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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] downloading remote eix data file
Date: Mon, 23 May 2016 12:40:18
Message-Id: 20160523133953.4c161146@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] downloading remote eix data file by Thanasis
1 On Mon, 23 May 2016 15:08:35 +0300, Thanasis wrote:
2
3 > On 05/23/2016 12:49 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote:
4 > > On Mon, 23 May 2016 09:32:14 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote:
5 > >
6 > >>> wget -N http://gpo.zugaina.org/eix_cache/eix-cache.tbz2
7 > >>>
8 > >>> But the command fails, and it looks like the file eix-cache.tbz2,
9 > >>> which
10 > >>> is downloaded, is either empty or corrupt.
11 > >>>
12 > >>> Any one else faced/facing the same problem?
13 > >>
14 > >> "eix - q remote" still works here.
15 > >
16 > > Sorry, copying commands on a mobile while distracted is never a good
17 > > idea. That should be
18 > >
19 > > eix-remote -q update
20 > >
21 > >
22 >
23 > Can you check what file gets downloaded in your case, because it fails
24 > here:
25 >
26 > # eix-remote -q update
27 >
28 > * failed: wget -N --no-verbose --
29 > http://gpo.zugaina.org/eix_cache/eix-cache.tbz2
30
31 http://gpo.zugaina.org/eix_cache/eix-cache.tbz2
32
33 So the same as yours. So either it's a problem with routing from you to
34 the server or there's some sort of user-agent checking to stop people
35 randomly using wget ;-)
36
37 No, it's not that, wget worked from here.
38
39 The other question is: why are you using wget when eix already has the
40 facility to download and import this file built in.
41
42
43 --
44 Neil Bothwick
45
46 I am Speedy Gonzales of Borg: Prepare to be accelerated!

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Re: [gentoo-user] downloading remote eix data file Thanasis <thanasis@××××××××××.org>