Re: [Gcl-devel] Some mirrors are missing 2.6.12

[Jared C. Davis]

Aha, I see -- some are just using lexicographic ordering instead of a
mixed alphanumeric sort.

Cheers,
Jared

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Camm Maguire <address@hidden> wrote:
> Greetings, and thanks for the report!  I ran into this earlier too -- I
> think 2.6.12 is there on each of the mirrors you cite, but the listings
> are presented in different order.  This still might confuse some that
> 2.6.9 was the latest.  I wrote about this before, but I don't think
> there is anything we can do about it.
>
> Take care,
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just FYI -- I noticed that when I click on the "download" link at the top of:
>>     https://www.gnu.org/software/gcl/
>>
>> I seem to get taken to a random mirror.  Some of these mirrors appear
>> to have GCL 2.6.12 tarballs, but others do not.  For instance, when I
>> go back to the GCL page and click on "download" a few times, I am
>> taken to:
>>
>>  - http://mirror.keystealth.org/gnu/gcl/    -- has version 2.6.12
>>  - http://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/gnu/gnu/gcl/      -- stops at 2.6.9
>>  - http://mirrors.axint.net/repos/gnu.org/gcl/   -- stops at 2.6.9
>>  - http://mirror.easthsia.com/gnu/gcl/          -- has version 2.6.12
>>
>> Anyway, I got a copy of 2.6.12 from a mirror that had it, but it seems
>> like folks could easily end up installing an old version if they are
>> taken to a mirror that lacks 2.6.12.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jared
>>
>> --
>> Jared C. Davis <address@hidden>
>> 11410 Windermere Meadows
>> Austin, TX 78759
>> http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/jared/
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> Camm Maguire                                        address@hidden
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