Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 18:17:18 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/Mk bsd.sites.mk Message-ID: <20020518181718.A9763@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20020519010944.GR53809@squall.waterspout.com>; from will@csociety.org on Sat, May 18, 2002 at 08:09:44PM -0500 References: <200205181847.g4IIld917658@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020519010944.GR53809@squall.waterspout.com>
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On Sat, May 18, 2002 at 08:09:44PM -0500, Will Andrews wrote: > > Mk bsd.sites.mk > > Log: > > Reduce the MASTER_SITE_PERL_CPAN list by 1/2. There were _22_! sites. > > The net has to be in *VERY* bad shape for you to fail on 21 sites and > > finally get the needed file from the 22nd site. > > If the list was meant more do document possible sites for to list in > > /etc/make.conf, they could be re-added as comments. > > Please back this out. Those sites were added to provide the > flexibility that someone in a less fortunate position like > yourself might be able to utilize using MASTER_SITE_REGEX. If > there is a port that goes through 21 of them then that port needs > to be fixed; this list doesn't need pruning. When there are sources at two different sites, and one of the sites is a meta-site (ie, MASTER_SITE_FOO), one will have to go thru all 22 of the MASTER_SITE_FOO if it is listed first. Please optimize the perl5 port. It is in a ridiculous shape fetch-wise right now. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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