Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:08:55 +1000 (EST) From: jason andrade <jason@rtfmconsult.com> To: Valentin Nechayev <netch@lucky.net> Cc: hubs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cleanup/questions on some minor directories Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.50.0401222102320.4689-100000@luna.rtfmconsult.com> In-Reply-To: <20040122100929.GU19682@lucky.net> References: <Pine.GSO.4.50.0401221037270.4689-100000@luna.rtfmconsult.com> <20040122100929.GU19682@lucky.net>
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Valentin Nechayev wrote: > > is it recommended for mirrors to carry this ? was there another > > snapshots server in the past that held this stuff ? > > AFAIU snapshots are distributed from another servers. which other servers ? snapshots.freebsd.org doesn't seem to exist in DNS. i'm assuming that at the moment a snapshot is put onto the master if it's perceived that there's a lot of demand for it - which means it will likely propagate to a bunch of mirrors who aren't excluding snapshots.. > > /pub/FreeBSD/development/FreeBSD-CVS/ - is this an unpacked > > cvs tree ? i've never quite worked it out.. and whether it > > ties into branches/ or not > > Among with snapshots, I think it is reasonable placeholder for directories > which are traditionally placed on some mirrors. i've found that a number of mirror sites will simply point at a top level of freebsd and simply pull all the content down. they may then exclude some architectures based on disk space. FreeBSD-CVS (and the branches trees) are relatively small disk wise so they aren't excluded. however they have a bazillion small files which means using rsync on this (yes, i realise cvsup is recommended instead but not all can use it) chews a chunk of memory (on server and client) and also time. so it's fine by me if a mirror site is using /pub/FreeBSD/development/FreeBSD-CVS/ as their placeholder for their cvsup repository but is it required that the *master* sites also provide/hold this data in that location ? regards, -jason
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