Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:16:19 -0500 From: jhell <jhell@DataIX.net> To: FreeBSD Ports <FreeBSD-Ports@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: ports-mngmt/portmaster fetch process Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001092212260.21279@pragry.qngnvk.ybpny> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001092207180.21279@pragry.qngnvk.ybpny> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001092207180.21279@pragry.qngnvk.ybpny>
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-----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-----
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