Re: arch-dependent searches and downloads
On Fri, Nov 24, 2000 at 07:26:55PM +0000, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> > We could have cool dynamic stuff using only CGIs if we had a non-US
> > server carrying both archives, But we don't have such a server.
>
> Then let's find a server. Is there any official person or way to
> approach a sponsor, or can I simply go ahead and ask a company (I know
> a company which _might_ be willing to donate a machine, but I haven't
> talked to them for a quite a while).
Ask on -private, I guess... admin people (who are going to be responsible
for it) will read it, too.
> > I think some Perl code could find out appropriate versions for each
> > architecture.
>
> That's easy; the scripts in my home on master do that already.
Then why did you say:
> IMHO there is only one problem left: when you can choose the
> architecture you want to download, all archs are displayed even if the
> package is not available for that arch (it's not really a problem,
> there won't be an error just a message saying that the package is not
> available). It would be nicer just to offer those archs for which
> the package is actually available. I will implement that later.
That's implemented, then?
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