[Slapt-get-user] [slapt-get-user] can't see latest octave at linuxpackages.net

[Jason Woodward]

Hi Per,

> I wanted to upgrade to a new version of octave at linuxpackages.net so I
> checked my slapt-getrc and then I did:
> 
> 16% slapt-get --update
> 17% slapt-get --search octave
> octave_forge-2005.06.13-i486-1rsa [inst=no]: octave_forge (User contributed functions for Octave)
> octave-2.1.73-i486-1rsa [inst=yes]: GNU Octave (A high-level language similar to Matlab)
> 
> I can do
> 
> 15% wget ftp://linuxpackages.inode.at/Slackware-10.2/ananda/octave-2.1.73-i486-2rsa.tgz
> 
> so why doesn't slapt-get see the new version octave-2.1.73-i486-2rsa.tgz??

It looks like the linuxpackages.net package repository does not have an updated listing file
(PACKAGES.TXT).   You should drop tg at linuxpackages dot net a note concerning this.


take care,
jason

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Jason Woodward
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