On Fri July 20 2007 09:04, Klaus Kaempf wrote: > * Duncan Mac-Vicar P. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Jul 20. 2007 16:36]: > > On Friday 20 July 2007 01:57:13 pm Klaus Kaempf wrote: > > > For 'zypper sa http://foo bar', why do user NOT want an immediate > > > metadata download ? > > > > > > Lets see > > > - the system is currently offline > > > - the user is adding lots of repos in a batch > > > - the user just wants to prep the system without using the repo > > > immediately What else ? > > > > > > Imho, adding a repo (via zypper or yast) should at least check > > > for reachability of the repo and give immediate feedback. (one > > > might have mistyped the url, access an incompatible architecture, > > > etc.) > > > > Checking for reachability needs network access, which is you did > > not want above. > > What do you propose for error checking and reporting ?
All repos from http://en.opensuse.org/Package_Repositories could be offered in a pull down menu for addition offline without risk of typos and without need for error checking. Only new repos need checking and the error message could be: Error: Could not connect to repository. Add anyway? -- Carlos FL Who is General Failure, and why is he reading my disk? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
