554052 – Repoman should check api.gentoo.org for the canonical copy of herds.xml

Bug 554052 - Repoman should check api.gentoo.org for the canonical copy of herds.xml

Summary: Repoman should check api.gentoo.org for the canonical copy of herds.xml

Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE

Alias:	None

Product:	Portage Development
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Repoman (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Portage team

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Reported:	2015-07-06 04:32 UTC by Adam Feldman
Modified:	2016-02-15 12:02 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

See Also:	573010
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Description Adam Feldman gentoo-dev

2015-07-06 04:32:04 UTC

Just came across this issue when I added a herd to herds.xml via api.gentoo.org.  Afterward, repoman full failed due to unknown herd.  Just as repoman grabs the metadata.dtd, it would be nice if repoman could check the online, canonical copy.  Suggested by _robbat2 in #gentoo-infra.

Comment 1 Ian Delaney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2015-07-15 00:22:02 UTC

Well this 'fares well' for the case of dropping the concept of herd in the modern gentoo. Yet another background step to further entrench and tangle the use of herd as an essential key step in standard portage processes / protocol. But was that debate resolved in the negative?

Comment 2 Michał Górny archtester

2016-02-15 12:02:47 UTC

herds.xml no longer exists.