[Nix-dev] Using a different mirror

[Yurii Kudryashov]

2007/8/23, Erick Tryzelaar <idadesub at users.sourceforge.net>:
> Since I'm in the US, it's a bit more efficient for me to download something
> like the linux kernel from a US mirror instead of the default German mirror.
> Is there any way to have this be handled automatically?

Currently, no.
The script in fetchurl directory is responsible for downloading files.
There were discussion about adding support for URLs like sf:// and
kernel:// (with configurable selecting mirror) but nobody done it yet.
Patch is very welcome.
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Yura
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