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diff --git a/doc/devblog/day_239-240__bittorrent_remote.mdwn b/doc/devblog/day_239-240__bittorrent_remote.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a5fa164ae --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/devblog/day_239-240__bittorrent_remote.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +Spent a couple days adding a [[bittorrent_special_remote|special_remotes/bittorrent]] +to git-annex. This is better than the demo external torrent remote I made +on Friday: It's built into git-annex; it supports magnet links; it even +parses aria2c's output so the webapp can display progress bars. + +Besides needing `aria2` to download torrents, it also currently depends on +the `btshowmetainfo` command from the original bittorrent client (or +bittornado). I looked into using +<http://hackage.haskell.org/package/torrent> instead, +but that package is out of date and doesn't currently build. I've got a +patch fixing that, but am waiting to hear back from the library's author. |