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Bug 299516

Summary: app-emulation/virtualbox-modules should use RESTRICT=primaryuri
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: devsk <funtoos>
Component: New packagesAssignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status: VERIFIED INVALID    
Severity: normal    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Runtime testing required: ---

Description devsk 2010-01-03 20:50:23 UTC
Since the source is available on a developer specific site, the mirrors are tried in vain and hence delay the downloading of the source file. virtualbox-modules is one of the offending packages. This can slowdown a world update if there are multiple packages doing this. I am filing the bug against each and every package which does this, and which I encounter.
Comment 1 Patrick Lauer gentoo-dev 2010-01-03 21:06:28 UTC
> Since the source is available on a developer specific site, the mirrors are
tried in vain

Eh? Things are automatically pulled to the mirrors. That might take some time (usually ~4-6h), during which the mirrors "fail".

> I am filing the bug against
each and every package which does this, and which I encounter.

Please don't. Unless you have no self-preservation skills and want to be hunted down :)
Comment 2 devsk 2010-01-03 21:23:34 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> > Since the source is available on a developer specific site, the mirrors are
> tried in vain
> 
> Eh? Things are automatically pulled to the mirrors. That might take some time
> (usually ~4-6h), during which the mirrors "fail".
> 
> > I am filing the bug against
> each and every package which does this, and which I encounter.
> 
> Please don't. Unless you have no self-preservation skills and want to be hunted
> down :)
> 

ok...:) I would have thought so, but this happened after the ebuild was out for quite a few days. I think this fuck up happened because I was using ebuilds from an overlay and their source is not in mirrors. Did a trial fetch for in-tree ebuilds, and the problem doesn't happen.

My bad!