On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 02:39:01PM -0400, David Prévot wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA256 > >[ Adding press@ if they wish to comment on the proposal. ] > >Le 16/12/2013 11:44, Andrei POPESCU a écrit : >> On Lu, 16 dec 13, 15:22:07, Steve McIntyre wrote: >>> >>> Thoughts? >> >> Why not change the links to use the 'current'[1] symlink? > >That’s what we already do for the Live images, but the main links point >to specific files containing the version number. E.g. on the main page: > >http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.3.0/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-7.3.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso > >If a symlink could also be provided on cdimage side to the files we >need, it would probably be a worth considering solution (no delay, links >“always” up).
I'm bothered about having too many symlinks in place in a visible directory (e.g. inside iso-cd/iso-dvd etc.), as they'll obscure the actual contents too much. Hmmm, maybe... At the moment, we have a top-level symlink: current -> 7.3.0/ 7.3.0 then contains all the files underneath. I *could* switch that over to having "current" be an actual directory tree, with "current" links to the files under 7.3.0: current/ /i386/ /iso-cd/ debian-latest-i386.iso --> ../../../7.3.0/i386/iso-cd/debian-latest-i386.iso etc. I can script producing that symlink tree so it'll be essentially instantaneous. The _downside_ to this is that people will end up downloading ISO files with filenames that can't/won't match anything real. When people come to try to validate what they've got with checksums, or (worse!) try to report bugs, that's going to bite us too. >If not, I’d be happy to see the debian-cd people join the >press group (or let the DSA create a specific group giving them the >needed rights) allowing them to trigger an effective partial rebuild >(and I’d also be happy if the non official press helpers doing the >announcement work – e.g. Cédric Boutillier and Paul Wise – could be >added to the press group if they wish to). This would be the best solution, I think. So long as we're not going to be bitten by caching issues like we've seen in the past. Other option: redirect via a CGI/whatever dynamic to map "latest" into the real path/filename on demand. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "You can't barbecue lettuce!" -- Ellie Crane -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-www-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131217153238.ga17...@einval.com