On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 13:48:38 -0400, Jameson C. Burt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "apt-get update" > hangs with no response when I add a line anywhere in > /etc/apt/sources.list > that is greater than 299 characters. > > Specifically, I added the following 308-character commented line to aid my choice of >Debian sites > [the line-continuation characters were not originally present and this > had at most one contiguous space], > # fping -c 3 ftp.egr.msu.edu carroll.aset.psu.edu \ > mirror.cs.wisc.edu mirror.csit.fsu.edu umn.dl.sourceforge.net \ > unc.dl.sourceforge.net telia.dl.sourceforge.net debian.teleglobe.net \ > mirrors.xmission.com ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu debian.uchicago.edu \ > debian.fifi.org ftp.silug.org debian.tod.net > After removing the last "debian.tod.net", this line had but 292 > characters, so "apt-get update" would no longer hang. > > I run Debian woody 3.0, with all packages upgraded as of 9/26/2002, > including apt version 0.5.4 . > > Oh, I see this remains an outstanding apt bug-report filed May 13, 2002, > #146846
Actually, this seems to be have been fixed in cvs. See http://cvs.debian.org/apt/apt-pkg/sourcelist.cc?cvsroot=APT+%28%2Fcvs%2Fdeity%29 Revision 1.24 on Mon Jul 8th 2002 says "Don't die if lines in sources.list are too long. Closes: #146846". Doesn't seems to be documented in the main changelog though. 0.5.5 has been in cvs now for over a year, and the changelog keeps getting longer. Does anyone have any idea when they are planning to release? Faheem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
