[OE-core][PATCH 2/2] oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py: use gnu mirror instead of main server

[OE-core][PATCH 2/2] oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py: use gnu mirror instead of main server

[Steve Sakoman]

ftp.gnu.org is the main server of the GNU project, however download speed
can vary greatly based on one's location.

Using ftpmirror.gnu.org should redirect the request to the closest up-to-date mirror,
which should result sometimes in significantly faster download speed, depending
on one's location. This should also distribute the traffic more across the mirrors.

This information was sourced from https://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html

Signed-off-by: Steve Sakoman <steve@sakoman.com>
---
 meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py
index 3f51854e3d..ecafafa7d6 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class AutotoolsTest(OESDKTestCase):
         pmv = parallel_make_value((self.td.get('PARALLEL_MAKE') or '').split())
 
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="cpio-", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
-            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.15.tar.gz")
+            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.15.tar.gz")
 
             opts = {}
             opts["source"] = os.path.join(testdir, "cpio-2.15")
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [OE-core][PATCH 2/2] oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py: use gnu mirror instead of main server

[Richard Purdie]

On Wed, 2025-10-08 at 19:31 -0700, Steve Sakoman via lists.openembedded.org wrote:
> ftp.gnu.org is the main server of the GNU project, however download speed
> can vary greatly based on one's location.
> 
> Using ftpmirror.gnu.org should redirect the request to the closest up-to-date mirror,
> which should result sometimes in significantly faster download speed, depending
> on one's location. This should also distribute the traffic more across the mirrors.
> 
> This information was sourced from https://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.html
> 
> Signed-off-by: Steve Sakoman <steve@sakoman.com>
> ---
>  meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py
> index 3f51854e3d..ecafafa7d6 100644
> --- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py
> +++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/autotools.py
> @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class AutotoolsTest(OESDKTestCase):
>          pmv = parallel_make_value((self.td.get('PARALLEL_MAKE') or '').split())
>  
>          with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="cpio-", dir=self.tc.sdk_dir) as testdir:
> -            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.15.tar.gz")
> +            tarball = self.fetch(testdir, self.td["DL_DIR"], "https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.15.tar.gz")
>  
>              opts = {}
>              opts["source"] = os.path.join(testdir, "cpio-2.15")
> 

This patch is good, thanks.

This code is supposed to be using a cached copy from DL_DIR. If it is
failing on older releases on the autobuilder, it might mean the version
of the tarball is missing from the mirror for that release. Might be
worth checking...

Cheers,

Richard