From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41E63138247 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 2014 06:05:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B6844E0DDA; Fri, 10 Jan 2014 06:05:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-we0-f176.google.com (mail-we0-f176.google.com [74.125.82.176]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B1E7FE0DD6 for ; Fri, 10 Jan 2014 06:05:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-we0-f176.google.com with SMTP id p61so3568811wes.7 for ; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 22:05:28 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=Y3KuO7uV6CZCIATCjvkC+bPh694/6TnPtzQIxMv+3YA=; b=DAhhrKcdEBBNeLHh40oOunVhCdnAmxwky7k329itK+S33ySCdty7k88HYtByhrTMgd 9ZndyDMYA/ZphQFuwPFTUgf/zqFj0lfp0Od6OiU3MWZAmZX/r18ozpWVt4zEf3kAbjFu XOwYqRGKbzM6KIxKYoPSODMxUNhz0Ij+AvVI/mpXT9GXmZLla9n+9g3MwqsAW7IslCkT jlOBBGfTIJ1XZYcHRRpGE2nB57DcefJLZbKKnzRQXZZRM6m3uNYbMCNe4yuavts6Zwav bRkPHFOkRA+ThGvj35MZp2L9BoIxwKKZ8mBTZneygyeFA1cNbsUmHQLFlYIZoZ9z6ovK j64A== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQk/zISF9olECLHBo+QZK+/emU7aObbhq++zTa11Y5eDkz+sJrb+clBuGoWxUx5EB3ZLLQJS Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.205.240 with SMTP id lj16mr842408wic.11.1389333928381; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 22:05:28 -0800 (PST) Sender: antarus@scriptkitty.com Received: by 10.216.170.129 with HTTP; Thu, 9 Jan 2014 22:05:28 -0800 (PST) X-Originating-IP: [173.8.165.226] In-Reply-To: <20140110055849.50796563@gentoo.org> References: <20140110055849.50796563@gentoo.org> Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 22:05:28 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 71Emz0NbDibPRzmza3rpECJUgs0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Portage Feature Request: making thirdpartymirrors easier to manage From: Alec Warner To: Gentoo Dev Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c38b1846a1a204ef97835b X-Archives-Salt: 91f23464-0590-4e71-9fe9-9ae17c4e0c9f X-Archives-Hash: a70eb145f51a5785245c69af999587fc --001a11c38b1846a1a204ef97835b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 8:58 PM, Micha=C5=82 G=C3=B3rny = wrote: > Dnia 2014-01-06, o godz. 20:20:03 > "Robin H. Johnson" napisa=C5=82(a): > > > 2.4. For stack repos/overlays: > > 2.4.1. No prefix: replace all prior mirrors from masters with new URLS > in this file. > > 2.4.2. "-" prefix: remove this URL from the list from masters. > > 2.4.2. "+" prefix: append this URL to the list from masters. > > Just to be clear, what is the exact use case for this? I can't think > of a really good reason to manipulate mirror lists in subsequent repos. > > I can mostly think of bad reasons, where instead of manipulating the list, the user should do something else (like use a local mirror.) -A > -- > Best regards, > Micha=C5=82 G=C3=B3rny > --001a11c38b1846a1a204ef97835b Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On T= hu, Jan 9, 2014 at 8:58 PM, Micha=C5=82 G=C3=B3rny <mgorny@gentoo.org&= gt; wrote:
Dnia 2014-01-06, o godz. 20:20:03
"Robin H. Johnson" <robb= at2@gentoo.org> napisa=C5=82(a):

> 2.4. For stack repos/overlays:
> 2.4.1. No prefix: replace all prior mirrors from masters with new URLS= in this file.
> 2.4.2. "-" prefix: remove this URL from the list from master= s.
> 2.4.2. "+" prefix: append this URL to the list from masters.=

Just to be clear, what is the exact use case for this? I can't th= ink
of a really good reason to manipulate mirror lists in subsequent repos.


I can mostly think of bad reasons, where instead of = manipulating the list, the user should do something else (like use a local = mirror.)

-A
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--
Best regards,
Micha=C5=82 G=C3=B3rny

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