Re: approx: infinite loop during update, importing
On 28-07-2009, whollygoat@letterboxes.org <whollygoat@letterboxes.org> wrote:
> I've two questions re approx version 3.3.0 on
> lenny i386. The first is, anybody else get
> caught in an infinite loop updating the Packages
> files? I've tried from localhost and a remote
> machine. On both machines, running "aptitude
> update" causes the Packages file to start
> downloading (you can watch it grow with repeated
> "find /var/cache/approx -type -f -ls"), then
> after awhile the file disappears, and a few
> seconds later appears once more continuing
> to grow until it disappears again. In short, it
> ain't working for me.
>
Using approx since three years, never seen such a behavior.
You should check that:
- you have enough space where the Package files is downloaded
- your internet connection doesn't failed while downloading
- you can download from the machine hosting approx the Package file,
from internet without problem (e.g. using curl).
Take a look at /var/log/*, there should be plenty information (and
especially related events to your failure).
Regards
Sylvain Le Gall
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