On 22:31 Sun 19 Sep , Fess wrote: > On 12:26 Sun 19 Sep , Matthew Gyurgyik wrote: > > On 09/19/2010 11:45 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: > >> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 10:46:13PM -0400, Matthew Gyurgyik wrote: > >>> There is nothing preventing you from creating a local mirror. If you > >>> can't figure out how to create a local mirror using the resource > >>> available, you probably shouldn't be using arch. > >> Now, there's a supportive answer if I ever heard one. That's the way > >> to get more people interested in using arch. > >> > >> Most distros like to build up their presence and increase the numbers > >> and usage. Obviously if everyone goes out there and attempts to build > >> local mirrors and all, that would put a big drain on the arch package > >> update process. I don't think many people are doubting that and maybe > >> it should be discouraged however. But the withholding of technical > >> knowledge with such arrogance is in poor taste if you ask me. Like > >> others have been saying all along now, the original information was > >> pulled and no technical explanation was ever offered for why it was > >> wrong. > >> > >> Now because of all this "secrecy" (in appearance), I've increased my > >> curiosity and may look into building a local mirror just so I know how > >> to do it. Had the thing on the wiki site been corrected, I would have > >> probably just read it and kept it in the back of my mind for a day > >> when I would really need to do it. > > As I posted on the forum... How hard is it to run rsync and look at the > > man page for rsync? rsync is the *only* command that is needed to create > > a local mirror. > > > > We want to discourage this behavior as much as possible and it is really > > quite trivial to setup a mirror. > > > > Setup a local mirror > > 1. rsync to local dir (look at the developer's wiki for mirrors and the > > proper rysnc arguments) > > 2. Set up webserver to serve local dir (if on a lan) > > 3. Set local mirror url in mirrorlist > > 4. Alternatively use Server = file:///mnt/media/mirror/$repo/os/x86_64 > > in pacman.conf or mirrorlist > > > > That is all that has to be done. > > > > If one is going to be creating a local mirror, he/she should really have > > this basic knowledge. > > > One problem... how many servers with ENABLED rsync do you know? > Where is list of them? > Example? Of course. You cannot sync from archlinux.org. > -- Sorry, replying wrong post =) --
