Config.in: use better URL for GNU mirrors

As explained on http://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp.en.html, the network of
GNU mirrors provide a generic address, http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/,
which automatically redirects to an up-to-date and local mirror. This
allows to greatly speed-up downloads, and also reduces the load on the
main GNU server.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>

diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 4b48c009709e9cd3cae6598011a13deeb11189f4..681c00c001b006e4532120eee0257c30b42272da 100644 (file)
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -240,10 +240,12 @@ config BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR
 
 config BR2_GNU_MIRROR
        string "GNU Software mirror"
-       default "http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu"
+       default "http://ftpmirror.gnu.org"
        help
-         GNU has multiple software mirrors scattered around the world.
-         The following allows you to select your preferred mirror.
+         GNU has multiple software mirrors scattered around the
+         world.  The following allows you to select your preferred
+         mirror. By default, a generic address is used, which
+         automatically selects an up-to-date and local mirror.
 
          Have a look on the gnu.org site for a list of mirrors, then enter
          the URL to the base directory.  Examples: