Re: [GSOC 2008] update: install-tool

[Klaus Heinz <k.heinz%julacht.kh-22.de@localhost>]

Zach Wegner wrote:

> But if an FTP site is down, it should have some sort of error
> correction. My idea is to have backup media, so that for when a set
> fails on CD, we can try NFS, and if that fails, FTP, etc. The

This sounds too complicated to me, better stick to one media, _maybe_ with
several instances of the same kind in the case of fetching sets over
the network (= mirror servers).
IMO, a way to see what went wrong in a log file is far more important
than making the program too clever.

ciao
     Klaus