tag 573067 +wontfix thanks On Mon, Mar 08, 2010 at 05:46:17PM +0100, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > Package: mirrors > Severity: wishlist > > some packages (python-apt for aptsources, maybe others) require a > list of mirrors to be available. It would be great if we could > package Mirrors.masterlist in a 'mirrors' package and install > the file as > /usr/share/mirrors/Mirrors.masterlist > > This would allow python-apt to drop its own mirror list; and > use a system-wide one instead. It would also allow other > programs to have a list of available mirrors.
That's not a very good idea, because : 1/ huge overhead for a single text file of N hundreds of KB 2/ the content of this file evolves because of new, outdated, broken, mirrors. If you want a reference file, it is available under: http://cvs.debian.org/webwml/webwml/english/mirror/ That may be accessible in a more VCS-independent place -- Simon Paillard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
