> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeremy Chadwick > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:02:09PM -0700, J B wrote: > > Why does it attempt to download from a Belgian address? I > have nothing against the Belgians, in fact I used to live > there, but I'm in Colombia now and an American d/l link makes > much more sense! > > Because that's the first address configured in the mirror > list. Look in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.sites.mk for > MASTER_SITE_MYSQL and you'll see the order of fetch sites. > > You can override this variable yourself in /etc/make.conf, or > use IGNORE_MASTER_SITE_MYSQL. > >
Hi J B, Here's another option - install ports-mgmt/fastest_sites (http://www.semicomplete.com/blog/geekery/freebsd-ports-master-sites-sorting .html), and it will generate a make.conf-compatible list of the MASTER_* sites in order of speed relative to your location. Hope that helps, Greg Larkin SourceHosting.net, LLC http://www.sourcehosting.net/ _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
