Re: [Gnu-arch-users] mirroring concepts/practice help

[Aaron Bentley]

John Arbash Meinel wrote:
> Actually, =meta-info/name should always contain the "real" name. It is a
> mirror, but that is the archive it is a mirror of. I'm not really sure
> what should go into =meta-info/mirror. I think it is actually not ever
> read.

It is always read when connecting to an archive.  It is verified when 
mirroring.  When it doesn't match, the error is the one Kevin Geiss got.

See archive.c:
  if (want_mirror_of && str_cmp (want_mirror_of, answer->mirror_of))
    {
      safe_printfmt (2, "arch_archive_connect: attempt to connect to 
wrong mirror\n  archive: %s\n  wanted mirror of: %s\n  got mirror of: %s\n",
                     (name ? name : location), want_mirror_of, 
(answer->mirror_of ? answer->mirror_of : (t_uchar *)"(not a mirror)"));
      exit (2);
    }

  return answer;

> Just having the file means that the archive is treated as a mirror
> (no committing).
>
> What *is* important is how you have registered the archives. There are
> two possibilities for archive-mirror

That is not the only important thing.  The =meta-info/mirror contents is 
also important.

Aaron
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