[Slapt-get-devel] Re: slapt-get package data problem

[Jason Woodward]

Hi Brian,

> i am running slackware 10 and installed slapt-get
> 0.9.8i.
> i ran "slapt-get --update" and get this:
> 
> Retrieving package data
> [ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/]...Failed
> to download: Connect failed; Operation now in progress
> Retrieving patch list
> [ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/]...DoneRetrieving
> checksum list
> [ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/]...Failed
> to download: Connect failed; Operation now in progress
> Done
> Retrieving package data
> [http://software.jaos.org/slackpacks/10.0/]...Done
> Retrieving patch list
> [http://software.jaos.org/slackpacks/10.0/]...Done
> Retrieving checksum list
> [http://software.jaos.org/slackpacks/10.0/]...Done
> 
> 
> 
> and then i ran "slapt-get --upgrade" and get this:
> 
> Reading Package Lists...
> Failed to open package_data
> package_data: No such file or directory
> Perhaps you want to run --update?
> Done
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not
> upgraded.
> 
> Done
> 
> 
> 
> how can i fix this?

The package data will only be committed if all package sources are downloaded properly... I am
adding the following notice when this fails to make it more clear:

"Sources failed to download, correct sources and rerun --update"


take care,
jason


--
Jason Woodward
woodwardj at jaos.org

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