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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user]  Trying SRC_URI first during fetching
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On 9 Jun 2009, at 05:16, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:

> Normally, portage will try fetching from GENTOO_MIRRORS during an  
> emerge and SRC_URI comes last.  I want to reverse this; try SRC_URI  
> first and if that fails, only then proceed to fetch from  
> GENTOO_MIRRORS.  Doable?

This is undesirable behaviour - te mirrors exist because SRC_URI may  
often have limited bandwidth.

The package's hosting may be donated to the software's author, for  
instance, by a 3rd party, so when you go directly to SRC_URI, avoiding  
mirrors, you wear out the author's welcome.

Mirrors are hosted by people with gallons & gallons of bandwidth to  
spare, who expect you to use it.

It makes sense to use the mirrors FIRST.

Stroller.