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Firestar

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From: Beijing, China

Registered: 2021-07-19

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Is it able to build a mirror for AUR?

For example, a mirror site which downloads all pkgbuilds, cache files and source codes (especially github repos) every 6h or so. Some AUR packages is hard to download in some countries like China.

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ua4000

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Registered: 2015-10-14

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Re: Is it able to build a mirror for AUR?

Hi,
from the AUR seach page:

"78112 packages found. Page 1 of 1563."

And you want to to have all sources for this cached/downloaded by arch systems, and also every 6h ? I think this is not realistic.

WorMzy

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Registered: 2010-06-16

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Re: Is it able to build a mirror for AUR?

All it would achieve (at great expense) is blocklist++ by the authorities of the aforementioned countries.

All I can suggest is that you respect the laws of the country you live in, and don't seek out ways to evade them (e.g. by using proxies/VPNs/etc.).

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Re: Is it able to build a mirror for AUR?

It might be possible to mirror the AUR itself. All of the source files? No chance. None.