Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Is Gentoo healthy?

2006-12-21 Thread Andrey Gerasimenko
On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:39:46 +0300, Bo Ørsted Andresen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 20 December 2006 18:16, Mark Knecht wrote: [SNIP] I understand that every package is out there in some repository on the web. I think Neil has pointed me toward it once or twice at least. The problem

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Is Gentoo healthy?

2006-12-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 21 December 2006 10:00, Andrey Gerasimenko wrote: When SHOULD I sync again? That is, for how long may I not to sync and   expect that ebuilds can find the files they need to download at the expected locations? It looks like this depends on the good will of 3-d parties, for example,

RE: [gentoo-user] OT: Is Gentoo healthy?

2006-12-21 Thread Nelson, David \(ED, PARD\)
-Original Message- From: Alan McKinnon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 December 2006 08:33 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Is Gentoo healthy? Now often should you sync? There is no rule, and none is possible, so don't ask for one. I can give you

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Is Gentoo healthy?

2006-12-21 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:00:41 +0300, Andrey Gerasimenko wrote: When SHOULD I sync again? That is, for how long may I not to sync and expect that ebuilds can find the files they need to download at the expected locations? It looks like this depends on the good will of 3-d parties, for

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Is Gentoo healthy?

2006-12-21 Thread Andrey Gerasimenko
On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:25:01 +0300, Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Files are removed from the mirrors two weeks after the last ebuild using them is removed from the tree, so if you sync every two weeks you should never suffer from missing source files (apart fro restricted ebuilds).

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Is Gentoo healthy?

2006-12-21 Thread Bo Ørsted Andresen
On Thursday 21 December 2006 10:43, Andrey Gerasimenko wrote: Files are removed from the mirrors two weeks after the last ebuild using them is removed from the tree, so if you sync every two weeks you should never suffer from missing source files (apart fro restricted ebuilds). Thanks.

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Is Gentoo healthy?

2006-12-21 Thread Andrey Gerasimenko
On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:52:53 +0300, Bo Ørsted Andresen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 21 December 2006 10:43, Andrey Gerasimenko wrote: Files are removed from the mirrors two weeks after the last ebuild using them is removed from the tree, so if you sync every two weeks you should

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: Is Gentoo healthy?

2006-12-21 Thread Danyelle Gragsone
wow.. this thing is still going.. On 12/21/06, Andrey Gerasimenko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:52:53 +0300, Bo Ørsted Andresen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 21 December 2006 10:43, Andrey Gerasimenko wrote: Files are removed from the mirrors two weeks after the