Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 03:20:20 +0000 (GMT) From: Adam David <adam@veda.is> To: asami@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: for review: bsd.port.mk refetch Message-ID: <199611140320.DAA00763@veda.is>
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Did anyone have any objections to the refetch patch I submitted on Sept.11? One person volunteered for testing, but unfortunately I forget who it was because of lost email... Perhaps some other people have also been using this or a variant, please speak up. My original patch is archived, found below this URL... http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/search.cgi?words=review+AND+refetch&source=freebsd-ports&max=25 It would also be an idea to implement a refetch: target (for instance, as a copy of fetch: with the -r flag enforced). This is in bsd.port.mk (which has been declared sacred ground), which is why I am submitting it for comment and approval. These changes provide extra needed functionality in the case of network failures and do not interfere with normal operation. For amusement, this is what fetch reported to me just now (over a dialup modem) Receiving X32src-2.tgz (14147716 bytes): 100% 14147716 bytes transfered in 0.2 seconds (74676.51 K/s) of course the file was mostly transferred the previous time. This probably saved an hour or two of repeated download. On another subject, might it be an idea to let fetch report M/s and G/s where appropriate? (to give 1 to 3 digits before the decimal point). -- Adam David <adam@veda.is>
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