Le mercredi 03 novembre 2010 à 19:47 +0100, Olivier Thauvin a écrit : > Hi, > > I wrote an application to register mirrors which is currently here: > http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/mageia-mirrors/ > > I hadn't the time to really check mirror brain, I just had a quick look, > so don't ask.
Have you check mirror manager ( https://fedorahosted.org/mirrormanager/ ) :) > In all case the goal of my application is to allow everyone to register > a new mirror, and provide a list usuable by urpmi. > > It is time to write the part of code responsible of the list build. > So come some questions. > > First let me explain the current mandriva process: > > 1) At time we have an /etc/product.id given by > mandriva-release-Free-2011.0-0.1mdv2011.0 > On my system it contains: > vendor=Mandriva,distribution=Mandriva > Linux,type=Basic,version=2011.0,branch=Devel,release=1,arch=x86_64,product=Free > > > 2) The base URL list is hardcoded in urpmi: > "https://api.mandriva.com/mirrors/$product_type.$product_version.$arch.list"; > On my system the correct url is: > https://api.mandriva.com/mirrors/basic.cooker.x86_64.list > > 3) The list look like: > continent=EU,zone=DE,country=Germany,latitude=51.97,longitude=7.63,version=2011.0,arch=x86_64,type=distrib,url=rsync://ftp.join.uni-muenster.de/mandrakelinux/devel/2011.0/x86_64 > continent=EU,zone=DE,country=Germany,latitude=51.97,longitude=7.63,version=2011.0,arch=x86_64,type=updates,url=rsync://ftp.join.uni-muenster.de/mandrakelinux/devel/2011.0/x86_64 I would add the AS number, as this would allow urpmi to take a mirror that is really near from a network point of view. > So, question and my own POV about this: > 1) /etc/product.id > * I don't like this file, I think it is redundant with > /etc/mandriva-release > * Why "basic" and not "Free" since it is the "product" flag ? Dunno > * Notice "cooker" does not appear in this file > > 2) The url > * I suggest to use http://mirror.mageia.org/api/, other proposal > welcome (need some review with sys admin) > * Obviously the valid list version is 'cooker' not 2011 > * it is harcoded in urpmi Could I suggest to not hardcode it anymore, and maybe place it in a file outside of urpmi ( so a distribution could override it more easily if needed ). > 3) The content > * tags seems be optional > * mirror point to 2011 not cooker (a symlink at time) Well, it depend if we want to let people go on cooker by default or not. > * I can produce same output as I have same information > * Do we need specific line for update since now distribution include > everything > * Do we keep this format ? The format seems fine for me. -- Michael Scherer
