> Le Jeudi 06 Novembre 2003 22:00, Stefan van der Eijk a �crit : >> Really nice site, very usefull, but what is your reference point? > > The reference is the hdlist on the ftp.
Which ftp? > On a ftp, urpmi will get it (or synthesis). So after getting the file, all > files who can be DL are referenced in this file. > Having more files in directory than listed in the hdlist isn't bad, but > missing files makes trouble. > > So the current script: > * Download the hdlist > * Make a list of all rpm listed in the hdlist. > * Look for these files in the directory > * Count the missing files (files listed in hdlist, but not present on ftp) > > At end, the script print the number of missing files. > > This is done only for RPMS from cooker, and for contrib. > > > When someone want to install a cooker or work on it, he need a coherent > FTP > who can provide rpms in sync with the hdlist. This was the bad problem who > was present some months ago with mirrors (hdlist not sync-ed). > > Having a up to date mirror sync-ed with kenobi is more difficult, and for > me, > cannot be done, as rpms are updated continuously. > > Emmanuel
