portscout - new distfile scanner

[Ion-Mihai Tetcu]

On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 20:05:32 +0100
Shaun Amott <shaun at inerd.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> As I mentioned a few days ago, I've been working on a system for
> checking for new ports distfiles. Someone pointed out that there is
> already a script which does this - however, it seems to be out of
> service.
> 
> My initial intent was to create a generic script for personal use, but
> it has rapidly expanded into something which spiders the entire tree,
> and uses a full-scale relational database.
> 
> The script - called "portscout" - uses a more sophisticated set of tests
> to determine if a new distfile is available. It still has a few rough
> edges, but it's nearly ready for day-to-day operation.
> 
> I have done a test run, for anyone who might be interested:
> 
>     http://beta.inerd.com/portscout/
> 
> I'm prepared to continue running this as a service if there is enough
> interest; otherwise, I will either run it for parts of the tree, or
> release it for personal use.

For my ports:
It missed apcupsd, which is at 3.12.2, the other seem OK.

I'm curious how does this compare with Edwin's in terms of bandwidth
used and accuracy.


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