On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 1:40 AM, Yang Tse <yangsita_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa <tatsuhiro.t_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Without file:// support (most curl installation enables this ?), local metalink
>> file is not supported. In this case, I agree that old way is better...
>
> There's no way for us to know how curl is built and deployed in the
> wild. For Linux and BSD distros some data could be researched if it is
> of vital importance, but for Windows builds the matter gets even much
> more in unknown territory.
>

I don't think it is important to take much time.

>> But I think most casual users does metalink download using remote URIs
>> such as http or https. Reading local metalink file useful for
>> debugging to web site maintainers.
>
> Metalink files sent via e-mail might also be something to take in account.
>

Thank's a good use case.

>> Therefore I think disabling local metalink processing without file://
>> will not hurt much.
>
> I have no strong point in either direction, just mentioning the issue
> to make sure we all are fully aware of it
>

At the moment, I don't have good workaround without file://.
I think this should be documented either in man page or MANUAL.

Best regards,

Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa

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