On 1/30/10, Micah Cowan <[email protected]> wrote: > Alan Jenkins wrote: >> Fix regression (Test-c-partial-no-content-length) >> Rev 4318b1cccf8e "Don't download content just to ignore it." >> caused "wget -c" to fail on resources without Content-Length, >> saying "The file is already fully retrieved; nothing to do." >> >> Fix it by checking content-length was set before trying to >> compare it with the already downloded filesize. >> >> The above fix is available to be pulled (along with a test case) with >> >> hg pull -r 9e9c63037f9f >> https://[email protected]/sourcejedi/wget-aj/ >> >> [Note the -r switch!]. > > Thanks very much for finding and fixing this. > > The fix itself is trivial enough that it could be applied by itself; > however, to pull in the test as well, plus any of the other cleanup > (etc) changes you made, you'll need to sign copyright assignment or > disclaimer papers with the Free Software Foundation. If you're alright > with doing so, then please fill out the request form I've attached, and > send it to [email protected]. The one I've attached is for assigning > past-and-future changes you've made to Wget, in case you plan on making > further changes to Wget. Another option, if you'd prefer it, is to > assign copyright to the FSF for just the changes you've made so far; > that's a different form, which I can give you upon request.
Ok, I've emailed the request form. > Also, I don't know if you're aware, but Wget is currently without a > maintainer (I stepped down from that position a few weeks ago), and is > seeking someone to fill that spot. At the moment, development is at a > standstill. You seem to know your way around Wget's code and practices > already, so if you're interested in taking up the role, you might chat > more with me off-list about it (if you have questions), or contact > [email protected] to let them know you're interested. Yes... just as I was finishing the gzip patches I looked at the ML archives, and realised you'd already stepped down :-). Thanks for spending your time on this even now. Sorry, but I don't feel able to maintain it. I'm new to the wget code; I came to it as a "drive by developer" (and since found that my original reasons for wanting gzip support were mistaken). I haven't maintained a project before, and I don't have the motivation to start with wget. I'll stay subscribed and lurk on the mailing list. I could start on a few issues cherry-picked from distribution bug trackers, but I don't think that's what you're really looking for. > In the meantime, I've submitted a bug report for this at > https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?28777 so it's not forgotten. > > - -mjc Good idea, thanks. Alan
