Re: [gentoo-dev] Proposal: patches.gentoo.org

[Kurt Lieber <klieber@gentoo.org>]

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On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 04:10:24PM -0400 or thereabouts, Nicholas Jones wrote:
> Immediate availability via the "secondary" host while the primary
> host has yet to receive the files. Once the file is present on the
> primary mirrors it may be deleted from the secondary.

Rather than trying to write a semi-intelligent script that will make a
determination on whether or not a file has made it to the main mirrors
before deleting, I'd much rather just say "all files will exist for N days
and then be deleted".  

If a file doesn't make it to all our mirrors within 24 hours, there's a
larger problem.  Thus, I'd suggest making N = 3 and leaving it at that.

> Ensuring that the patch host is not the primary mirror will be a
> concern, but a script can be devised to ensure duplication of
> the patchname and that a primary mirror is listed prior to it.

This logic should be added to repoman if it's added anywhere.  Also, by
keeping N=3, devs will quickly learn NOT to use this location as a primary
mirror once they start getting deluged with bug reports about SRC_URI being
broken.

> The host for the files should not be accessable for any reason
> except direct filename downloads. No listings (to discourage
> setting it as a mirroring source).

Great idea -- agree 100%.

--kurt

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