The static.macosforge.org URL should now be redirecting to the correct URL. If anyone else is in a similar configuration, they should now be getting updates.
Thanks, Jeremy On Oct 20, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia <jerem...@apple.com> wrote: > Yeah, MacOSForge has been having server maintenance and upgrades over the > past couple months. Xquartz was moved onto its own VM, so many of its > services have been combined into that VM. static.macosforge.org doesn't > serve us any more, so you need to use the xquartz.macosforge.org URL. > > The SUFeedURL set in the app bundle uses the xquartz.macosforge.org, so the > only way someone would experience this issue is if they set the URL > themselves. > > --Jeremy > > On Oct 20, 2012, at 15:33, Jack Howarth <howa...@bromo.med.uc.edu> wrote: > >> On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 02:37:13PM -0700, Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia wrote: >>> Do you have a custom SUFeedURL set? Is it pointing to >>> static.macosforge.org? If so, that's the problem. >>> >>> Assuming you want the beta feed, use this: >>> defaults write org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 SUFeedURL >>> http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/sparkle/beta.xml >>> >>> --Jeremy >> >> Jeremy, >> I have... >> >> % defaults read org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 SUFeedURL >> http://static.macosforge.org/xquartz/downloads/sparkle/beta.xml >> >> on both machines, which was what you previously said to use. If previously >> designated SUFeedURL addreses have been deprecated, XQuartz really should >> be checking for those and resetting them to the current valid beta SUFeedURL. >> Jack >> ps After updating to... >> >> defaults write org.macosforge.xquartz.X11 SUFeedURL >> http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/sparkle/beta.xml >> >> the update server is properly found. >> >>> >>> On Oct 20, 2012, at 11:32, Jack Howarth <howa...@bromo.med.uc.edu> wrote: >>> >>>> I am surprised this hasn't been mentioned on the mailing list yet, but >>>> the "Check for X11 Updates..." functionality has been broken in Xquartz for >>>> awhile now. Whenver, I start Xquartz 2.7.4 under 10.7.5 with the latest >>>> security updates and select the "Check for X11 Updates..." menu item from >>>> the Xquartz X11 menu, the system log shows... >>>> >>>> Oct 20 14:04:42 MacBookPro org.macosforge.xquartz.startx[415]: >>>> Oct 20 14:04:49 MacBookPro org.macosforge.xquartz.startx[415]: >>>> /opt/X11/bin/xinit: XFree86_VT property unexpectedly has 0 items instead >>>> of 1 >>>> Oct 20 14:05:55 MacBookPro X11.bin[380]: Sparkle Error: An error occurred >>>> in retrieving update information. Please try again later. >>>> Oct 20 14:05:55 MacBookPro X11.bin[380]: Sparkle Error (continued): The >>>> request timed out. >>>> Oct 20 14:06:48 MacBookPro org.macosforge.xquartz.startx[415]: >>>> /opt/X11/bin/xinit: connection to X server lost >>>> Oct 20 14:06:48 MacBookPro org.macosforge.xquartz.startx[415]: >>>> >>>> and a dialog appears with the text "Update Error! An error occured in >>>> retrieving >>>> update information. Please try again later." as well as a "Cancel Update" >>>> button. >>>> I don't see any obvious error messages in >>>> /Users/howarth/Library/Logs/X11/org.macosforge.xquartz.log. >>>> The same issue is seen under Mountain Lion. In each case, I had to >>>> manually download the dmg for >>>> Xquartz 2.7.4 in order to update the prior 2.7.4rc1 release. However, both >>>> 2.7.4rc1 and 2.7.4 display >>>> the broken update feature. Is the update server down? Thanks in advance >>>> for any clarifications. >>>> Jack >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Xquartz-dev mailing list >>>> Xquartz-dev@lists.macosforge.org >>>> http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/xquartz-dev >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Xquartz-dev mailing list >>> Xquartz-dev@lists.macosforge.org >>> http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/xquartz-dev >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Xquartz-dev mailing list >> Xquartz-dev@lists.macosforge.org >> http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/xquartz-dev >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Xquartz-dev mailing list > Xquartz-dev@lists.macosforge.org > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/xquartz-dev > _______________________________________________ Xquartz-dev mailing list Xquartz-dev@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/xquartz-dev
