Ryan Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > [snip]
> > i then went back to caldera to grab the 1.2.1 release thinking that it > would be mostly links back to the 1.2 release (other than the updated > packages). > > however, all i got was a bunch of links. > > here's how i have my tree setup: > [pretty tree output snipped] > > i downloaded everything under `rex-fixed' aka Debian-1.2.1 and ended up > with a bunch of symlinks. > > i am using ncftp to grab these. > > what am i doing wrong? (besides not ordering a cd) > Its not really what you are doing wrong it is what (IMO) ncftp is doing wrong. I've noticed that ncftp will *not* follow symlinks in at least the case of get -CR directory_name. I feel that whilst this may be useful behaviour in some circumstances, that the ommission of an option to turn this "feature" off is probably a bug. It certainly makes ncftp useless for situations such as the sensible symlink setup of the 1.2.1 tree. I've meant to send a mail to the upstream maintainer about this. On this same topic, ncftp with get -CR will happily merge two files into one if you are doing simultaenous recursive regets on the same directory. For example get -CR dir1 executed in two seperate ncftp sessions on the same dir1 will for say the file dir1/filename create a dir1/filename on your host which is a blend of the two identical filenames. methinks this is also an avoidable problem (i.e. bug). > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
