Re: Apt's sources.list has line-length limit 299

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

Apt's sources.list has line-length limit 299

"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