Creating copies of layman overlays for http mirrors

Massimo B.

I followed https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Portage/Sync for the sys-apps/portage-2.2.16 plug-in sync migration...

In order to have http copy of a git-only overlay I add /etc/layman/overlays/raiagent_http.xml with a new name, but that complains

dol-sen · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 5:57 am Post subject:

Hmm, if it's changing your clone from the http url back to the git url, then that is a bug in the new auto-update capability.

Can you please file a bug with your emerge --info.
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Massimo B. · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:34 am Post subject:

I don't think this detail is a bug. Having a installed.xml with a different sourced than the latest fetched repositories.xml it is correct to adapt to the new source.
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Massimo B. · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 1:01 pm Post subject:

Any idea, what is the best way to create a copy of an existing overlay in order to change the default source if there is no http fallback. Where are layman developers to get in touch? I know, last instance is to file a bug report...
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dol-sen · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 11:38 pm Post subject:

If you make an xml definition for the different url, you need to change the overlay name, or layman will overwrite it again with a correct one. You can also change the overlay name in the repo and commit it, add --rebase to git_syncopts (or relevant vcs) to keep your change.

P.S. I am a layman developer (see sig), along with twitch153.
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Massimo B. · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:21 am Post subject:

So how to add some local repository in general?
Like currently I try to sync the vaca Overlay which has no https:// fallback.

I tried a different approach without layman:

Massimo B. · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:28 am Post subject:

Isn't the new plug-in sync system in >=sys-apps/portage-2.2.16 replacing some parts of layman that is maintaining multiple overlay and syncing with remote, no?
Should the future of layman rather completely rely on that new portage repos.conf (currently only partially supporting repos.conf via USE flag) using portage sync types? Should the future layman rather be confined to only browsing existing overlays and maintaining repos.conf, that is dropping layman -s or just passing through to portage?
Currently it is confusing if eix will be using the portage sync for those overlays or calling layman's sync...
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Massimo B. · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:59 am Post subject:

dol-sen · Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:54 pm Post subject:

Well, you could just make a commit in that repo changing the name.

But if these repos are all github based that you need to change. Why not just submit a bug/bugs for the alternate urls % protocols offered by github to be included in the official repositories.xml list. That way it won't need any fussing around with alternate lists. Layman can handle any number of alternates/mirrors in info for the overlay.

P.S. the latest layman has a new utility for creating overlay definitions. It automatically adds a supported url/protocol variations supported by github, and gentoo.org. Although the gentoo.org ones need a small change for the new anonymous/http git server.
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Massimo B. · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:18 am Post subject:

Filing a bugreport to add the additional mirrors to the repositories.xml would be fine, indeed.
I was starting to look out for new mirrors after http mirrors of overlay.gentoo.org got offline, then I found the mentioned http://cgit.gentooexperimental.org/user and I already triggered adding to repositories.xml, but the mirror does not cover all overlays. Most overlays have their private github clone anyway.

Is there some change to repositories.xml required currently to use that new url/protocol variations supported by github and gentoo.org? Or is that already working?
I just need at least one http fallback for every overlay. I would start to collect http mirrors for some overlays I already use and file a bug report for that.

Anyway I wonder why that cloning and renaming of existing overlays does not work the way I tried and still depending on the internal repo name I cannot change without committing to the repo.
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dol-sen · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:27 pm Post subject:

Nope, no changes needed, layman has supported multiple urls for years. Just open a bug for the overlays you are concerned about, or one for all github ones...

Also Gentoo based repos now have a working annonymous server running again.
http://gitweb.gentoo.org/ From there you can look up the overlay and get the new urls.
I believe there is no https capability yet, but the systems are newly up just a few days now.

There is also a new mail archives system up and running now too.

See this announcement also this one
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steveL · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 12:51 am Post subject:

Nice one dol-sen; hope you don't mind I pushed the news to a new topic, as it's good :-)

Massimo B. · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:13 am Post subject:

Some related bugs I opened: bug 542340, bug 542342
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