Re: [tdf-mirrors] Mirroring DVD/CD ISO files

Hi Peter, *,

Dr. Peter Pöml schrieb:

> Am 29.01.2011 um 11:04 schrieb Friedrich Strohmaier:

> > > So to get the torrent, simply download it from mirrorbrain (just
> > > append .torrent to the URL)

> > That doesn't work out:
> > I created a directory pub/libreoffice/iso and put the iso file in
> > there. To avoid it beeing mirrored I told rsync to exclude it.

> As you can see on
http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/iso/LibO_3.3.0-1_DVD_allplatforms_snapshot-2011-01-28_21.13.39_de.iso.mirrorlist
 
the
> file isn't only non-existant on any mirror, but there are (and this
> is crucial for torrents) no hashes known for it. The hashes haven't
> been created, therefore -- probably because you put the file manually
> into the publicly served filespace, instead of pushing it through our
> stage area, and "publishing" it via our stage2pub script. The latter
> script would have taken care of creating the needed hashes. Then the
> torrent generation would work.

I figured that out.

> Thus, a 404 is returned for requests on the torrent file.

I know.

> Once hashes are there, they'll be displayed on the {...}.mirrorlist
> URL.

I did create the hashes manually analogue to the command in the stage
script (withlock LOCK-makehashes mb 
makehashes -t /srv/hashes -b /srv/tdf/pub /srv/tdf/pub/libreoffice/iso/)

but they somehow are eaten by the cronjob creating hashes for the stage
area periodically.

+++++++Message in cron-mail: ++++++++++++
Recursively removing obsolete directory '/srv/hashes/libreoffice/iso'
Recursively removing hashes in database: libreoffice/iso/*
Unlinked 0 files, 1 directories.
++++++++++++    ++++++++++++  

What makes that directory "obsolete"? 

I don't know where to look for that. The manually created hashes didn't
kill the ones of stage, which I would assume if the command did care not
to have any hashes out of the issued area.

> By the way, the torrents can contain web seeds only when the file is
> on some mirror. So I would suggest to let it be mirrored at least on
> one mirror, because a fast web seed is obviously very convenient or
> torrent users.

I know but I want to test first and understand what I'm doing before
crowding mirrors with stuff. :o))


Gruß/regards
-- 
Friedrich
Libreoffice-Box http://libreofficebox.org/
LibreOffice and more on CD/DVD images
(german version already started)



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