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</question>
<answer>
<para>
- Most source fetching by the OpenEmbedded build system is done by <filename>wget</filename>
- and you therefore need to specify the proxy settings in a
- <filename>.wgetrc</filename> file in your home directory.
- Here are some example settings:
+ Most source fetching by the OpenEmbedded build system is done
+ by <filename>wget</filename> and you therefore need to specify
+ the proxy settings in a <filename>.wgetrc</filename> file
+ in your home directory.
+ Following are some example settings for different proxy types:
<literallayout class='monospaced'>
- http_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
- ftp_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
+ Http/FTP proxy:
+ https_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
+ http_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
+ ftp_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
+
+ socks proxy:
+ export SOCKS_SERVER=`<replaceable>server</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>`
+ unset http_proxy
+ unset https_proxy
+ unset ftp_proxy
</literallayout>
The Yocto Project also includes a
<filename>site.conf.sample</filename> file that shows how to