Re: machine-readable mirror list
Simon Paillard at "Wed, 5 Dec 2012 23:58:23 +0100" wrote:
SP> Hi,
SP> If you want apt-spy to read the mirror list in rfc822 directly and avoid parsing:
SP> http://cvs.debian.org/webwml/webwml/english/mirror/Mirrors.masterlist
SP> http://mirror-master.debian.org/staticlist/Mirrors.masterlist
SP> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 02:49:47PM +0100, Simon Paillard wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 05:50:26PM +0800, Paul Wise wrote:
>> > On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Peter Palfrader <weasel@debian.org> wrote:
>> > > On Thu, 10 Mar 2011, Paul Wise wrote:
SP> [..]
>> > >> We have had the mirrors list on each mirror for a long time:
>> > >> ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/README.mirrors.txt
>> > >
>> > > That's not exactly machine readable tho.
>> >
>> > apt-spy consumes it OK, usually. You are right though; it could
>> > definitely be made into a better format, .822 or YAML or JSON or any
>> > standard format.
>>
Even if this is still true, if I find out a file that apt-spy can read
without loosing time in solving mirrors and aliases I'll try to use
it. I think this should be a good work for Christmas holidays.
Thanks
Stefano
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