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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> I think he's talking about the DISTPATH problem, Chuck.
> 
> Anyway, what's the interesting solution you're talking about, Jordan? :)

Make fetch understand file:/... URLs, then add:

	file:/cdrom/distfiles

to the MASTER_SITES list. :-)

Credit for this idea goes to Jeremy Lea.

					Jordan