Also, see if the list of big files correlates to old versions when there are
newer versions available -- one large distro with a huge archive of back
versions could easily tip the scales.
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:47 PM, Gabor Szabo szab...@gmail.com wrote:
Some people are more space conscious
On Mar 25, 2010, at 8:42 AM, Barbie wrote:
Lastly I would also personnally be annoyed if only the latest versions
were available, as I often make great use of the diff tool on
search.cpan.org. Having only the latest version renders that great tool
redundant :(
I use that too :-) and it is
Currently on PAUSE you have to explicitly delete old uploads.
How about changing it so you have to explicitly KEEP old uploads
that appear to have been superseded?
PAUSE already has a mechanism to delete files at some future point in
time. That's currently only used as part of a safety/sanity
On Mar 25, 2010, at 4:12, Tim Bunce wrote:
Currently on PAUSE you have to explicitly delete old uploads.
How about changing it so you have to explicitly KEEP old uploads
that appear to have been superseded?
I like it.
I agree with Jarkko that there should be a way to pin some versions and
On Mar 25, 2010, at 8:38, Andy Armstrong wrote:
I like that solution better
[snip]
But solution to what? Are we convinced there's actually a problem here?
CPAN has almost 200k files. www.cpan.org says there are 17627 modules.
rsyncing a gazillion files doesn't work that well (on the
What Jarkko said.
On Mar 25, 2010, at 08:00, Jarkko Hietaniemi wrote:
I have one case where the v1 and v2 of a module are simply
incompatible, but v1 still works, and unless the users have a
compelling reason, they won't migrate. Pulling the rug from under
them would be quite
Because I happen to like (and use) Pod::Readme, I'd like to take over
that one.
I can also take over File::HomeDir::Win32, as well.
--Curtis
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:02 +, Robert Rothenberg rob...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi All,
I've been too busy the last few years working on a PhD, and haven't
On Fri, 26 Mar 2010, Ask Bj?rn Hansen wrote:
I find it curious that everyone who's actually involved in syncing the files or running
mirror servers seem to think it generally sounds like a good idea and everyone who
doesn't say it's not worth the effort.
Sure, I don't run a CPAN mirror, but
On Mar 26, 2010, at 8:23 PM, Arthur Corliss wrote:
Sure, I don't run a CPAN mirror, but I do manage many, many terrabytes of
storage as part of my day job. I think it's a tad presumptuous to disregard
input just because we're not in your inner sanctum. As I mentioned in a
follow up
