[Slackbuilds-users] ISSUE: texlive: problems downloading from tug.org

[Franzen]

On 2016-10-30 01:33, Franzen wrote:
>>> If more people have issues with that download, i'll look for another
>>> solution.
>> 
>> Tried from two different systems on different networks, both times:
>> 
>> wget 
>> ftp://tug.org/historic/systems/texlive/2016/texlive-20160523b-source.tar.xz
>> --2016-10-29 14:20:21--
>> ftp://tug.org/historic/systems/texlive/2016/texlive-20160523b-source.tar.xz
>>            => 'texlive-20160523b-source.tar.xz'
>> Resolving tug.org (tug.org)... 130.225.2.178
>> Connecting to tug.org (tug.org)|130.225.2.178|:21... connected.
>> Logging in as anonymous ...
>> Login incorrect.
> 
> That's what i got from the texlive-mailinglist:
> 
>>    Connecting to tug.org (tug.org)|130.225.2.178|:21... connected.
>>    Logging in as anonymous ...
>> 
>> It is common for all the anon ftp slots on tug to get used up by
>> stupid robots or whatever. Despite my limiting by IP address, etc.
>> 
>> 
>>    beside that there's also the rsync-able svn,
>> 
>> In addition to the svn, the whole historic/ directory is available by
>> rsync ... tug.org::historic/systems/texlive/2016/
>> 
>>    On ctan there is
>>    http://mirrors.ctan.org/systems/texlive/Source/texlive-20160520-
>> source.tar.xz,
>>    which is not same release tarball.
>> 
>> Oops. I updated the directories on tug. I'm not sure if CTAN mirrors
>> that directory continuously or only when I ask them to update. We'll 
>> see
>> what happens in the next 24 hours or so ... --thanks, karl.
> 
> So, there may be an alternative Download location soon on CTAN.

It's now on CTAN :-)
http://mirrors.ctan.org/systems/texlive/Source/texlive-20160523b-source.tar.xz

I'll put this source in the .info-file on the next update.

Johannes