Re: Snort 2.8.6.1 Now Available

["Randal T. Rioux" <randy () procyonlabs com>]

On 07/23/2010 08:53 AM, Nigel Houghton wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:03:47 -0400, Randal T. Rioux wrote:
> > On 07/23/2010 12:04 AM, Nigel Houghton wrote:
> > > Pulled Pork.
> > >
> > > On Thursday, July 22, 2010, waldo kitty <wkitty42 () windstream net> wrote:
> > > > On 7/22/2010 15:53, Snort Releases wrote:
> > > > >   The download link should be http://www.snort.org/snort-downloads.
> > > >
> > > > can we please have a direct download link for those of us who use wget and
> > > > maintain automatically updating build environments? these c4rp things with
> > > > "download/somenumber" and similar really break automation in a bad 
> > > > way :? :( :( :(
> >
> > Please don't top-post. Please don't be rude. Please listen to people and
> > respond only if you can help.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Randy
>
> My bad, operation of mail client while way too tired to do so. Meant to 
> hit "save" and got "send" instead.
>
> Was going to say, depending on how many machines you have and what your 
> setup is, you could use a kind of "master" repository for the storing 
> of source code tar balls. (I'm assuming there's way more than just 
> Snort you have to grab right?) That way you limit the breakage to one 
> box. Then you can be sure you have a constant link for your production 
> boxes to get what they need. (kind of how you do it with FreeBSD and 
> ports)

That's what I do, but like Waldo said, it's nice to have a direct link.

> Now your problem transfers to that master storage place. My suggestion 
> would be to use Perl; WWW::Mechanize does a pretty good job these days. 
> Perhaps modify Pulled Pork to get what you need all in one application 
> (or make a feature request).

We shouldn't have to write algorithms to download a tarball. A simple
redirect would do.

> Also, for the record, if you see me top-post then I am most likely not 
> paying attention.

I figured you were borrowing Joel's iPadPhone :-)

> Also, nice if you cut the Sourceforge mailing list cruft from the 
> bottom of replies. Not totally required, but keeps threads a little 
> more readable.

Umm, I did, and always have.

Randy

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