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On 2014-03-21 15:27, Jate S wrote:
> I am running into a bottleneck with the linux-yocto recipe on dora
> 1.5.1. The fetch retrieves git2_git.yoctoproject.org.git.tar.gz, but
> then it hits a bottleneck when it must do a git fetch to update to the
> required references. The git server does not have high bandwdith.
> 
> One workaround that I've found is to archive the git repository and
> replace the tar.gz in the downloads directory. The recipe then finds
> the required references.
> 
> Would BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS actually take care of this? Any
> other recommendations?

Yes, that's exactly what BB_GENERATE_MIRROR_TARBALLS does.  The updated
tarball will end up in your downloads directory.  If you use any sort of
local mirror, you'll want to push the new tarball to it for the next time.

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