On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 18:44, Dave Page <dp...@pgadmin.org> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Magnus Hagander <mag...@hagander.net> wrote: >> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 21:07, David E. Wheeler <da...@kineticode.com> wrote: >>> Hackers, >>> >>> I've posted a [plan] to implement PGAN][], a CPAN for PostgreSQL >>> extensions. I've tried to closely follow the [CPAN philosophy][] to come up >>> with a plan that requires a minimum-work implementation that builds on the >>> existing PostgreSQL tools and the examples of the [CPAN][] and [JSAN][]. My >>> hope is that it's full of [JFDI][]! I would be very grateful for feedback >>> and suggestions. >>> >>> [plan]: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGAN >>> [CPAN philosophy]: http://use.perl.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/12/1616209 >>> [CPAN]: http://cpan.org/ >>> [JSAN]: http://www.openjsan.org >>> [JFDI]: http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/JFDI >> >> One note on a completely different topic from where this thread >> appears to have gone.. :-) >> >> Is there a particular reason not to use the existing mirroring network >> to distribute the files? If not, then I suggest using them should be >> part of the design. > > With StackBuilder, a package can either be listed as a path, relative > to the FTP root on the mirror network, or using an alternate URL for > something stored elsewhere. > > The current set of active mirrors can always be found at > http://www.postgresql.org/mirrors.xml, so you can build URLs on the > mirror network using the protocol, host, port and path from the mirror > list, and then the relative path for the file.
Or you can hit it off the mirror redirector on the website, which will then give you automatic download tracking. -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/ -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers