Simon Josefsson via Gnulib discussion list <bug-gnulib@gnu.org> writes:
>> Here are the compressed sources: >> https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/diffutils-3.11.tar.gz (3.3MB) >> https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/diffutils-3.11.tar.xz (1.9MB) >> >> Here are the GPG detached signatures: >> https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/diffutils-3.11.tar.gz.sig >> https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/diffutils-3.11.tar.xz.sig >> >> Use a mirror for higher download bandwidth: >> https://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html >> >> As you can imagine, I wouldn't mind making that the default. >> I set this in cfg.mk: >> >> # Use the direct link. This is guaranteed to work immediately, >> while >> # it can take a while for the faster mirror links to become usable. >> url_dir_list = https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/$(PACKAGE) > > I support making this the default. I tried to use ftpmirror.gnu.org a few times and around half of the time it redirected me to a dead site. So I agree with linking to the package on ftp.gnu.org and recommending using a mirror from https://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html. It is easy to find a working mirror there. Also, I prefer canonical urls. But the shortened one doesn't bother me. :) Collin
