Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:10:38 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Re: [alpine-devel] the setup-alpine and setup-disk scripts
From: "Matt Smith" <mcs@darkregion.net>
To: "Natanael Copa" <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>
Cc: "William Pitcock" <nenolod@dereferenced.org>,
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On Thursday, January 13, 2011 4:59pm,=0A"Natanael Copa" <ncopa@alpinelinux.=
org> said:=0A> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:56:10 -0600=0A> William Pitcock <neno=
lod@dereferenced.org> wrote:=0A> =0A> ...=0A> =0A>> > So, I'm thinking, app=
end setup-apkrepos to setup-alpine so user=0A>> > gets a http repo. User sh=
ould only need to press enter to get a=0A>> > sane default. We maybe dont e=
ven need to ask user but can just set=0A>> > it. I was thinking maybe havin=
g the mirror list in a package? Or we=0A>> > download frrom net? With a pac=
kage we dont need have the network=0A>> > running when we configure the htt=
p repo.=0A>>=0A>> Having a mirror list in a package would be good, however,=
 we would=0A>> either want to have it prompt for a mirror *out* of the pack=
age list=0A>> or rework repository selection in APK.=0A>>=0A>> I think the =
way ArchLinux/Pacman handle this is subpar. =C2=A0I think=0A>> prompting is=
 better.=0A> =0A> I didn't really understand what you said. You mean we hav=
e the=0A> mirror list in a package, and then you get the list presented and=
 user=0A> picks one of them? Then we keep that list up-to-date with normal =
apk=0A> updates.=0A> =0A> I'm thinking apkbuild could be something like:=0A=
> =0A> pkgname=3D"alpine-mirrors"=0A> pkgver=3D"$_date"=0A> source=3D"http:=
//www.alpinelinux.org/alpine/MIRRORS.txt"=0A> ...=0A> package() {=0A> =09in=
stall -D "$srcdir"/MIRRORS.txt \=0A> =09=09"$pkgdir"/usr/share/alpine-mirro=
rs/MIRRORS.txt=0A> }=0A> =0A> ...=0A=0AI think that's an excellent idea.=0A=
=0AWith the work I've done to setup-apkrepos and these new ideas you've all=
=0Acome up with, I sat down and came up with some notes on how to improve o=
n=0Athis:=0A=0A- make `setup-apkrepos` use MIRRORS.txt from APK=0A- Ask use=
r if they want to..=0A =C2=A01. Automatically pick random mirror (Default)=
=0A =C2=A02. Automatically pick mirror based on speed (must be connected)=
=0A =C2=A03. Manually pick mirror from list=0A =C2=A0 =C2=A0 - List mirrors=
, their locations, and maybe even their provider/sponsor=0A =C2=A04. Manual=
ly enter a URL or local path=0A- Finally, ask the user if they want to run =
'apk update', warning that=0A =C2=A0they must be connected in order to use =
Internet repositories.=0A =C2=A0(Default to 'Yes'?)=0A=0ARegarding mirror l=
ocations, I'm thinking we should make MIRRORS.txt more=0Aof a flat-file dat=
abase with a single-character delimiter - perhaps the=0Apipe character (|).=
=0A=0AIt could look something like this:=0A=0Ahttp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.ju=
ssieu.fr/pub/linux/alpine/alpine/|Paris, FR=0Ahttp://nl.alpinelinux.org/alp=
ine/|Schiphol-Rijk, NL=0Ahttp://dl-4.alpinelinux.org/alpine/|California, US=
=0Ahttp://dl-3.alpinelinux.org/alpine/|Colorado, US=0Ahttp://dl-2.alpinelin=
ux.org/alpine/|New York, US=0A=0AWhat do you think?=0A=0AMatt



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