On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Ronald Landheer-Cieslak wrote: > [snip] > On 4 Apr 2003, Robert Collins wrote: > > Setup doesn't have a concept of a local mirror. It has a 'local package > > dir', where it caches packages during install. The mirroring scripts > > around create the same layout as setup uses for that local package dir. > > Setup's needs are simple: > > A setup.bz2/.ini on the mirror (ftp | http) site with correct paths and > > MD5 detauls. > > A local dir to work from. > What if support were added for a "file://" mirror? > For a "file://" mirror, > * Setup could work just as with http:// or ftp://, and download the thing > to a local cache, > * no design changes would be needed - it's just another "protocol" for > downloading files, > * it would not require network admins to set up an FTP or HTTP server just > to have a local mirror (because most already have a file server > accessible through the network which is not HTTP or FTP, this can make a > real difference)
FWIW, I like this. I'll try for a patch at some point unless someone beats me to it. > Just a thought - I'm not a lawyer, so you can safely ignore me > (although I am married with a lawyer.. does that help?) > rlc IANALBIMTO [1]? Hmm... Igor [1] I Am Not A Lawyer But I'm Married To One -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. -- Leto II -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/