On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Ian! D. Allen [NCFreeNet] wrote: > I have some CGI scripts that generate index pages. Dear htdig refuses > to execute these scripts, saying they are "non local" and giving the
No, this is correct. You're using the local_urls feature, so the local filesystem will be checked first before trying HTTP. A CGI script is *not* something to parse directly, so it really is "non local" from the standpoint of needing to hit the HTTP server. > If the URL is already classified as a "local filename", one should not > second-guess that classification by checking local_urls_only, since a > failure to retrieve a local file from the file system does *not* mean > that the file is non-local - it may mean that the item is a local CGI If you have a better idea for what the error message should be, that's fine. The htdig program is not going to execute the CGI directly, whether it's actually on your drive or not--so it's going to defer to HTTP and get the server to set up the CGI environment properly. > script that should be executed. The error "host not found" is wrong - > do not use the status 'Transport::Document_no_host' here. No, I disagree. Perhaps it should spit up a specific error message if you're using local_urls_only as you seem to be here. But you've told ht://Dig not to revert to HTTP, but it must. I'd call this "no host for HTTP transaction." If you disagree, please offer some better suggestions. I see this as doing exactly what it's supposed to do. Unless you or someone else donates code to run local CGIs like a full HTTP server does, CGIs will revert to HTTP transactions. -- -Geoff Hutchison Williams Students Online http://wso.williams.edu/ ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ htdig-general mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with a subject of unsubscribe FAQ: http://htdig.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html
