Many GNU projects use the Bazaar version control system (http://bazaar-vcs.org/). I've been tearing my hair out for the past few days with random errors. Never the same one twice.
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Finally tracked down the problem. Bazaar issues http requests for byte ranges, which are then trampled on by the default Qtel proxy. Manually changing the proxy has (so far) fixed the problem.
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The two proxies are running with different caching servers, or at least a different patch level. It makes me sad that bzr pulls have probably been broken in Qatar for years.
--nigel
Normally, I wouldn't post technical stuff to QL, as few people care about my gripes. However, if ictQatar really thinks that Qatar is flying up the rankings of tech nations, it is deluding itself.
The Qtel proxy effectively banishes Qatari programmers from being involved in the most important programming projects. I don't even bother complaining directly to Qtel about this kind of stuff anymore because it affects very few people and will not be fixed.
[repost of an email to Q-GLUG]
Normally, I wouldn't post technical stuff to QL, as few people care about my gripes. However, if ictQatar really thinks that Qatar is flying up the rankings of tech nations, it is deluding itself.
The Qtel proxy effectively banishes Qatari programmers from being involved in the most important programming projects. I don't even bother complaining directly to Qtel about this kind of stuff anymore because it affects very few people and will not be fixed.