On 2014-06-16 01:13, Tony Alfrey wrote:
jdd wrote:
Le 15/06/2014 05:25, Tony Alfrey a écrit :
This ISO is a freaking mess. Today I tried to add patches to a package of files for BerkeleyDB and the stupid install couldn't find the patch files sitting in the same directory as the un-tarred archive. Time to buy the DVD in a box.
Please, could you instead say how exactly you were doing the above? That is, what exactly you were trying to install (filenames, download site, link to the instructions you are following etc), and how. A paid for DVD will not solve that particular problem. Notice that zypper will ignore a package name you give that is in, say, the current directory. It will insist in finding it in one of the configured repositories. And, it is incapable of installing anything but rpms. Certainly not source tars, nor source patches. Also, please change the "subject" of the mail thread when what you talk about changes so much, as I did above.
It occurs to me that my download problem may be a Comcast problem (they provide my cable access). If the download takes more than an hour, I'm guessing that Comcast cuts my bandwidth and probably screws up the data transfer in the process.
Yesterday I read that Comcast is in a fight against the FCC, because they have hidden contracts with certain contains providers to favour those downloads and hinder others. I did not read it all. It is related to the network neutrality fight. I don't live in the USA, so it does not affect me, yet, not much. Ask somebody else. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)