Jonathan Edwards wrote: > > On Apr 17, 2009, at 12:10 PM, Shawn Walker wrote: > >>> finished installing >50 servers with a repo downloaded using that >>> method. But YMMV. >> >> ...and I would highly discourage you from continuing to use it. We >> will be changing the depot format and other things in the future, and >> home-grown solutions like this will break. > > are we considering a more formal way to solve this sort of problem? a > high percentage of our customers typically have a large secure air gap > between their network and the rest of the world .. installing in these > environments is going to require a private, local, cacheable repository > - preferably something that is also easily transportable .. AI and a > pass through proxy isn't going to cut it as this will typically > introduce a site policy violation
The pkg(5) team is definitely aware of a need for more advanced mirroring functionality. However, we want to properly design and implement it in such a way that meets the needs of the target audience. As you might imagine, that's taking some time. Not only because of resources, but because the system is still undergoing rapid change. For example, the transport system is being completely redesigned and re-implemented right now. CDNs, local mirrors, corporate networks, manufacturing, etc. are definitely among the list of scenarios that will be accounted for. Cheers, -- Shawn Walker
