mysql-5.0.45 port

[Greg Larkin]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-ports at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-ports at freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Chadwick
> 
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:02:09PM -0700, J B wrote:
> > Why does it attempt to download from a Belgian address?  I 
> have nothing against the Belgians, in fact I used to live 
> there, but I'm in Colombia now and an American d/l link makes 
> much more sense!
> 
> Because that's the first address configured in the mirror 
> list.  Look in /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.sites.mk for 
> MASTER_SITE_MYSQL and you'll see the order of fetch sites.
> 
> You can override this variable yourself in /etc/make.conf, or 
> use IGNORE_MASTER_SITE_MYSQL.
> 
> 

Hi J B,

Here's another option - install ports-mgmt/fastest_sites
(http://www.semicomplete.com/blog/geekery/freebsd-ports-master-sites-sorting
.html), and it will generate a make.conf-compatible list of the MASTER_*
sites in order of speed relative to your location.

Hope that helps,
Greg Larkin

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