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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:26:50 +1000
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge is not switching mirror when one is down
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On 15/07/10 02:16, Xi Shen wrote:
> hi,
>
> i have multiple mirrors configured in GENTOO_MIRRORS, /etc/make.conf.
> i noticed that if the 1st mirror is down, emerge will continuously try
> the 1st mirror. i remember it should switch to the 2nd server after
> the try failed 3 times. how can i configure it to switch mirrors
> automatically?
>   
What does "emerge --info | grep GENTOO_MIRRORS" tell you?

Jake Moe