I added some quoting in the patch and made some cosmetic changes in the statement: http_proxy="$(echo $RET | sed 's/[/]*$/\//')"
I tested this statement in d-i's ash and it seems to work fine. Cheers, FJP
*** apt-setup.255651 2004-10-15 21:54:33.000000000 +0200 --- apt-setup.255651+260626 2004-10-15 22:17:15.000000000 +0200 *************** *** 399,404 **** --- 399,408 ---- ! grep -iq 'Acquire::http::Proxy' $APTETC/apt.conf; then ask_q high mirror/http/proxy || true db_go || continue + # Add a trailing slash if missing + db_get mirror/http/proxy || true + http_proxy="$(echo $RET | sed 's/[/]*$/\//')" + db_set mirror/http/proxy "$http_proxy" || true fi fi ;; *************** *** 644,649 **** --- 648,657 ---- ! grep -iq 'Acquire::http::Proxy' $APTETC/apt.conf; then db_input high mirror/http/proxy || true db_go || continue + # Add a trailing slash if missing + db_get mirror/http/proxy || true + http_proxy="$(echo $RET | sed 's/[/]*$/\//')" + db_set mirror/http/proxy "$http_proxy" || true fi fi # Test it.
