On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:54:45 -0700 Doug Barton <do...@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Guoqin Ren wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Maybe it's a naive question. When I install a package from ports, > > it often needs to fetch some files. But sometimes it takes a long > > time before finding an available server to fetch. I also notice > > that it will try the locations/urls one by one, however the order > > doesn't change (correct me if I'm wrong). So the very first server > > on the list will get a lot of traffic since everyone will fetch the > > files from it. Is there any way to let it randomly pick a url from > > the list to evenly distribute the traffic among all the servers? > > Two solutions: > > 1. Add 'RANDOMIZE_MASTER_SITES= true' to /etc/make.conf > 2. Check out ports-mgmt/fastest_sites Also consider setting MASTER_SORT_REGEX to bring good nearby mirrors to the front of the list. Full randomization can end-up bringing some flaky servers to the front. _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
