phase1: add support for overriding feeds host #68
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Currently git.openwrt.org is sometimes overloaded, so lets implement a mechanism to override the source host for feeds.
This introduces a
feeds_host_overrideconfiguration option. When set, the buildmaster will temporarily modifyfeeds.conf.defaultto point to the alternate host (e.g., GitHub) before updating feeds, and restore the original configuration afterwards.This is particularly useful when the primary git server is returning 503 errors: