[Slapt-get-devel] slapt-get and missing/failed sources
Jason Woodward
woodwardj at jaos.org
Sat Feb 11 21:31:15 EST 2006
Hi Manfred,
> imo there is a compromize : Could you tell the users, which source(s) failed ?
>
> ie "Source No.1: ftp.fu-berlin failed , check your connection settings or review slapt-getrc!"
>
> but i have no clue of the programming efforts.
slapt-get already notifies when and which package source failed (see below). The final note
just gives a hint on what to do for a user who is unsure how to handle sources that fail.
# slapt-get --update
Retrieving package data
[ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/slackware/slackware-currents/]...Failed to
download: Server denied you to change to the given directory
Retrieving package data [http://software.jaos.org/slackpacks/current/]...Cached
Retrieving patch list [http://software.jaos.org/slackpacks/current/]...Cached
Retrieving checksum list [http://software.jaos.org/slackpacks/current/]...Cached
Reading Package Lists...Done
Retrieving package data [http://mirror.datapipe.net/norlug/frg/frg-currents/]...Failed to
download: The requested URL returned error: 404
Sources failed to download, correct sources and rerun --update
take care,
jason
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Jason Woodward
woodwardj at jaos.org
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