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| author |   Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-06-12 18:23:51 +0200 |
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| committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-06-12 18:23:51 +0200 |
| commit | 1e59a8fc34822d74007827bec588fd6b55342e99 (patch) | |
| tree | 9130981734ce956d06e5e79534fe9aa49a234ed7 /downloads/mirrors | |
| parent | Update Foundation links as per dabbott's updates (diff) | |
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Rework mirror information
- Distfile -> Source mirror
- Add rsync mirror page
- Update usage docs
Diffstat (limited to 'downloads/mirrors')
| -rw-r--r-- | downloads/mirrors/index.html | 23 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/downloads/mirrors/index.html b/downloads/mirrors/index.html index b680def..d042aed 100644 --- a/downloads/mirrors/index.html +++ b/downloads/mirrors/index.html @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ --- -title: 'Gentoo Distfile Mirrors' +title: 'Gentoo Source Mirrors' navtitle: 'Mirrors' nav1: downloads nav2: mirrors @@ -12,18 +12,29 @@ nav2-show: true </p> <div class="alert alert-info"> - <strong>Note</strong><br> - The mirrors listed on this page contain installation files such as LiveCDs, Portage snapshots as well as <em>distfiles</em> (the actual program code for most packages we offer).<br> - That means you can use them in your <code>GENTOO_MIRRORS</code> variable in <tt>make.conf</tt>, but they are <strong>not</strong> <em>rsync</em> mirrors (which go into <tt>repos.conf</tt>, formerly <code>SYNC</code> in <tt>make.conf</tt>). + <strong>Using Source Mirrors</strong> + <br> + The mirrors listed <strong>on this page</strong> contain installation files such as <strong>LiveCDs, Portage tree snapshots</strong> + as well as <strong>distfiles</strong> (the actual program code for our packages). + <br> + To use a source mirror for Portage downloads, add a URL from the list below to your <code>GENTOO_MIRRORS</code> variable in <tt>make.conf</tt>. + <a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/GENTOO_MIRRORS" class="alert-link">More information</a> is available in our Wiki. +</div> + +<div class="alert alert-success"> + <strong>rsync Mirrors</strong> + <br> + We also have a second type of mirrors that you use for updating your Portage tree (configured via <tt>repos.conf</tt>). + They are available on a <a href="/support/rsync-mirrors/" class="alert-link">separate page</a>. </div> <p> - We would like to thank the many organizations and individuals that are providing mirroring services to the Gentoo project. If you would like to contribute a mirror, please consult the <a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Infrastructure/Source_mirrors">relevant documentation</a>. + We would like to thank the many organizations and individuals that are providing mirroring services to the Gentoo project. If you would like to contribute a mirror, please consult the <a href="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Infrastructure/Mirrors/Source">relevant documentation</a>. </p> <hr> -<h2>Countries covered by Gentoo mirrors</h2> +<h2>Countries covered by Gentoo Source Mirrors</h2> <table class="table table-condensed table-striped"> <tr> |