Re: Downloading DISTFILES from multiple locations in parallel (torrent or ...)?

2014-11-22 Thread Scot Hetzel
On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Mikhail T. wrote: > Has anybody given the idea any thought? Though in addition to the > "upstream" MASTER_SITES, there is a (fast) collection of FreeBSD > mirrors, the downloads currently aren't happening in parallel -- they > are serial... > > One solution would b

Downloading DISTFILES from multiple locations in parallel (torrent or ...)?

2014-11-22 Thread Mikhail T.
Has anybody given the idea any thought? Though in addition to the "upstream" MASTER_SITES, there is a (fast) collection of FreeBSD mirrors, the downloads currently aren't happening in parallel -- they are serial... One solution would be for the downloader (fetch(1) or whatever) to try to open mult