I think leave this to devs. to decide what they should and what they shouldn't provide. :) All we can do is remember
"echo installpath=ftp://ftp5.usa.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/$(uname -r)/packages/$(uname -m) | sudo tee /etc/pkg.conf" On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 4:15 PM, <openda...@hushmail.com> wrote: > > OpenBSD solution is to ask the user to choose a mirror at > installation time. > > I don't see this preference being remembered after the installation > though. > > O.D. > > On 23. september 2014 at 1:25 PM, "ludovic coues" wrote:> why aren't > there any sane PKG_PATH defaults? Ie.: > > > > release=$(uname -r) > > architecture=$(uname -p) > > > > export > > > PKG_PATH= > ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/${release}/packages/${architecture}/ > > The point of such default would be to not change the server, resulting > in a big load on it. > > Such problem prompted archlinux to throttle their main repository > server to force user to choose a mirror more adapted to geographic > situation. OpenBSD solution is to ask the user to choose a mirror at > installation time. > > -- > > Cordialement, Coues Ludovic > +336 148 743 42
