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Subject: Re: /usr/ports/distfiles - did I screw the pooch here?
To: asami@cs.berkeley.edu (Satoshi Asami | =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?=)
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Satoshi Asami | =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQHUbKEI=?= =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCOCsbKEIgGyRCOC0bKEI=?= wrote:
> 
>  * Well, in any case, if a mirror site of wcarchive is configured that
>  * way, the symlinks will not help to keep the distfiles out of the
>  * ports directory.  The mirror will have the links, too...
> 
> I guess.  But it's the best we can do, as we can't remove the
> distfiles/ completely from wcarchive....

How about two separate directories (/usr/ports, /usr/distfiles)?
This requires only one change in bsd.ports.mk (${DISTDIR} or what
was that variable again?)  and you could get ports.tar.gz on any
mirror, regardless of its configuration.

tg