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Re: [PATCH] make setup mirror list more like web page not just urls
On 11/17/2017 8:48 AM, Ken Brown wrote:
which that fails. Also, you shouldn't be relying on the servername
field being filled in.
One further comment about the servername field: AFAICT, the only use
that's made of this field is to distinguish "official" mirrors (those
listed in mirrors.lst, either now or in the past) from sites added by
the user. See 'check_dropped_mirrors()' and 'write_cache_list()' in
site.cc.
I find this confusing, and it apparently threw Brian off also.
Moreover, it seems to be undocumented. I suggest either documenting
this or changing it. My preference is to change it, but I'm still
thinking about how to best do that. I'll probably send a patch later.
Ken