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

[Per Börjesson]

Jason Woodward wrote:
> 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
> 
> --
> Jason Woodward
> woodwardj at jaos.org
>

Aha, a nice and simple explanation, thanks very much :)

Regards
Per