Re: XCode 1.2 via Software Update?
Re: XCode 1.2 via Software Update?
- Subject: Re: XCode 1.2 via Software Update?
- From: j o a r <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 11:47:42 +0200
Doh! Don't use the Finder as the Safari helper application for FTP
downloads! Set it to something that actually works, in contrast with
the Finder. Also, if you live outside of the US, you're still most
often better off using the US download servers.
j o a r
On 2004-07-11, at 11.26, James Weatherley wrote:
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Oh how I agree with you on this one. I'm currently trying to download
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the damned thing and it's causing me grief with broadband - I can't
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imagine what it was like on dialup.
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The problem:
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o Search for it: Apple's site -> Developer -> xCode -> ADC -> Tools ->
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Yey! Found it!
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o Download it: get a weird purple ftp cube thing on my desktop
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o Drag files from cube to local machine: Finder throws a fit and
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beachballs to a halt
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o Lots of error messages saying the remote machine is inaccessable
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o Disconnect: Finder throws a fit and beachballs to a halt
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o Try again
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o Drag files from cube to local machine: Finder throws a fit and
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beachballs to a halt
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o Finder moans that the files exist locally
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o Delete the 0 byte ones - can't they're in use - Finder throws a fit
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and beachballs to a halt
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o Logout
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o Try again
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o etc
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Surely there is a better way to distribute than this!!! It would work
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better if Apple posted it on BitTorrent or supplied some ed2k links!
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