Re: [Gnu-arch-users] bug? archive created via "ftp" method not usable via "http" method

[Andy Tai]

Hi, thanks for the report.  Your description of the cause is likely correct.  I will try to duplicate it and implement the fix as probably you suggested.

On 4/28/07, Miles Bader <address@hidden> wrote:

I created a mirror archive of my main archive " address@hidden"  using the
following command:

   tla make-archive --signed --listing --mirror address@hidden address@hidden ftp://USER:address@hidden/arch/address@hidden

Then I mirrored some stuff to it:

   $ tla archive-mirror address@hidden address@hidden tla-tools
   * mirroring address@hidden to address@hidden with limit tla-tools
   * creating version address@hidden/tla-tools--devo--0
   ** adding revision tla-tools--devo--0--base-0
   ** adding revision tla-tools--devo--0--patch-1
   $ tla archive-mirror address@hidden address@hidden snogray
   * mirroring address@hidden to address@hidden with limit snogray
   * creating version address@hidden/snogray--devo--0
   ** adding revision snogray--devo--0--base-0
   ** adding revision snogray--devo--0--patch-1
   ** adding revision snogray--devo--0--patch-2
   ** adding revision snogray--devo--0--patch-3
   ** adding revision snogray--devo--0--patch-4

Abrowse works fine via ftp:

   address@hidden
     snogray
       snogray--devo
         snogray--devo--0
           base-0 .. patch-4

     tla-tools
       tla-tools--devo
         tla-tools--devo--0
           base-0 .. patch-1

Now, because this ftp dir is my ISP's web upload area, I should be able
to see the same files via http, and in a browser, I can indeed see stuff
with no problem.

However, if I try to access the same archive using tla using the "http"
access method, it doesn't work:



Given that the following sequence of events happens:

  (1) It reads the top-level .listing file (which works)

  (2) It immediately gives the failed-to-access-.archive-version error,
      without obviously _trying_ to access it

I'm guessing that it actually expects ".archive-version" to be part of
.listing, but it's not (so "failed to access" here really means "didn't
find").  Is this a bug of the ftp method?  _Should_ it be putting
".archive-version" (etc) in .listing?

Thanks,

-Miles