PFJ wrote: > Hi, > >> I was wondering what the correct Source0 URL for sourceforge.net hosted >> projects is? >> >> I've seen both: >> http://dl.sf.net/<project-name>/<file-name> >> and: >> http://dl.sf.net/sourceforge/<project-name>/<file-name> >> >> And they both seem to work, however I believe that the first form >> working is a matter of luck (hitting the right mirror) and the second >> form always works, is this correct? > > Yes - one points to the other. Personally, I always list the URL of a > mirror (in my case, kent) as SF has been known to fall dead when it > comes to redirecting or getting files directly from their own server. > I've done that in the past too, but sometimes mirrors go away, and not all mirrors carry all files all of the time (strange but true). >> Maybe we should document this somewhere? > > I'd actually say that the packager lists the mirror as the URL rather > than sf.net > Because of the reasons given above I disagree :) Still I think a common rule, or atleast an advicable way of doing this for the whole of FE would be good. Regards, Hans -- fedora-extras-list mailing list fedora-extras-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list
