skvidal@xxxxxxxxxxxx (seth vidal) writes: >> >> But be warned; yum's proxy support is not complete as it does not >> >> support $no_proxy. >> > ... >> > http_proxy is not a function of yum it is done via urllib in python. >> >> I know; every python application will have to implement its own methods >> for proxy-handling. A major flaw in the python HTTP classes. > > The proxy handling in yum-HEAD is much improved for setting proxy > options. It is set per-repository stanza so you don't have one global, > clumsy proxy variable to work with. Mmmh, please do not invent yet-another method for setting up the proxy. $*_proxy and $no_proxy environment variables are already supported by the most applications and are handling 98% of all practical cases. > GSSAPI/SPNEGO is a whole other level of use and I'm not sure it's > worth pursuing at all. It is not your (yum maintainer) task to implement this functionality. The underlying library *should* use it transparently (like $*_proxy). Enrico
