Emerge rsync --> downloads many files all the time

Nossie · Apprentice Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 181

Hi,

If I do a emerge rsync, a lot of ebuilds are downloaded, even if I did a rsync just a minute ago. It started after the rsync mirror implementaion. I noticed it depends on the mirror it connects to, from some mirrors no files are downloaded, from others it looks like the whole tree is downloaded again....

Is this a config thing ? Its rather annoying to see almost the whole portage tree downloaded if it isn't nessecary.

greets,
Nossie

arkane · l33t Joined: 30 Apr 2002 Posts: 918 Location: Phoenix, AZ

when you say downloaded, do you mean the output like so:

Nossie · Apprentice Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 181

I mean like the second block, like this:

Guest · Posted: Wed May 15, 2002 8:19 pm Post subject:

I would think it is due to mirrors not being as updated as eachother to the source tree.

arkane · l33t Joined: 30 Apr 2002 Posts: 918 Location: Phoenix, AZ

Nitro · Posted: Wed May 15, 2002 11:07 pm Post subject:

I think it has something to do with the modified times of the ebuilds on the servers. I think the easiest way to solve the problem is to pick one of the rsync.gentoo.org mirrors, and use its IP address instead of jumping around with the DNS/round robbin solution..