Still the same problem. Are cvs and rsync the only ways? Can I find a tarball with all the package info files somewhere? I can only find one with the base packages.
On Sun, 30 Mar 2008, Alexander Hansen wrote: > Something like below: > > > :pserver;proxy=www.myproxy.net;proxyport=8000:PSERVER_CONNECTION_ST\ > RING:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/fink > > The ; are not typos--I copied this right from the cvs info page on my > system. Put in the appropriate proxy configuration stuff from your > network. > > > > On Mar 30, 2008, at 5:14 AM, Stephen M Jones wrote: > > > > >> Did you set proxies via "fink configure" ? > > > > Yes. When I manually download .info and .patch files > > for a particular package and then do fink install package, > > everything works automatically as it should. > > > > >> According to the Environment Variables section of "info cvs" for > >> the version > >> which comes with Leopard (assuming that's what you're on, too), you > >> might > >> want to set CVS_PROXY_PORT to match your http proxy: > > > > This doesn't seem to make any difference. > > What should CVSROOT be set as? I have no such variable by > > default. I have played around without apparent effect. > > > > s > > > > > > On Fri, 28 Mar 2008, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: > > > >> I'm cc'ing the fink-users mailing list so that others can provide > >> input or > >> benefit from the discussion. > >> > >> I don't recall that we ever came to a resolution on this. > >> > >> Did you set proxies via "fink configure" ? > >> > >> According to the Environment Variables section of "info cvs" for > >> the version > >> which comes with Leopard (assuming that's what you're on, too), you > >> might > >> want to set CVS_PROXY_PORT to match your http proxy: > >> > >> `$CVS_PROXY_PORT' > >> Used in client-server mode to set the port to use when accessing a > >> server via a web proxy, if the port is not specified in the > >> CVSROOT. Works with GSSAPI, and the password authentication > >> protocol. *note Remote repositories:: > >> > >> > >> (replacing the proxy stuff by those that are applicable to your > >> network) > >> > >> On Friday 28 March 2008 03:42:44 pm Stephen M Jones wrote: > >>> Hi > >>> > >>> Did you or your correspondent ever resolve the rsync > >>> problem in the [Fink-beginners] thread below? I > >>> have exactly the same problem with rsync. I'm > >>> behind a firewall and I had a hunch that that is > >>> the problem but I've no idea how to proceed. > >>> > >>> There's a similar problem with selfupdate-cvs, as follows > >>> > >>> Now logging into the CVS server. When CVS asks you for a password, > >>> just > >>> press return (i.e. the password is empty). > >>> /usr/bin/su smj -c 'cvs > >>> -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvsroot/fink login' > >>> Logging > >>> in to :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:2401/cvsroot/ > >>> fink CVS > >>> password: > >>> cvs [login aborted]: connect to > >> > >>>>> On Mar 16, 2008, at 5:11 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >>>>>> On Mar 16, 2008, at 12:30 PM, Andrew Friedman wrote: > >>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I recently reinstalled fink 0.28 on mac os 10.5.2 following the > >>>>>>> instructions on http://www.finkproject.org/download/srcdist.php > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> The installation seemed to work. However, when I run 'fink > >>>>>>> selfupdate', I get the following connection error message: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> [Macintosh-4:~/fink-0.28.0] andrewfriedman% fink selfupdate > >>>>>>> rsync -az -q rsync://bru.be.eu.finkmirrors.net/finkinfo// > >>>>>>> TIMESTAMP / > >>>>>>> sw/fink/TIMESTAMP.tmp > >>>>>>> rsync: failed to connect to bru.be.eu.finkmirrors.net: > >>>>>>> Connection > >>>>>>> refused (61) > >>>>>>> rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at /SourceCache/rsync/ > >>>>>>> rsync-30/rsync/clientserver.c(94) > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I get similar messages when I try different mirrors. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Do you have any suggestions? I am connecting from the UK, and > >>>>>>> I am a > >>>>>>> relative newcomer to both the UNIX terminal and to fink. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thank you in advance, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Andrew Friedman > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Which mirrors have you tried? The bru. one has been reported as > >>>>>> being dodgy, but others work, at least here. > >> > >> > >>> fink.cvs.sourceforge.net(66.35.250.97):2401 failed: Connection > >>> refused ### > >>> execution of /usr/bin/su failed, exit code 1 > >>> Failed: Logging into the CVS server for anonymous read-only access > >>> failed. > >>> > >>> At the moment I'm getting round the inability to selfupdate > >>> by manually downloading the .info and .patch files for the > >>> packages I need: very slow. > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance > >>> Steve > >>> > >>> > >>> Thread from [Fink-beginners] > >>> > >>>> Are you going through a firewall by chance? > >>>> > >>>> On Mar 16, 2008, at 8:09 PM, Andrew Friedman wrote: > >>>>> Thanks for getting back to me. I reset 'fink configure' to the > >>>>> U.S. > >>>>> mirror and I still get the same error: > >>>>> > >>>>> rsync -az -q rsync://msn.wi.us.finkmirrors.net/finkinfo// > >>>>> TIMESTAMP / > >>>>> sw/fink/TIMESTAMP.tmp > >>>>> rsync: failed to connect to msn.wi.us.finkmirrors.net: Connection > >>>>> refused (61) > >>>>> rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at /SourceCache/rsync/ > >>>>> rsync-30/rsync/clientserver.c(94) > >>>>> > >>>>> It retries other mirrors, which give me similar error messages. > >>>>> > >>>>> Andrew > >> > >> -- > >> Alexander K. Hansen > >> akh AT finkproject DOT org > >> Fink User Liaison and Documenter > >> > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. 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