Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:28:08 +0100 From: Dominic Fandrey <kamikaze@bsdforen.de> To: freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org Subject: /pub/FreeBSD or /FreeBSD Message-ID: <4CD91428.5090002@bsdforen.de>
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Hello, I'm asking about the official layout policy for mirrors. I have an application that does parallel package downloads from a list of mirrors and the different Layouts cause me some trouble. A lot of mirrors locate everything in /FreeBSD instead of /pub/FreeBSD. Mirrors that don't follow the /pub/FreeBSD layout are currently subject to unnecessary load caused by my application and cause significant CPU load on my side. My application does only one download from each server at a time. If a job fails the next available job is dispatched to the server (and the failed job will try a different one as soon as one is availble), so failing mirrors are subject to the highest frequency of requests. Is there an official policy for the mirror layout? Of course I can add some layout probing, but it would significantly slow down the startup phase of my application, which is a nuisance for small use cases. Regards P.S.: I'm not on this list, so please CC me. If someone suggests being on this list is useful for developing package management software I will consider subscribing, though. -- A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?
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