Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2800 mails)

[Mike McMullin <mwmcmlln@xxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2007-02-10 at 16:29 -0800, Robert Lewis wrote:
> charles buchanan wrote:
> >> On Saturday 10 February 2007 08:50, Carl Hartung wrote:
> >>   
> >>     
> >>> On Sat February 10 2007 11:27, charles buchanan wrote:
> >>> <snip>
> >>>
> >>>     
> >>>       
> >>>> ADD = Http
> >>>> Server = ftp.skynet.be
> >>>> Location = pub/packman/suse/10.1/
> >>>>       
> >>>>         
> >>> Hi Charles,
> >>>
> >>> First, use Konqueror to browse there and confirm a directory for 10.2
> >>> exists:
> >>>
> >>> http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/10.2/
> >>>
> >>> (it does)
> >>>
> >>> Next, avoid including leading or trailing slashes when adding installation
> >>> sources in YaST. Try it like this:
> >>>
> >>> Add --> http
> >>> Server --> ftp.skynet.be
> >>> Location --> pub/packman/suse/10.2
> >>>
> >>> hth & regards,
> >>>
> >>> Carl
> >>>     
> >>>       
> >> Didn't I say the answer will probably be simple? <argh> What I was doing was 
> >> copying the link address instead of just the type. It worked. (of course) 
> >>
> >> Thanks Carl! 
> >>   
> >>     
> > As far as the leading or tailing slashes are concerned it amazes me that
> > the SUSE folks haven't written the code such that it could be entered
> > either way.  Parsing the line as entered by the human and assembling
> > it to the expected input is something a first year computer science guy
> > can do
> > with ease.  I think it's called human engineering.  Perhaps this can
> > be considered for the future.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Bob
> >   
> and, furthermore, why can't it just be one line?
> e.g.http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/10.2/
> Why do *I* have to pick ftp, http, https, etc ???
> Why do *I* have to split the url into three pieces ???
> 
> Carl recommends :
>  "First, use Konqueror to browse there and confirm a directory for 10.2
> exists:"
> 
> So why can't I just paste the url into the yast screen.
> Make it easy for me.
> 
> I guess an enhancement request is in my future.

  Actually I have done that on 10.2, in the add sources module, using an
URL was an option at the bottom of types page.

  

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