>>>>> "MV" == Michael Vogt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MV> On Mon, Feb 14, 2005 at 01:18:33PM +0100, Milan Zamazal wrote:
>> Despite I have set `Direct connection to the internet' option in
>> the Synaptic configuration, Synaptic still connects to the
>> archives through the proxy set in the http_proxy environment
>> variable.
MV> This is a "feature" of apt. It always gives the http_proxy
MV> enviroment highest priority.
Thanks for explanation.
MV> If you think that this is a bug it will need to be reassigned to
MV> apt (see methods/http.cc line 279).
I don't agree. When "Direct connection to the internet" is selected,
the apt frontend (Synaptic) should do whatever is necessary to disable
proxy use. http_proxy should be unset for the apt process in such a
case; changing apt features is not needed, is it?
MV> What is your use-case? I wonder when it's usefull to have the
MV> enviroment set and not use the proxy?
IIRC, it was the problem of using apt with wwwoffle. While most
applications worked with the proxy, apt didn't. When my upgrade didn't
work, I disabled proxy use in Synaptic (and then wondered why it still
fails). I think this is a case when it is useful to have http_proxy
globally set but not using proxy in a particular application.
Regards,
Milan Zamazal
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