Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 12:19:09 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Jaakko Salomaa <jsalomaa@saunalahti.fi> Cc: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A new package fetching utility, pkg_get Message-ID: <37EBC09D.9EE2B2D6@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909241742410.2991-100000@kone.kala.net>
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Jaakko Salomaa wrote:
>
> BTW, I'm now utilizing ftpio(3) instead of my own kludge, I'll probably
> send a new message to -hackers when the new version is ready. (I'm going
> to spend a few days somewhere else.)
fetch(3) is a better choice because it allows http downloads too. Passing
a URL is now the "one true way" to specify an internet resource.
Boy, we're having fun asking you to rewrite your program. It's good training
for you, though, this is what it's like to be a programmer in "The Real
World". ;^)
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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