Re: dselect ftp hamm
> I have had no problems using dselect ftp to install files from all
> directories but hamm. I answer the ftp prompts in an obvious fashion
> and voila everything works OK.
>
> What do I do to install files from /debian/hamm/hamm
> /debian/hamm/contrib and /debian/hamm/non-free? That is, how do I
> answer the ftp prompts from dselect so that I can install the files from
> the above directories? I've tried various answers to the prompts with
> no success. It's driving me bananas. Another of life's little
> mysteries.
>
Below is the patch you need to apply to /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install
Then, in access step of dselect, you have to choose debian/ as the top
directory, and hamm/hamm hamm/contrib hamm/non-free as the distributions.
--- /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install.orig Thu Dec 5 07:37:13 1996
+++ /usr/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp/install Wed Apr 16 01:47:34 1997
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
print "\nProcessing Package files...\n";
my $dist;
foreach $dist (@dists) {
+ $dist =~ tr/\//_/;
my $fn = "Packages.$dist";
if (-f $fn) {
print " $dist...\n";
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Igor Grobman igor@debian.org igor@digicron.com
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