[arch-mirrors] Mirrorlist Generator Issue

Per Osbäck per at osbeck.com
Mon Feb 20 16:34:29 UTC 2017


What does the "use mirror status" actually do?
It seem to randomize the server on each request, not sort it in any
particular way.

https://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/?country=SE&protocol=https&ip_version=4&use_mirror_status=on



On Sun, Feb 19, 2017, 16:21 Florian Pritz via arch-mirrors <
arch-mirrors at archlinux.org> wrote:

> On 18.02.2017 12:47, Shorrer wrote:
> > For quite some time I was relying on Pacman Mirrorlist Generator as the
> > best and fastest way to update my mirrorlist with some fresh mirrors
> > every day. I used it with the "use mirror status" option set, and today
> > it gave me an empty list
>
> Thanks for the report. I've underestimated the possibility of breakage
> in a single line change. Fixed it now.
>
> Florian
>
>
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