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smccloud

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Registered: 2015-08-11

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ABS when rsync is blocked?

Hi,

I am playing with arch at work on a VM and would like to use ABS.  However, rsync is blocked at work, is there a way I can change the port for rsync or tell ABS to use HTTP instead of rsync?

Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

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Re: ABS when rsync is blocked?

Why not just clone the package tree via git:
https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/

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karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: ABS when rsync is blocked?

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=185075 ?

jasonwryan

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From: .nz

Registered: 2009-05-09

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Re: ABS when rsync is blocked?

There is a better way...

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Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: ABS when rsync is blocked?

Or...  abs --help

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