Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 08:20:19 +0100 From: "Patrik Forsberg" <patrik.forsberg@dataphone.net> To: <hubs@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: freebsd 5.3-release and some observations Message-ID: <375DD163B075E34EA3C10A6286E34A5472E2E7@exhsto1.se.dataphone.com>
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> i've finally finished updating the ISO trees and release trees
> for the FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE on ftp.au.freebsd.org and working
> on ftp2.au.freebsd.org - it has taken a while given the
> original release date. how are other admins going with this ?
Well, we have enough speed to the closest ftp-master so we aculy had the
full chrunk mirrored the same day it was out.
> given the length of time for package tree updates i'd be
> asking if there is any thoughts that could be raised about
> how better to supply package trees so they aren't `tied'
> to an architecture and thus appear to be released in 3-5G
> chunks.
Updates seem to go throw all the time from looking at the cvsup log.. Im
not keeping any archived logs of the ftp-mirror so cant tell how that is
performing.
> i've also been asked if (as other distros are doing) FreeBSD
> will master a DVD iso image for downloads.
>
>
> i'm a little confused about the -current package trees in ports/$ARCH.
>=20
> alpha has:
>=20
> packages-5.2.1-release pointing at packages-5.2 and no
> packages-5-current but it does have packages-4-stable
>=20
> amd64 has:
>=20
> packages-5-current AND packages-6-current
>=20
> i386 has
>=20
> packages-4-stable, packages-5-current AND packages-6-current
>=20
> ia64 has
>=20
> packages-5-current
>=20
> sparc64 has
>=20
> packages-5-current
This can probably be explained by reading the .message file in the
ports/i386 dir of the mirror
"
These are packages for the i386 architecture. Here are brief
descriptions of each subdirectory.
packages-4-stable: Packages for FreeBSD-4-stable. Updated
weekly.
packages-4.9-release: Packages for FreeBSD 4.9-release.
packages-4.10-release: Packages for FreeBSD 4.10-release.
packages-5.2.1-release: Packages for FreeBSD 5.2.1-release.
packages-5.3-release: Packages for FreeBSD 5.3-release.
*packages-5-current: Packages for FreeBSD-5-current. Updated
weekly.
*packages-6-current: Packages for FreeBSD-6-current. Updated
weekly.
(* - packages-5-current is currently unavailable .. sorry for the
inconvenience)
Unless noted otherwise, contents of these directories will not change
except for critical bugfixes.
"
> is there a uniform standard that can be applied across the=20
> various architectures=20
> or is that not possible ? how often are the -current package=20
> sets being updated ?=20
> once upon a time it was a weekly (?) rebuild. should mirrors=20
> carry this ? if not,=20
> should -current package sets be moved out into a completely=20
> separate '-current'=20
> server layout ? just as there's a separate freebsd-archive=20
> layout/server area.
The only thing I seem to be missing in the other architectures seem to
be a .message file .. ?
Regards,
Patrik F
ftp5/cvsup2/www2 .se.freebsd.org
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