| Message ID | 1464115706-29940-1-git-send-email-thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Commit | 3999f0ad3c30fba64d0362aa68d34d1a43cfb3df |
| Headers | show |
>>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> writes: > As explained on http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.en.html, the network of > GNU mirrors provide a generic address, http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/, > which automatically redirects to an up-to-date and local mirror. This > allows to greatly speed-up downloads, and also reduces the load on the > main GNU server. > Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> Committed to next, thanks.
diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in index b8e5d18..6f5003c 100644 --- a/Config.in +++ b/Config.in @@ -240,10 +240,12 @@ config BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR config BR2_GNU_MIRROR string "GNU Software mirror" - default "http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu" + default "http://ftpmirror.gnu.org" help - GNU has multiple software mirrors scattered around the world. - The following allows you to select your preferred mirror. + GNU has multiple software mirrors scattered around the + world. The following allows you to select your preferred + mirror. By default, a generic address is used, which + automatically selects an up-to-date and local mirror. Have a look on the gnu.org site for a list of mirrors, then enter the URL to the base directory. Examples:
As explained on http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.en.html, the network of GNU mirrors provide a generic address, http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/, which automatically redirects to an up-to-date and local mirror. This allows to greatly speed-up downloads, and also reduces the load on the main GNU server. Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com> --- Config.in | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)