On 4 October 2011 21:20, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Symbolic links should not be used in mirrored directories [1]. > > We still use them in some components; I propose to delete them all > later this week.
Done. > The disadvantages are: > - often don't get updated promptly; an extra task for the RM that is > often forgotten > - hide the true version when the archive is downloaded > - cause additional load on mirrors (links are copied as actual files, if at > all) > - don't make any sense on archives.apache.org if a project is no longer > active. > > If anyone thinks they need current pointers, then redirects can be used > instead. > These don't appear in directory listings, but if anyone has the > current link bookmarked anywhere, the redirect will take care of it. > > Redirects still suffer from the disadvantage that they have to be > maintained, and so can get out of step, but otherwise AFAIK they work > well. > > [1] http://www.apache.org/dev/mirror-step-by-step.html#symbolic_links > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
