+ if (chdir(StartDir.c_str()) != 0)
+ return _error->Errno("chdir",_("Unable to change to %s"),StartDir.c_str());
+ return true;
+}
+
+
+bool MirrorMethod::DownloadMirrorFile(string /*mirror_uri_str*/)
+{
+ // not that great to use pkgAcquire here, but we do not have
+ // any other way right now
+ string fetch = BaseUri;
+ fetch.replace(0,strlen("mirror://"),"http://");
+
+#if 0 // no need for this, the getArchitectures() will also include the main
+ // arch
+ // append main architecture
+ fetch += "?arch=" + _config->Find("Apt::Architecture");
+#endif
+
+ // append all architectures
+ std::vector<std::string> vec = APT::Configuration::getArchitectures();
+ for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator I = vec.begin();
+ I != vec.end(); ++I)
+ if (I == vec.begin())
+ fetch += "?arch=" + (*I);
+ else
+ fetch += "&arch=" + (*I);
+
+ // append the dist as a query string
+ if (Dist != "")
+ fetch += "&dist=" + Dist;
+
+ if(Debug)
+ clog << "MirrorMethod::DownloadMirrorFile(): '" << fetch << "'"
+ << " to " << MirrorFile << endl;
+
+ pkgAcquire Fetcher;
+ new pkgAcqFile(&Fetcher, fetch, "", 0, "", "", "", MirrorFile);
+ bool res = (Fetcher.Run() == pkgAcquire::Continue);
+ if(res) {
+ DownloadedMirrorFile = true;
+ chmod(MirrorFile.c_str(), 0644);
+ }
+ Fetcher.Shutdown();
+
+ if(Debug)
+ clog << "MirrorMethod::DownloadMirrorFile() success: " << res << endl;
+
+ return res;
+}
+
+// Randomizes the lines in the mirror file, this is used so that
+// we spread the load on the mirrors evenly
+bool MirrorMethod::RandomizeMirrorFile(string mirror_file)
+{
+ vector<string> content;
+ string line;
+
+ if (!FileExists(mirror_file))
+ return false;
+
+ // read
+ ifstream in(mirror_file.c_str());
+ while ( !in.eof() ) {
+ getline(in, line);
+ content.push_back(line);
+ }
+
+ // we want the file to be random for each different machine, but also
+ // "stable" on the same machine. this is to avoid running into out-of-sync
+ // issues (i.e. Release/Release.gpg different on each mirror)
+ struct utsname buf;
+ int seed=1;
+ if(uname(&buf) == 0) {
+ for(int i=0,seed=1; buf.nodename[i] != 0; ++i) {
+ seed = seed * 31 + buf.nodename[i];
+ }
+ }
+ srand( seed );
+ random_shuffle(content.begin(), content.end());
+
+ // write
+ ofstream out(mirror_file.c_str());
+ while ( !content.empty()) {
+ line = content.back();
+ content.pop_back();
+ out << line << "\n";
+ }
+
+ return true;