Bug#625696: debmirror: please do not forcibly use rsync for trace files

2015-06-14 Thread Thaddeus H. Black
Control: tags -1 + confirmed Adopting maintenance of debmirror, I wish to acknowledge this bug. As Joey Hess observes in [https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=625696#10], rsync is necessary to enumerate the file list. Notwithstanding, A Mennucc is probably right that the rsync

Bug#625696: debmirror: please do not forcibly use rsync for trace files

2014-02-24 Thread Alex 'AdUser' Z
Package: debmirror Version: 1:2.14 Followup-For: Bug #625696 Maybe use `wget --mirror` as an option for ftp or http method? -- System Information: Debian Release: 7.4 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux

Bug#625696: debmirror: please do not forcibly use rsync for trace files

2011-06-14 Thread A Mennucc
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 12:39:25PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: It's the only way I know to enumerate the file list (which http does not generally allow doing). I see your point. So I i'd say, let's keep this bug standing until someone has some better ideas. a. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Bug#625696: debmirror: please do not forcibly use rsync for trace files

2011-06-11 Thread Joey Hess
A Mennucc wrote: regardless of the method of download selected with '--method' , debmirror tries to download the trace files using 'rsync' : this is a bad idea, since the rsync connection is not always open to the general public (sometimes a password is required) so the trace files are not

Bug#625696: debmirror: please do not forcibly use rsync for trace files

2011-05-05 Thread A Mennucc
Package: debmirror Version: 1:2.6 Severity: normal hi, regardless of the method of download selected with '--method' , debmirror tries to download the trace files using 'rsync' : this is a bad idea, since the rsync connection is not always open to the general public (sometimes a password is