Try to make clear that SOCKS proxying is currently BROKEN.
author"Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr>
Sun Apr 20 16:46:17 2008 +0000 (2008-04-20)
changeset 45215fdb2eb2db3
parent 451 8a72f9bcf675
child 453 2969b1d3884a
Try to make clear that SOCKS proxying is currently BROKEN.

/trunk/config/global/download_extract.in | 36 19 17 0 +++++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
config/global/download_extract.in
     1.1 --- a/config/global/download_extract.in	Fri Apr 18 22:16:28 2008 +0000
     1.2 +++ b/config/global/download_extract.in	Sun Apr 20 16:46:17 2008 +0000
     1.3 @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     1.4  config PROXY_PORT
     1.5      int
     1.6      prompt "port"
     1.7 -    default 0
     1.8 +    default 8080
     1.9      
    1.10  config PROXY_USER
    1.11      string
    1.12 @@ -82,14 +82,16 @@
    1.13        on your proxy configuration, so;e do not allow all protocols, but
    1.14        chances are that protocols needed by crosstool-NG are allowed).
    1.15  
    1.16 -      Alternatively to setting this option, you can set and export the
    1.17 -      following variable in your environment:
    1.18 +      Please note that the proxy you are using MUST be on the same subnet
    1.19 +      as your machine. That is, it must be reachable without a hop through
    1.20 +      any gate. If this is not the case, then do NOT use this option, and
    1.21 +      setup tsocks system-wide.
    1.22 +
    1.23 +      Alternatively to setting this option, you can configure tsocks
    1.24 +      system-wide, and set and export the following variable in your
    1.25 +      environment:
    1.26          LD_PRELOAD=/path/to/your/tsocks-library.so
    1.27  
    1.28 -      In any case, wether you set this option or you export the aforementionned
    1.29 -      variable, you will _have_ to  configure the /etc/tsocks.conf file
    1.30 -      accordingly to your network setup.
    1.31 -
    1.32        This option makes use of the tsocks library. You will have to have tsocks
    1.33        installed on your system, of course.
    1.34  
    1.35 @@ -107,30 +109,30 @@
    1.36      bool
    1.37      prompt "Use system settings"
    1.38      help
    1.39 -      Use that if your system is already configured to
    1.40 -      connect to SOCKS 4/5 proxies.
    1.41 +      Use that if tsocks is already configured on your system.
    1.42  
    1.43  config PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS_AUTO
    1.44      bool
    1.45 -    prompt "Auto"
    1.46 +    prompt "Auto (BROKEN)"
    1.47 +    depends on BROKEN
    1.48      help
    1.49 -      crosstool-NG will attempt to guess what type of
    1.50 -      SOCKS version the proxy speaks.
    1.51 +      crosstool-NG will attempt to guess what type of SOCKS version
    1.52 +      the proxy speaks.
    1.53  
    1.54  config PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS_4
    1.55      bool
    1.56 -    prompt "SOCKS 4"
    1.57 +    prompt "SOCKS 4 (BROKEN)"
    1.58 +    depends on BROKEN
    1.59  
    1.60  config PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS_5
    1.61      bool
    1.62 -    prompt "SOCKS 5"
    1.63 +    prompt "SOCKS 5 (BROKEN)"
    1.64 +    depends on BROKEN
    1.65  
    1.66  endchoice
    1.67  
    1.68  if ! PROXY_TYPE_SOCKS_SYS
    1.69  
    1.70 -comment "THIS IS HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL!!!"
    1.71 -
    1.72  config PROXY_HOST
    1.73      string
    1.74      prompt "hostname/IP"
    1.75 @@ -138,7 +140,7 @@
    1.76  config PROXY_PORT
    1.77      int
    1.78      prompt "port"
    1.79 -    default 0
    1.80 +    default 1080
    1.81  
    1.82  config PROXY_USER
    1.83      string