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FS#7831 - Selecting pacman mirror multiple times in installer causes bad conf files

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Allan McRae (Allan) - Friday, 17 August 2007, 02:57 GMT
Last edited by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Sunday, 09 September 2007, 10:38 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Installation
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08 Don't Panic
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
If you select the primary pacman mirror multiple times during the install the the pacman mirror configuration files become broken. I repeatedly selected a mirror (three times). It appears the install may have tried to correct the entry on the second attempt but definitely failed on the third.

Additional info:
Don't Panic (2007-08) installer

Steps to reproduce:
Repeat the selection of primary pacman mirror multiple times during install.
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Closed by  Roman Kyrylych (Romashka)
Sunday, 09 September 2007, 10:38 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Saturday, 08 September 2007, 16:15 GMT
cannot confirm this Server = is always created the same here,
which ISO you used 686 or x86_64?
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Saturday, 08 September 2007, 17:15 GMT
I used the latest i686 base iso (Don't Panic). I don't have a spare computer/partition so I can't try and repeat it at the moment. What I ended up with the first time was a Server = entry that was not completely deleted and then multiple copies on the next line. I use mirror ftp://mirror.pacific.net.au/ if that helps
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Saturday, 08 September 2007, 17:27 GMT
ok normally the old line just gets a # and the new ones are appended, i'll retry later with my new 2007.08.1 isos
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Saturday, 08 September 2007, 18:36 GMT
ok issue confirmed when choosing always the same server it's broken
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Saturday, 08 September 2007, 20:07 GMT
fixed in 2007.09 ISOs

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