cvs and rsync are currently the only options. We don't have a snapshot .info tarball for Leopard, but that's not a bad option to implement.
Stephen M Jones wrote: > 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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