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SubjectRe: kernel.bkbits.net off the air
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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.

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