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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: kernel.bkbits.net off the air
Date: 11 Nov 2003 11:43:04 -0800
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Followup to:  <200311111438.47868.andrew@walrond.org>
By author:    Andrew Walrond <andrew@walrond.org>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> 
> My preferred solution is a single sequence file as described by Adreas:
> 
> Assuming sequence starts at 0,
> 
> To modify the repository, +1 to sequence file contents, modify repo, +1 to 
> sequence
> 
> To get a coherent copy,
> do
> 	seq1 = read(sequence file)
> 	rsync repo
> 	seq2 = read(sequence file)
> until seq1==seq2 and !(seq1&1)
> 

OK... this still doesn't deal with how to get mirrors to pick stuff up
with a minimum of fuss.  The "minimum of fuss" bit is *extremely*
important... I still haven't managed to get all mirrors to use rsync.

	-hpa
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