Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 06:28:37 +0200 From: Lars Balker Rasmussen <lars@balker.dk> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/Mk bsd.sites.mk Message-ID: <20070904042837.GC50939@tux.nerdheaven.dk> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.0.9999.0709031641530.2782@ync.qbhto.arg> References: <200709031340.l83De1Nn080354@repoman.freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.0.9999.0709031641530.2782@ync.qbhto.arg>
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On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 04:42:43PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > On Mon, 3 Sep 2007, Lars Balker Rasmussen wrote: > > Modified files: > > Mk bsd.sites.mk > > Log: > > Add backpan.cpan.org as a last resort mirror, to remove the often seen > > failure case where the package a port relies on is moved from cpan to cold > > storage (backpan). > > > > On my system, it takes 70 seconds to fall through the mirrors before > > hitting > > backpan, > > How will this affect those of us who use RANDOMIZE_MASTER_SITES? backpan has latest packages as well, so it's not an added failure mode. I hope the added load from RANDOMIZE_MASTER_SITES users is miniscule for backpan. In fact that was my biggest worry... In the case of when the file is only on backpan, I assume you can do no worse than normal? Either way, it's still better than the situation without backpan. -- Lars Balker Rasmussen Consult::Perl
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