HTTP access to files on bazaar-vcs.org?

[Nicholas Allen]

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The file size is about 30kb at the moment - so pretty small! AFAIK an
Eclipse update site is just a dumb file store with XML files that
describe the updates. I'm not sure if it's possible to have the XML
files point to other sites where the real files are. I'm still very
new to Eclipse plug-in development.

Would it be possible to create a sub-domain that was chrooted? eg
qbzr-eclipse.bazaar-vcs.org. That way I could upload the files there
and not be able to affect any other files on the server.

Nick

John Arbash Meinel wrote:
> Nicholas Allen wrote:
>> Hi,
>
>> As you may be aware I am writing a plug-in for Eclipse that
>> integrates with Bazaar through the QBzr plug-in. I'm nearing the
>> point of having something useful up and running and in the spirit
>> of open source would like to release often. The best way to do
>> this for Eclipse plug-ins would be through an Eclipse update
>> site. For this I would need file storage somewhere in a public
>> place. I think the best place for this would be somewhere on
>> bazaar-vcs.org. Is it possible for me to upload files here
>> somehow that can be accessed through http protocol?
>
>> Cheers,
>
>> Nick
>
> I don't know much personally about what it takes to run an "Eclipse
>  update site". Though I would imagine it isn't very different from
> other sites. (You need some sort of master file indicating what is
> available, possibly gpg signed, etc.)
>
> bazaar-vcs.org is fairly locked down. But Robert, Martin, and
> myself certainly have direct access (I'm not sure if Andrew or
> Aaron do, but they might.)
>
> In the past, I sponsored the win32 binaries (Alexander would make
> them, and I would upload them). I would be willing to do the same
> for you for Qbzr-Eclipse, as long as it wasn't too much of a
> burden. (If it is just copying up some files, that is no big deal.)
>
>
> There are some other interesting possibilities. For example, could
> we have the official download files be through the launchpad
> download system, and just maintain the master file on
> bazaar-vcs.org? Then you would upload the files directly to
> launchpad, and I would only need to update the master file. (The
> big win is if the file size is large, then you don't need to host
> it anywhere.)
>
> Just a thought, John =:->
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