I think it would be useful for users like myself who do not require frequent updates after setting up a new machine.
On Mon, 31 Mar 2008, Alexander Hansen wrote: > cvs and rsync are currently the only options. We don't have a snapshot > .info tarball for Leopard, but that's not a bad option to implement. > > Stephen M Jones wrote: > > Still the same problem. > > > > Are cvs and rsync the only ways? Can I find a tarball > > with all the package info files somewhere? I can only > > find one with the base packages. > > > > > > > > On Sun, 30 Mar 2008, Alexander Hansen wrote: > > > > > >> Something like below: > >> > >> > >> :pserver;proxy=www.myproxy.net;proxyport=8000:PSERVER_CONNECTION_ST\ > >> RING:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/fink > >> > >> The ; are not typos--I copied this right from the cvs info page on my > >> system. Put in the appropriate proxy configuration stuff from your > >> network. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Mar 30, 2008, at 5:14 AM, Stephen M Jones wrote: > >> > >> > >>>> Did you set proxies via "fink configure" ? > >>>> > >>> Yes. When I manually download .info and .patch files > >>> for a particular package and then do fink install package, > >>> everything works automatically as it should. > >>> > >>> > >>>> According to the Environment Variables section of "info cvs" for > >>>> the version > >>>> which comes with Leopard (assuming that's what you're on, too), you > >>>> might > >>>> want to set CVS_PROXY_PORT to match your http proxy: > >>>> > >>> This doesn't seem to make any difference. > >>> What should CVSROOT be set as? I have no such variable by > >>> default. I have played around without apparent effect. > >>> > >>> s > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, 28 Mar 2008, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> I'm cc'ing the fink-users mailing list so that others can provide > >>>> input or > >>>> benefit from the discussion. > >>>> > >>>> I don't recall that we ever came to a resolution on this. > >>>> > >>>> Did you set proxies via "fink configure" ? > >>>> > >>>> According to the Environment Variables section of "info cvs" for > >>>> the version > >>>> which comes with Leopard (assuming that's what you're on, too), you > >>>> might > >>>> want to set CVS_PROXY_PORT to match your http proxy: > >>>> > >>>> `$CVS_PROXY_PORT' > >>>> Used in client-server mode to set the port to use when accessing a > >>>> server via a web proxy, if the port is not specified in the > >>>> CVSROOT. Works with GSSAPI, and the password authentication > >>>> protocol. *note Remote repositories:: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> (replacing the proxy stuff by those that are applicable to your > >>>> network) > >>>> > >>>> On Friday 28 March 2008 03:42:44 pm Stephen M Jones wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi > >>>>> > >>>>> Did you or your correspondent ever resolve the rsync > >>>>> problem in the [Fink-beginners] thread below? I > >>>>> have exactly the same problem with rsync. I'm > >>>>> behind a firewall and I had a hunch that that is > >>>>> the problem but I've no idea how to proceed. > >>>>> > >>>>> There's a similar problem with selfupdate-cvs, as follows > >>>>> > >>>>> Now logging into the CVS server. When CVS asks you for a password, > >>>>> just > >>>>> press return (i.e. the password is empty). > >>>>> /usr/bin/su smj -c 'cvs > >>>>> -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/fink login' > >>>>> Logging > >>>>> in to :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:2401/cvsroot/ > >>>>> fink CVS > >>>>> password: > >>>>> cvs [login aborted]: connect to > >> > >>>>> > >>>>>>> On Mar 16, 2008, at 5:11 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Mar 16, 2008, at 12:30 PM, Andrew Friedman wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I recently reinstalled fink 0.28 on mac os 10.5.2 following the > >>>>>>>>> instructions on http://www.finkproject.org/download/srcdist.php > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> The installation seemed to work. However, when I run 'fink > >>>>>>>>> selfupdate', I get the following connection error message: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> [Macintosh-4:~/fink-0.28.0] andrewfriedman% fink selfupdate > >>>>>>>>> rsync -az -q rsync://bru.be.eu.finkmirrors.net/finkinfo// > >>>>>>>>> TIMESTAMP / > >>>>>>>>> sw/fink/TIMESTAMP.tmp > >>>>>>>>> rsync: failed to connect to bru.be.eu.finkmirrors.net: > >>>>>>>>> Connection > >>>>>>>>> refused (61) > >>>>>>>>> rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at /SourceCache/rsync/ > >>>>>>>>> rsync-30/rsync/clientserver.c(94) > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I get similar messages when I try different mirrors. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Do you have any suggestions? I am connecting from the UK, and > >>>>>>>>> I am a > >>>>>>>>> relative newcomer to both the UNIX terminal and to fink. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Thank you in advance, > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Andrew Friedman > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Which mirrors have you tried? The bru. one has been reported as > >>>>>>>> being dodgy, but others work, at least here. > >>>>>>>> > >>>> > >>>>> fink.cvs.sourceforge.net(66.35.250.97):2401 failed: Connection > >>>>> refused ### > >>>>> execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 1 > >>>>> Failed: Logging into the CVS server for anonymous read-only access > >>>>> failed. > >>>>> > >>>>> At the moment I'm getting round the inability to selfupdate > >>>>> by manually downloading the .info and .patch files for the > >>>>> packages I need: very slow. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks in advance > >>>>> Steve > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Thread from [Fink-beginners] > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Are you going through a firewall by chance? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Mar 16, 2008, at 8:09 PM, Andrew Friedman wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks for getting back to me. I reset 'fink configure' to the > >>>>>>> U.S. > >>>>>>> mirror and I still get the same error: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> rsync -az -q rsync://msn.wi.us.finkmirrors.net/finkinfo// > >>>>>>> TIMESTAMP / > >>>>>>> sw/fink/TIMESTAMP.tmp > >>>>>>> rsync: failed to connect to msn.wi.us.finkmirrors.net: Connection > >>>>>>> refused (61) > >>>>>>> rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at /SourceCache/rsync/ > >>>>>>> rsync-30/rsync/clientserver.c(94) > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> It retries other mirrors, which give me similar error messages. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Andrew > >>>>>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Alexander K. Hansen > >>>> akh AT finkproject DOT org > >>>> Fink User Liaison and Documenter > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. 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