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| author |   Richard Purdie <richard@openedhand.com> | 2008-09-11 23:11:45 +0000 |
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| committer | Richard Purdie <richard@openedhand.com> | 2008-09-11 23:11:45 +0000 |
| commit | 61af678505d81501ba8dfa8bc4a9aa0b1a61112a (patch) | |
| tree | bae8dd55cc34e55c59e1930367e68ac91a0f9bc0 /handbook | |
| parent | ef1315e09f9b63d14ad46ab02780c76a9e306fc6 (diff) | |
| download | openembedded-core-61af678505d81501ba8dfa8bc4a9aa0b1a61112a.tar.gz | |
handbook/faq.xml: Add a QA about proxy server setup
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diff --git a/handbook/faq.xml b/handbook/faq.xml index 061ed563ce..4bd1b7a493 100644 --- a/handbook/faq.xml +++ b/handbook/faq.xml @@ -226,6 +226,24 @@ </para> </answer> </qandaentry> + <qandaentry> + <question> + <para> + I'm behind a firewall and need to use a proxy server. How do I do that? + </para> + </question> + <answer> + <para> + Most source fetching by Poky is done by wget and you therefore need to specify the proxy + settings in a .wgetrc file in your home directory. Example settings in that file would be + 'http_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/' and 'ftp_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/'. + Poky also includes a site.conf.sample file which shows how to configure cvs and git proxy servers + if needed. + </para> + </answer> + </qandaentry> + + </qandaset> </appendix> <!-- |