Re: dselect ftp hamm

[Victor Torrico <vtorrico@cfw.com>]

Igor Grobman wrote:

> > 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";
>
> --
> Proudly running Debian Linux! Linux vs. Windows is a no-Win situation....
> Igor Grobman           igor@debian.org                 igor@digicron.com


Thanks so much for your help.  Everything worked perfectly as you described.

Victor


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