tags 439267 + patch
thanks
Jérémy Bobbio wrote:
> Although it would probably be better to have a more local mirror than
> ftp.debian.org used, probably by using the country selected by the user
> at the beginning of the installation...
Agreed. I've attached a patch that does this.
I can see two problems with it, however:
0. Arbitrary "gb -> uk"-like mappings may get crufty over time.
1. Derivative distributions are kinda forced to have ".debian.org" in the
hostname.
Regards,
--
Chris Lamb, UK chris@chris-lamb.co.uk
GPG: 0x634F9A20
Index: packages/apt-setup/generators/50mirror
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--- packages/apt-setup/generators/50mirror (revision 51594)
+++ packages/apt-setup/generators/50mirror (working copy)
@@ -96,20 +96,42 @@
# Only set default if not preseeded or already asked
# Hack alert: for this to work no default is set in template
db_get apt-setup/use_mirror
[ "$RET" ] || db_set apt-setup/use_mirror $use_mirror
db_input $use_prio apt-setup/use_mirror || [ $? -eq 30 ]
db_go || exit 10
db_get apt-setup/use_mirror
if [ "$RET" = false ]; then
+ # We aren't using a mirror; add commented-out URIs as a convenience
+ db_get cdrom/codename
+ codename="$RET"
+
+ db_get debian-installer/country || true
+ country=$(echo $RET | tr A-Z a-z)
+ case "$country" in
+ gb)
+ # For some reason, there is no ftp.gb.debian.org.
+ prefix="ftp.uk"
+ ;;
+ *)
+ prefix="ftp.$country"
+ ;;
+ "")
+ prefix="ftp"
+ ;;
+ esac
+
+ echo "#deb http://${prefix}.debian.org/debian $codename main" >> $file
+ echo "#deb-src http://${prefix}.debian.org/debian $codename main" >> $file
+
exit 1
fi
# Default suite to codename; choose-mirror will determine actual suite
if db_get cdrom/codename && [ "$RET" ]; then
db_set mirror/suite $RET
fi
while true; do
RET=0
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