apt-proxy currently has a problem because of the new pools system, it use to parse the Packages.gz files to figure out file sizes so that it could stream the download back to the client. This bug causes it to stream the data but not tell you how much you want, basically hitting control-C in apt and starting it again will get the file down after rsync has finished downloading the file. I have started righting a replacement that uses http instead of rsync, it doesn't yet do streaming, so its no good on a slow link. but if your interested I can send it too you, it currently runs as a cgi and has a cleanup script that runs from cron. if you want help getting the current apt-proxy working, just ask. we used here for almost 12 months. depending on which version you have it use to depend on procmails lockfile program. I know the latest doesn't use that anymore. apt-proxy is no longer maintained. it can be found on sourceforge. On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 11:55:28PM +0200, Martin Maciaszek wrote: > I'm want to run apt-proxy for all my boxes in the lan on my > FreeBSD box (mainly, because it has almost 40GB of free space) > I installed rsync and apt-proxy. After some trial&error I found > out that apt-proxy is dependant on gnu date. So I installed gnu > date but it still doesn't work. apt-get just waits till timeout. > I tried enabling debugging but I don't see anything in the > apt-proxy log. > > Maybe somebody got it to work? > > Cheers > Martin > > -- > HOST SYSTEM NOT RESPONDING, PROBABLY DOWN. DO YOU WANT TO WAIT? (Y/N) -- Jason Thomas Phone: +61 2 6257 7111 System Administrator - UID 0 Fax: +61 2 6257 7311 tSA Consulting Group Pty. Ltd. Mobile: 0418 29 66 81 1 Hall Street Lyneham ACT 2602 http://www.topic.com.au/
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