Subject: Unable to pkg_add install directly via internet
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Shigeki Uno <shigeki@mediawars.ne.jp>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 05/31/2000 12:37:13
Good day,

 I'm running NetBSD/mac68k 1.4.2 on LC520 (MC68030/25MHz).
 When I want to install pre-compiled binary packages using pkg_add
command _via internet directly_, I get following messages and pkg_add
never proceed its process.  

 I've never experienced before such things when I was a -current
user. (Don't say turn to -current user. :-))

e.g.

# pkg_add -v ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/1.4.2/mac68k/All/
  boehm-gc-5.0a3.tgz

  Trying to fetch ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/1.4.2/mac68k/
  All/boehm-gc-5.0a3.tgz.

  Spawning FTP coprocess

  ftp -detv ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/1.4.2/mac68k/All/
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  _never proceed after this line appears_.

  ^CSignal 2 received, cleaning up.  <--- So I type ctl-c to kill process.

Any hints?

Thanks.
---
Shigeki Uno 

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