Thanks for taking this on and you are right thy this bug has been around a while. I've not seen dev work on it in 2 years. Good luck and let us know how you get on.
Tim Sent from my iPhone On 1/05/2008, at 4:54 AM, Tom Kiesel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can confirm this bug. It's a headache, because I'd like to use apt- > proxy to let my high school classroom full of machines tax our > overburdened school connection less. It works brilliantly except > when it > hangs spectacularly, and I ideally want a server I can just forget > about. > > I'm trying out Elijah's workaround today. If Elijah is right, then the > bug would seem to be related to the http handling code (handled as an > import) in apt-proxy.py It looks from the Sourceforge page and the > project webpage that apt-proxy hasn't seen any development in years. > The last CVS commit from a developer on the main component (apt- > proxy.py) was 3 years and 1 month ago. > > I haven't programmed in Python, but I've been looking for an excuse to > learn that language. Does this seem like a bug that a (relative) > novice > could tackle? I need to get my feet wet with some code anyway, > since I > might be teaching a programming class next year. Ultimately, I'd > like to > find a project in Java to help with, but this one is something I use. > It's a programming itch that I want scratched, to borrow E.S.R.'s > metaphor. > > -- > apt-proxy hangs when client aborting download > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/83783 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. -- apt-proxy hangs when client aborting download https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/83783 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
