On Thursday 29 Nov 2001 19:40, Robert Fox wrote: > When the RPMS2 is a symlink - can it still be downloaded with Rsync? > > I use Rsync -auvP --delete as my options but I don't get symlinked > directories (just the link and not the files)
I use rsync -vrltP --delete --stats --exclude-from=$exclude_file \ --max-delete=100 I just get the link too - that's the point - you don't want two lots of contrib. I rsync cooker, contrib, updates and unsupported with separate commands in a batch file. My local mirror directory tree matches Mandrake's, viz: /mnt/downloads/mandrake /mnt/downloads/mandrake/8.0 /mnt/downloads/mandrake/8.1 /mnt/downloads/mandrake/devel /mnt/downloads/mandrake/devel/contrib /mnt/downloads/mandrake/devel/cooker /mnt/downloads/mandrake/devel/unsupported /mnt/downloads/mandrake/iso /mnt/downloads/mandrake/updates and /mnt/downloads/mandrake/devel/cooker/i586/Mandrake/RPMS2 => /mnt/downloads/mandrake/devel/contrib/i586/ > > Any tips? Anyone? > > Thank god I copied the RPMS2 directory to a notebook recently to test a > HD install of Cooker - so I still have a copy of the RPMS2 directory. > > Cheers, > Robert Fox > > On Thu, 2001-11-29 at 20:02, Peter Ruskin wrote: > > On Thursday 29 Nov 2001 10:08, Robert Fox wrote: > > > sunsite.uio.no and ftp.sunet.se are extremely inconsistent and > > > unreliable. > > > > > > They recently changed the location on sunsite.uio.no from > > > Mandrake-new to Mandrake-devel (again) and NOW . . . They have > > > eliminated the RPMS2 directory and set up a symlink (which means > > > those of us that use the --delete option on Rsync get FUCKED and > > > lose the RPMS2 directory. > > > > This happened recently to lots of us connected to sunet.se. I > > understand that uninett (sunsite.uio.no) have been asked to make > > RPMS2 a symlink so that they have the same setup as ftp.sunet.se. > > When this is done your problem should not reoccur. > > > > This probably doesn't make you feel any better - you've just lost > > your contrib. I know how that feels. I was angry when I lost mine. > > I was also angry that I had two lots - contrib and RPMS2. I think > > the RPMS2 symlink is a better solution so I'm happy that uninett is > > adopting it. > > > > The really frustrating thing about all this is that it happens > > without any warning, let alone consultation - the mirror sites > > behaving like loose cannons. > > > > > Not only are these two sites unpredictable and annoying - they > > > claim to be the PRIMARY Mandrake sites . . . > > > > > > If I were Mandrake - I would not tolerate this inconsistency and > > > try to find more reliable PRIMARY sites or services . . . this > > > reflects poorly on Mandrake!!!! > > > > > > Sorry for the rant, but I just got my RPMS2 directory blown away > > > locally because they have moved it again on the sunsite.uio.no > > > > > > This is inexcusable! > > > > -- > > Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. > > Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ). > > Mandrake Linux release 8.1 (Vitamin) for i586 > > Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk-pnr-win4lin, XFree86 4.1.0, patch level 21mdk. > > KDE: 2.2.2. Qt: 2.3.2. Uptime 1 day 20 hours 29 minutes. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Peter Ruskin, Wrexham, Wales. Registered Linux User No. 219434 ( see http://counter.li.org/ ). Mandrake Linux release 8.1 (Vitamin) for i586 Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk-pnr-win4lin, XFree86 4.1.0, patch level 21mdk. KDE: 2.2.2. Qt: 2.3.2. Uptime 1 day 22 hours 2 minutes. ------------------------------------------------------------------
