Package: dpkg Version: 1.4.0.23.2 There seems to be an incompatibility between this version of dselect and the filename field in `ftp.debian.org/debian/hamm/main/binary-i386/Packages' and the other `Packages' files for hamm.
If I specify a directory for ftpdir (/debian/hamm) that allows the Packages file to be read and downloaded then I am not able to retrieve any of the Packages. The problem is that The filename fields in `Packages' all begin with dists/stable as in Filename: dists/stable/main/binary-i386/text/2utf_1.04.deb and the program attempts to retrieve the nonexistent file: /debian/hamm/dists/stable/main/binary-i386/text/2utf_1.04.deb I am able to get around this by editing files: /var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/Packages.* to remove the dists/stable/ part of the filename. I think the best solution is that there be an option to specify separate directory bases for retrieving the Packages files and the files referenced in these files. Here is the complete `/var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/vars' file I used for the retrieval: $ftpsite='ftp.debian.org'; $passive='1'; $username='anonymous'; $password='[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; $ftpdir='/debian/hamm'; $distribs='main contrib non-free'; $dldir='debian'; Paul P. Budnik Jr. Mountain Math Software [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.mtnmath.com (408) 353 3824, Fax (408) 353 3989
