US mirror sites missing newer versions
The bigsearcher.com US mirror has been removed from the GCC mirror list due to its prolonged failure to host recent releases.
Gerald Pfeifer has removed the bigsearcher.com US mirror from the GCC mirrors list because it had not hosted new releases for at least 18 months, as reported in February 2025. This action was taken after the issue was identified and no immediate resolution was apparent. The mirror may be restored if it begins mirroring again.
- proposer
Removed the bigsearcher.com mirror from the GCC mirrors list due to its failure to provide recent releases.
“Thank you for the report, Michael, which originally slipped through on my end (and apparently everyone else's). info@bigsearcher.com - is this a "temporary" issue you are planning to address? For the time being I'm remove the mirror from the GCC mirror list per the patch below; happy to restore once it's mirroring again. And in any case: thank you for your support in the past.”
- maintainer
Confirmed the removal of the bigsearcher.com mirror and provided context from previous reports.
“First reported to lack a current release in February 2025, 18 months ago.”
In Details
This administrative change involves updating the GCC website's list of mirrors. The discussion clarifies that a specific US-based mirror, bigsearcher.com, was removed due to a persistent lack of synchronization with the latest GCC releases, indicating a failure in its maintenance or availability.
- mirror
- A mirror is a server that duplicates the content of another server. In the context of software projects like GCC, mirrors provide geographically distributed access points for downloading releases and source code, improving availability and reducing load on the primary servers.