review bin/fetch scripts to try mirrors when first one fails instead of retryning same mirror
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Description
CircleCI showed an issue when attempting to build https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/github/tlaurion/heads?branch=pre423-edp_fhd_in-tpm_tcg_event_log-CircleCi_coreboot_cache_fixed
See mpfr download failing here: https://app.circleci.com/pipelines/github/tlaurion/heads/2275/workflows/f6d1bfb3-f5f5-4141-a8d6-5afa95a2ce0a/jobs/40709?invite=true#step-103-4141_69
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the bin/fetch scripts and the linked CircleCI failure for the MPFR download. Trace how a failed mirror is selected and retried; done means the fetch process tries another configured mirror instead of retrying the same one, with the affected CircleCI build passing.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100