Re: Package configure problem during Installation.

[Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>]

On Sat 26 Nov 2016 at 11:51:19 -0500, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> wrote:
> > kamaraju kusumanchi <raju.mailinglists@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Where is it documented that httpredir is deprecated and that we should
> >> use deb.debian.org's service going forward? Has it been announce
> >> somewhere?
> >
> > There has been a thread on debian-devel (I can't find the Message-ID at
> > the moment) and the latest version of the next debian-installer for
> > Stretch switched the URL from httpredir.debian.org to deb.debian.org.
> >
> >> Also, will it work for Jessie or is it more for stretch or later?
> >
> > It will work a bit more efficient for Stretch+, but it also works as
> > intended for Wheezy and Jessie.
> >
> 
> Thanks Sven. Is this still a beta service or mature enough to be
> recommended to debian users? Hopefully there is a formal announcement
> on this. As it stands, httpredir is mentioned in many places. For
> example
> 
> https://www.debian.org/mirror/list
> https://www.debian.org/mirror/
> http://httpredir.debian.org/
> 
> and is all over the wiki (there are 145 hits for httpredir
> site:wiki.debian.org in google).

For the -devel thread:

  https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/07/msg00071.html

For the -project thread:

  https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2016/04/msg00012.html

I think viewing deb.debian.org as beta is fair. Viewing the redirector
as deprecated or about to be closed down in not correct. There is a
diversity of views in both threads.

> Now I feel stupid for filing
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=845769 today morning
> asking httpredir to be discussed in the debian-handbook. :FacePalm:

Don't feel like that. You can either close the report with an explantion
or add to it saying you have become aware of deb.debian.org and leaving
any decision until things clarify may not be a bad idea.

-- 
Brian.