Re: ncbi-tools6: How to write a watch file with version encoded in _ftp_ directory
- To: "Aaron M. Ucko" <ucko@debian.org>
- Cc: Debian Med Project List <debian-med@lists.debian.org>
- Subject: Re: ncbi-tools6: How to write a watch file with version encoded in _ftp_ directory
- From: Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>
- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2016 15:54:12 +0100
- Message-id: <[🔎] 20161201145412.GF3605@an3as.eu>
- In-reply-to: <udl4m2nogr5.fsf@contents-vnder-pressvre.mit.edu>
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Hi Aaron,
On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 09:39:42AM -0500, Aaron M. Ucko wrote:
> Eriberto <eriberto@eriberto.pro.br> writes:
>
> > There are three problems here.
>
> Thanks for taking a look!
You are welcome. :-)
> > 1. The current FTP address is
> > ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/toolbox/ncbi_tools/old/, not
> > ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/toolbox/ncbi_tools/old.
>
> Hm? Either name is valid, and I'd say the variant with .nlm is
> preferred:
Doesn't matter anyway - see below.
> $ dig @ns.nih.gov ftp.ncbi.nih.gov CNAME
> ftp.ncbi.nih.gov. 86400 IN CNAME ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
>
> > 2. Now, this FTP site only accepts passive mode.
>
> That shouldn't be relevant if we're switching to http(s) anyway.
>
> > 3. The FTP scan via uscan seems accept files only (not directory
> > names). However, this site has http too.
>
> Good point. Better yet, it has https.
Yes - but at least we do now have a working watch file that enabled me
downloading the new upstream source. As I wrote in another mail[1] I
failed injecting it into the packaging Git. I admit I'd really
appreciate if you could take over from the current state of the Git
repository since I consider you way more competent than me for the job.
Kind regards
Andreas.
[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-med/2016/12/msg00020.html
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