On Thursday 16 August 2001 18:52, Jay DeKing wrote: > Thus spake Civileme: > > select the type as ftp then click on the bar/button for new sources and > > get the list then select one. > > What bar/button for new sources? Not available for http or ftp sources in > my rpmdrake 1.3-52.1 installation. > > When I select 'http' or 'ftp' as the type of source, all I get are data > entry fields: 'New source name', 'url', 'relative path to hdlist' (which > does have a default value), 'login' and 'password'. > > What I have been doing is selecting "security updates" to find a mirror, > then using one of those addresses in the "url" field. > > According to the jungle.metalab.unc.edu mirror, there is no newer released > version of rpmdrake. > > I haven't looked on cooker; is there a newer version that does have a > selection dialog box for http and ftp mirrors? > > Jay No--it is being rewritten for what we hope is a more meaningful interface--actually if you fill out the URL field and put any old tag in name you can connect to the site but it will do no good because it doesn't build hdlists from the site and so cannot use it. Same for /contribs directories > > > The name field is automatically filled out as are the others. Sources > > without hdlists won't be loaded by the current generation of software > > anyway. > > > > Civileme ---------------------------------------- Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: ----------------------------------------
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