-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to Simon Josefsson on 4/17/2009 1:22 AM: >> However, note that it downloads all .po files every time. Have you >> considered adjusting that rule to work like the code in bootstrap, that >> uses rsync and a cache? That avoids not only the wasteful re-download >> when things haven't changed, but also the relatively expensive updates >> that would be required when .po file time stamps change unnecessarily. > > Thanks for the pointer, indeed there could be some code syncing here. > Using rsync seems better. I'm not ready to use bootstrap in my projects > yet, though, since I want the git repository to be possible to bootstrap > without a network connection. But I don't see any harm in having .po > rules in both bootstrap and maint.mk -- the maintiner choses which to > use. I'll experiment with a rsync-based approach.
Would it be possible to provide both the rsync approach while keeping a fallback using wget, for scenarios where rsync is blocked by firewalls but http can still get through? - -- Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! Eric Blake e...@byu.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAknoeZEACgkQ84KuGfSFAYDeiwCeKflVv4SoBtDkAnNvLJAUw7YB cD8An2hcaXo1+/s5CilEALAhKP3pwSkj =ihlo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
