It seems that the mirrors are now all sync'd with the binary RPMs, but where are the source packages? The source RPMs are available for the few packages updated since the upstream 5.3 release, but the SRPMS for the release itself are missing. Example: http://mirror.centos.org/centos-5/5.3/os/ has directories containing the x86 and x86_64 binaries, but should also have a SRPMS directory.
Steve Snyder wrote:> It seems that the mirrors are now all sync'd with the binary RPMs, but > where are the source packages? > > The source RPMs are available for the few packages updated since the > upstream 5.3 release, but the SRPMS for the release itself are > missing.Coming later. Please let the mirrors handle the load of people updating their machines first. When the first wave of updates have gone down, the SRPMS will be put onto the mirrors. Regards, Ralph -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090401/567be62a/attachment-0003.sig>
From: Steve Snyder <swsnyder at snydernet.net> It seems that the mirrors are now all sync'd with the binary RPMs, but> where are the source packages?I think I read, a few posts ago, something about source rpms being delayed a bit to reduce the traffic... JD
Ralph Angenendt napsal(a):> Coming later. Please let the mirrors handle the load of people updating > their machines first. When the first wave of updates have gone down, the > SRPMS will be put onto the mirrors. > > Regards,Ralph, I don?t like this solution. When things go wrong I want to look at the source. And as for now there's no reference to look at. David Hrb??
Ralph Angenendt wrote:>> >>The source RPMs are available for the few packages updated since the >>upstream 5.3 release, but the SRPMS for the release itself are >>missing.
Ralph Angenendt wrote:> Coming later. Please let the mirrors handle the load of people updating > their machines first. When the first wave of updates have gone down, the > SRPMS will be put onto the mirrors.Is there _any_ chance the 5.3 SRPMS could be made available somehow - e.g. on a single server, before they are pushed out to the mirrors? I would like to have a look at a couple of CentOS modified SRPMS Thanks James Pearson
2009/4/1 Ralph Angenendt <ra+centos at br-online.de>:> Steve Snyder wrote: >> It seems that the mirrors are now all sync'd with the binary RPMs, but >> where are the source packages? >> >> The source RPMs are available for the few packages updated since the >> upstream 5.3 release, but the SRPMS for the release itself are >> missing. > > Coming later. Please let the mirrors handle the load of people updating > their machines first. When the first wave of updates have gone down, the > SRPMS will be put onto the mirrors. > > Regards, > > RalphNot to be Mr. Goody Two Shoes, but isn't that a GPL violation? Seeing as you can make an RPM from an SRPM but not vice versa, and the source is what the GPL focuses on.