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Date:      Sat, 11 Dec 2004 09:10:22 -0600
From:      "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz>
To:        Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvsup find server tool
Message-ID:  <41BB0DDE.5010601@daleco.biz>
In-Reply-To: <ef60af090412110551493e8073@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <ef60af090412110551493e8073@mail.gmail.com>

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Gert Cuykens wrote:

>I read somewhere there is a tool to find the best cvsup server, but i
>dont know anymore what it was ?
>
>  
>

Well, I don't know if it finds the **best**, but:

[179] Sat 11.Dec.2004 8:47:51
[kadmin@ezekiel][/usr/ports]
make search name=fastest_cvsup
Port:   fastest_cvsup-0.2.8
Path:   /usr/ports/sysutils/fastest_cvsup
Info:   Finds fastest CVSup server
Maint:  ports@FreeBSD.org
B-deps: perl-5.8.5
R-deps: perl-5.8.5


>also can someone add that tool to the cvsup handbook on the
>freebsd.org site please
>

Hmm, interesting idea.  Here is a patch
against handbook/mirrors/chapter.sgml;
if you wish, you can submit a doc PR with
your request and the patch attached and
see what happens:


---PATCH---------------------------------------------------------------

--- chapter.sgml        Fri Nov 19 17:19:42 2004
+++ chapter.sgml.edit   Sat Dec 11 09:03:25 2004
@@ -1143,6 +1143,10 @@
            <command>cvsup</command>, you can override the host setting
            on the command line, with <option>-h
              <replaceable>hostname</replaceable></option>.</para>
+
+          <para>A program in the <literal>ports</literal> collection,
+           <filename>/usr/ports/sysutils/fastest_cvsup</filename>,
+            may assist in choosing a server near you.</para>
        </listitem>
       
        <listitem>

---PATCH----------------------------------------------------------------

If you submit such a PR, be sure and start the subject
line with the string "[PATCH]", as it helps the guys to
find the "mostly done" PR's more easily ... ;-)

Have a good day!

Kevin Kinsey



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