binary package installation and installation via source code. This is hampered by the current caching mechanism. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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