Dear Rob, et al, I am running Ubuntu GNU/Linux v10.10 (fully updated Maverick Meerkat at 2.6.35-28-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 18 18:42:20 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux) with gnash v0.8.9-1~maverick from the repository on getgnash.org and loving it. This is an easy, and relatively painless, way for me to be able to test the latest build on both my home and work desktops so I greatly appreciate the work that went into to setting it up and that is required to maintain it. This morning when I ran the Ubuntu Update Manager it responded with an error dialog "Failed to download repository information, Check your Internet connection. Details: E:Release file expired, ignoring http://www.getgnash.org/debs/ubuntu/dists/maverick/Release (invalid since 1d 2h 45min 38s)"
I enjoy using the getgnash.org repository to keep up with the latest great work on gnash (Ubuntu's 'maverick' repository has v0.8.8-5ubuntu1 versus getgnash.org 'unstable' repository at v0.8.9-1~maverick). It seems that the "Release" file mentioned above only claims to be valid for one month. Origin: Gnash Team Label: Ubuntu Snapshot Suite: unstable Codename: maverick Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:46:35 UTC Valid-Until: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:46:35 UTC Architectures: i386 amd64 armel Components: main Description: Gnash Ubuntu repository [...] Had I not already upgraded to the version on getgnash.org, the error mentioned above would make it impossible to do so with the normal tools. Thus, in the past when the "Release" file expired, I have resorted to disabling the getgnash.org repository. Then I watch [gnash-dev] and intermittently manually check getgnash.org for a new release, at which point I re-enable the getgnash.org repository and upgrade. When you generate the release does it automatically set the expiration date exactly one month in the future? Is this the default or is it by design (planning to have monthly releases)? Is there something I can do to assist in this matter? Sincerely, Richard _______________________________________________ Gnash-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnash-dev
