From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 10 03:17:27 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: FreeBSD-Ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4345B1065676; Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:17:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhellenthal@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f198.google.com (mail-iw0-f198.google.com [209.85.223.198]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E790E8FC18; Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:17:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn36 with SMTP id 36so13914668iwn.3 for ; Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:17:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:sender:date:from:to:cc :subject:in-reply-to:message-id:references:user-agent :x-openpgp-key-id:x-openpgp-key-fingerprint:mime-version :content-type; bh=9ls5K/XKwdI6YWbpDvqf0wg4e92JnWC8NgawMSsaDGc=; b=p+IaLEOReuu0iYFtOMjWWINZ/moVXh9Ygm1SpAL01vyBqAR+D5Da2Xm5ocyAaDzrwU UkhgvZCWLLw/4rJebwMToDyy7PVKOL9KU4VwvBcR6/dKC4A1y0JRev182Bw3lna6xKbB 6zlwulLtLBlxGQu+kq096tzl6eONIWN9pSQgI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=sender:date:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:message-id:references :user-agent:x-openpgp-key-id:x-openpgp-key-fingerprint:mime-version :content-type; b=DgiLnzxtDiP9IZJVYD4dMc6eb0mjzfkSEtFaT20CjcGwB2EJz5i0c/yiqPaRohM90y zdWRgWQN2FiSSa9Qz9qf+w9H8VOn4HgcP9mNxB0H44ltdOXA4q61EKy1MKiam1US1GQf 9HcAp9g8W+RnL/YDlWmf+g32J4hBHHYuVqePs= Received: by 10.231.168.133 with SMTP id u5mr2569635iby.29.1263093438174; Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:17:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from centel.dataix.local (ppp-21.51.dialinfree.com [209.172.21.51]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 20sm2230440iwn.9.2010.01.09.19.16.59 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:17:16 -0800 (PST) Sender: "J. Hellenthal" Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:16:19 -0500 From: jhell To: FreeBSD Ports In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) X-OpenPGP-Key-Id: 0x89D8547E X-OpenPGP-Key-Fingerprint: 85EF E26B 07BB 3777 76BE B12A 9057 8789 89D8 547E MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Doug Barton Subject: Re: ports-mngmt/portmaster fetch process X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:17:27 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:07, jhell@ wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Doug, > > Curious if I can get your comments about a possible change in portmaster > to change the behavior of its fetch method. > > While currently its fetch method is optimal for a environment that has a > speedy ultra-fast connection, it runs havoc on a dial line "56k with > speed-boost ;)" > > Would it be possible to: ? > 1) Add a switch that changes its behavior to single fetches - or - > 2) Change the default of multiple fetches to single. > > I opt for (2). as I really see no need have more then one fetch present at > a time since it will wait for all others to finish anyway. > > The problem I am noticing is that fetches that are over the amount of > three consecutive connections just revolve until others have finished > causing DNS lookups on a line that is already at full speed and resulting > in slower transactions of the first three connections. > > If there is something that I have looked over in the script then please > excuse me but I have not noticed a predetermined way to change this as it > stands right now. > > Thanks > > - -- > > Sat Jan 9 21:47:25 2010 > > jhell > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLSURwAAoJEJBXh4mJ2FR+6eAIAKAlGhvfJAAdJMGmThuEJvqZ > K3AeW1YQSyLZcD8KTvDYwWTt44iX//iutbxPAQDSBY2609ypunY/k0WehM792fh7 > SJdJ+VafYtaOZWkC4JRsBt+8IX7uStu4h5O6h8UIrn4hFNqRB6Pcvirjjd7ggYDF > 52x4G1hHgemEcyDFPFIVT2M4yhQerGqJbkwZnUyExglz6+LVRpXJrKS2VjVblduH > EEf9i+lnj3Dk3bL8A8Yb1ASIQg1SwUm+P+Ckr4YIs1TfbLDJjlmyzutEcJkIuFgU > ZBbxQhoGNnmhsr6hmhoCGd/WL6EQwRMe9ezEkcKU222sSMSWJjGqK4L1DWbBEnc= > =FjJX > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > PS: I Killed the portmaster process with a ^C and the fetch process that were initiated during run were left behind and not terminated after portmaster has printed "Terminated" for the same amount of fetches that were left. Though this does not bother me I thought I would give you a heads up on this. Best regards. - -- Sat Jan 9 22:12:26 2010 jhell -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLSUaFAAoJEJBXh4mJ2FR+kl0H/2Z5kHr7FTCEcQk19zYOgb0C P0TBFSh/mnKAK55CtRlpNQvj7PuPJb9nOtdYTgkSKwY4TQjty0kaMuCB6vGCXm3r qBWxwCZEzNrPd4+Oan8+y+uXB6poDFPd1gY0ry44BfCro6rNpCgFVphBq3ZT0j4r v5xJTvV78aSabZmZOKWLUMm1jh7JEWsqefVR8xku0cL1lZWQKEvCtAmjgYz+9WVk 8lmj6qwGEnIbgDQS/yKdeQAjczWZbqALSILVfTyP0o5qKknEFkKaB/YxK5j/i1gS S9XW+V2chkMQOjevHKNQZGPE5VNpyWLTKyFCZ+mYhgt593a8+e0Qb0Kg6AQvGvY= =pU9I -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----