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diff --git a/doc/bugs/Proxy_support.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Proxy_support.mdwn index ae6eaf689..2af63d706 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/Proxy_support.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/Proxy_support.mdwn @@ -17,3 +17,26 @@ Please provide any additional information below. I don't use networkmanager if proxy information is obtained from it. There should be a fallback to environment variables. [[!tag confirmed]] + +> Here's a patch that shows how to enable proxy support for the +> parts of git-annex that use http-client and http-conduit: +> <https://github.com/kiwiroy/git-annex/commit/18a3ceda1beb7c356541270f37ae4c0d56ada726> +> +> Other parts of git-annex use wget/curl and should already support +> the environment variables. + +>> I had a closer look at this, and it turns out that http-client +>> now enables http proxy support by default, when the environment variable +>> is set. Since version 0.4.7. See `defaultProxy`. +>> +>> git-annex uses http-client for all its http access (either directly +>> or through layers like http-conduit and DAV). +>> +>> So I don't need to change +>> git-annex at all; it just needs to be built with a new enough version +>> of http-client. This will happen for the linux autobuilders once the new +>> version reaches Debian. I've updated the OSX autobuilder's http-client +>> so it will already support proxying and anyone can built git-annex +>> using the new http-client and get proxy support. +>> +>> Calling this [[done]] as nothing remains to do in git-annex. --[[Joey]] |