Re: Wget2 can't mirror a website

[Tim Rühsen]

On 17.02.23 01:48, retro mouse via Primary discussion list for GNU Wget 
wrote:
> Dear devs,
>
> I was trying to use wget2 to archive webs since wget1 doesn't support 
> resourcesets. I can't get it work as expected bug or simple user ignorance I 
> can't tell so I would appreciate some support.
>
> The tests where done on Ubuntu using:
> GNU Wget 1.21.2 built on linux-gnu.GNU Wget2 1.99.1 - multithreaded 
> metalink/file/website downloader
>
> For example Wget1 will retrieve this small website ~650Mb just missing some 
> resoucesets.
>
> wget \
>       --recursive \
>       --no-clobber \
>       --page-requisites \
>       --html-extension \
>       --convert-links \
>       --domains copetti.org \
>           www.copetti.org/
>
> But using Wget2 it will just download a coupe html pages and stop ~0.5Mb, I 
> have looked at the options since they are not the same and added mirror.
>
> wget2 \
>       --mirror \
>       --recursive \
>       --no-clobber \
>       --page-requisites \
>       --html-extension \
>       --convert-links \
>       --domains copetti.org \
>           www.copetti.org/
>
> Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
>
> If there is any other kind of channel more appropriate for my support request 
> IRC, other mailing list, etc.. let me know.
>
> Best,
> Retromouse
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Hi,

the problem seems to be that super-old version of wget2.

Please get a newer version or build it yourself.
The current wget2 (built from branch `master`) creates ~2114 files and 
directories from the above command line.

Regards, Tim

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