Alok Aggarwal wrote: > On Fri, 14 Nov 2008, Jens Deppe wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I recently submitted bug 4487 which addresses the inability to use http >> proxies with the auto installer: >> >> http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=4487 >> >> I'd like to pick this up and do the work for this RFE. It looks fairly >> straight forward. > > It should be quite straight forward. > >> The approach I was thinking to take is to add the proxy value into the >> manifest, as in: >> >> <ai_manifest name="default"> >> <ai_pkg_repo_default_authority> >> <main url="http://pkg.opensolaris.org"; >> authname="opensolaris.org"/> >> <mirror url=""/> >> <proxy>http://10.1.149.91:8080</proxy> > > I'd change the proxy tag to be - > > <proxy url="http://10.1.149.91:8080"/> >
Further, I wouldn't put it as an element of the package repository, but as a top-level element. There are likely to be other uses for the proxy in the environment which aren't directly related to a package repository. Dave >> </ai_pkg_repo_default_authority> >> <ai_packages> >> </ai_packages> >> </ai_manifest> >> >> During installation, the proxy value would then simply be exported into >> the environment before the pkg transfer is initiated from >> transfer_mod.py thereby allowing the 'pkg' command to pick it up. > > In install_from_manifest() (auto_install.c), you'd pull > out the proxy value from the manifest and if one is set > set it. Probably add a log message indicating that as well. > > That should be it. > > Alok > _______________________________________________ > caiman-discuss mailing list > caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss
