Bug 554052

Summary:	Repoman should check api.gentoo.org for the canonical copy of herds.xml
Product:	Portage Development	Reporter:	Adam Feldman <np-hardass>
Component:	Repoman	Assignee:	Portage team <dev-portage>
Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=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.