PDTP for portage?

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siroxo · Post by **siroxo** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:32 am

There have been many people suggesting using a BitTorrent like idea for Portage. Just as many people think its too difficult to implement and doesn't have enough benefit. PDTP (recently featured on /.) looks like an excellent option in the search for a viable peer to peer protocol to fill the role.

From the PDTP website:

The Peer Distributed Transfer Protocol (PDTP) provides a method of transferring files using peers to aid in distribution of content, similar to BitTorrent. PDTP servers manage a directory heirarchy automatically, making it somewhat more like HTTP or FTP, and support a number of other features such as metadata rich directory listings and support for file integrity validation through the use of DSS signatures. For more information, please see the FAQ.

I'm not familiar with Portage at the development level, but do others think something like this could be a viable option?

mastergoon · Post by **mastergoon** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:23 am

you want to get the distfiles from peers? i dont see why, are you really having trouble finding a good mirror?

NuclearFusi0n · Post by **NuclearFusi0n** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 7:16 am

mastergoon wrote:you want to get the distfiles from peers? i dont see why, are you really having trouble finding a good mirror?

It's just something to make life easier for the mirrors. No use wasting bandwidth when you don't have to.

kikawala · Post by **kikawala** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:13 pm

Maybe it would be a better replacement for just the portage tree instead of the distfiles. That way if I leave the PDTP client running 24/7, I can not only have new .ebuilds as soon as they are released but also use my bandwidth in distributing it.

MooktaKiNG · Post by **MooktaKiNG** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 6:33 pm

I've been reading into this today and it seems to be perfect for distfiles AND portage.

I think it will work well, what does everyone else think?

siroxo · Post by **siroxo** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 3:15 am

If nothign else it can reduce the load when a new version of a popular program is released.