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@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ However `pacredir` sends a "*404 - not found*" response if the file is not available in local network - and is skipped after just three misses. This new feature is not configurable at runtime, so rebuilding `pacman` with -this patch is the only way to make things work with `pacredir`. +one of the following patches is the way to make things work with `pacredir`. + +### Disable server error limit + +This is the simplest workaround - just disable the server error limit. --- a/lib/libalpm/dload.c +++ b/lib/libalpm/dload.c @@ -93,9 +97,30 @@ this patch is the only way to make things work with `pacredir`. struct server_error_count { char server[HOSTNAME_SIZE]; -Let's hope +We can agree this is not to be desired - in general the feature is reasonable. + +### Support http header to indicate an expected failure + +This solution is simple, yet powerful: +[Support http header to indicate an expected failure](patches/0001-support-http-header-to-indicate-an-expected-failure.patch) + +By setting an extra HTTP header `X-Pacman-Expected-Failure` the server can +indicate that the failure is expected. The next server is tried without +error message and without increasing the server's error count. + +Sadly upstream denied. 😢 + +### Implement CacheServer + +A more complex solution that breaks current API is: +[Implement CacheServer](patches/0001-implement-CacheServer.patch) + +This implements a new configuration option `CacheServer`. Adding a cache +server makes it ignore the server error limit. + +Handling for soft failures is demanded in a long standing upstream bug, and +the given patch could solve it: [FS#23407 - Allow soft failures on Server URLs](https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/23407) -is implemented any time soon. Security -------- |