I use this in make.conf MASTER_SITE_OVERRIDE=ftp://freebsd.cisco.com/pub/FreeBSD/distfiles/${DIST_SUBDIR}/
to get stuff off an internal mirror There are probably better ways to do it, but this has worked for me. dave c you wrote: > Hello, > > I seem remember 4.7 had an option in /etc/make.conf to prefer > downloading from mirror sites (or sites matching a regex) by default. Is > there anything similar to this available in CURRENT without having to > rearrange (and most likely refuse) bsd.sites.mk? > > Hmm.. using a shell script to ping and sort the file after each cvsup > might be sort of cool, but probably more trouble then it's worth. It's > only for those occasional huge distfiles where it really matters > (currently, the 77M games/vegastrike snatched from a PR.) > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > -- Dave Cornejo @ Dogwood Media, Fremont, California (also [EMAIL PROTECTED]) "There aren't any monkeys chasing us..." - Xochi To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
