*-Jason Gunthorpe (24 Jul) | | I would like to update my mirror list to something more machine friendly. | The orginal version some of you know was designed as an example for APT. |
I think this is much more human readable as well. | My new concept follows along the idea of a package file and attempts to | encode alot of information to allow the user to make the best selection. | [snip] | | Site: ftp1.us.debian.org | Type: Push-Primary | Archive-http: /debian/ | Archive-ftp: /debian/ | WWW-http: / | Maintainer: Johnie Ingram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Location: Michigan USA | Upstream: T1 1.5Mbit mich.net | | Site: www.uk.debian.org | Type: Push-Primary | Archive-http: /debian/ | Archive-ftp: /debian/ | Archive-rsync: debian/ | WWW-http: / | WWW-rsync: debian-web/ | Maintainer: Philip Hands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Location: UK | Upstream: ? ? netcom.net.uk | I think it would be cool if this mirror 'package' file could be used by apt or whatever to present the user with a menu config like the kernel menuconfig to select the sites and contents for each site that they wanted to use(hamm/main hamm/unstable non-us, etc). Also I think a timezone field in UTC reference could be used. That way the config program could present the selections based on proximity to the users site. This list then could be updated when the user updates the package list. This 'package' file could then replace the sources.list file if the users wasn't going to use any file URI's. If the user wanted to use any file URI's then they could have a sources.list file with the appropriate fields. The Description field you mentioned could be used to give the user 'more info' about the site, like the 'help' on the kernel menuconfig. Just some thoughts, -- Brian Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
