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RobK

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Registered: 2005-12-07

Posts: 121

Specifying Download Location for Source at SourceForge.net

I would like to create a new package.  The source code is located at prdownloads.sourceforge.net.  Normally when you click the link, another web page opens asking you to specify a download location. 

How should I specify the download link in the PKBUILD file in this case?

Rob

pikass

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From: Schwartz space

Registered: 2005-11-28

Posts: 85

Re: Specifying Download Location for Source at SourceForge.net

source=(http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/project/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz)

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: Specifying Download Location for Source at SourceForge.net

Just use 'dl.sourceforge.net'. It chooses "random" download location and that's the preferred way used in PKGBUILDs.

T-Dawg

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From: Charlotte, NC

Registered: 2005-01-29

Posts: 2,736

Re: Specifying Download Location for Source at SourceForge.net

if dl.sourceforge.net doesn't find anything you may want to alias it to something else in your hosts file. I have to alias it to the ip of unc.sourceforge.net.

RobK

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Registered: 2005-12-07

Posts: 121

Re: Specifying Download Location for Source at SourceForge.net

Thanks for all the input.  I will give it a try.

Rob

RobK

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Registered: 2005-12-07

Posts: 121

Re: Specifying Download Location for Source at SourceForge.net

I got it to work but I had to specify a mirror as follows:

http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sour … er.tar.gz)

I could not use the random mirror approach since it would appear that the file in question is not on all mirrors.

Rob

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Specifying Download Location for Source at SourceForge.net

I doubt that - it's more likely that the random server approach is giving random results. I've often had very poor response using just dl.sf.net, and occasionally no response at all. For my personal use, I always change to my local sf mirror, but I still think it makes sense to use the random URL in PKGBUILDS.

RobK

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Registered: 2005-12-07

Posts: 121

Re: Specifying Download Location for Source at SourceForge.net

No. The mirror responds fine but the file is NOT located on it.  For example, I can download from the Phoenix mirror but not the Atlanta mirror.

When I try the random approach, I get the following message:

"You are requesting file: /linux-hotplug/fxload-2002_04_11.tar.gz
There was a problem downloading the file from sourceforge.irlab.pnap.net. Please try a different mirror."

I then try Atlanta.  No go.  and so on.  Then I try Phoenix -- I can download the file fine. 

The Atlanta mirror is responding fine.  The file just is not there.

Rob