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#1 2012-02-15 00:27:35
- Schala
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Exception to including an archive in package
I know conventionally AUR packages download their source files from the developer site while tweaks/supporting files are compressed with the PKGBUILD. However, I'm trying to make a package of a file hosted at CodePlex, which makes it excessively difficult to get a direct download link, as it triggers the download by a JavaScript command once you agree to an EULA.
If it's still unwise to put a redistribution of the downloaded file in the package, could someone help me please?
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#2 2012-02-15 01:15:41
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Re: Exception to including an archive in package
You could host the source yourself (please get permission to do so, first). Dropbox for example allows public hosting of files (with a bandwidth cap).
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#3 2012-02-15 03:27:51
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Re: Exception to including an archive in package
Really? I'dve thought with the takedown of MegaUpload, file hosting services would be on edge.
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#4 2012-02-15 05:28:47
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Re: Exception to including an archive in package
Really? I'dve thought with the takedown of MegaUpload, file hosting services would be on edge.
Well, nobody'd really be able to file-share on any scale with dropbox due to the limits, but for a single-file hosting (assuming the fact that its in the AUR means its not 200-download-a-week-popular) that shouldn't be a problem.
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#5 2012-02-15 22:03:49
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Re: Exception to including an archive in package
I know a few AUR packages have CodePlex download links. But the way these links are structured confuses me.
For example, here's the download link of a source file in the AUR package fsharp:
http://download.codeplex.com/Download?ProjectName=fsharppowerpack&DownloadId=122711&FileTime=129367247874000000&Build=18337No matter how hard I search Google for an answer on decyphering this, I've been unable to find an answer. I think my dilemma lies in the 'FileTime' parameter. I'm guessing that has to be, like, seconds since 12/31/1969.
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