aqtinstall/docs/configuration.rst

.. _configuration-ref:

Configuration
=============

``aqtinstall`` can be configured through a configuration file.
A default configuration is stored in ``aqt/settings.ini`` file.

You can specify custom configuration file through ``AQT_CONFIG``
environment variable or "-c" or "--config" command line option.

A file is like as follows:

.. code-block::

    [DEFAULTS]

    [aqt]
    concurrency: 4
    baseurl: https://download.qt.io
    7zcmd: 7z
    print_stacktrace_on_error: False
    always_keep_archives: False
    archive_download_location: .
    min_archive_size: 41

    [requests]
    connection_timeout: 3.5
    response_timeout: 30
    max_retries_on_connection_error: 5
    retry_backoff: 0.1
    max_retries_on_checksum_error: 5
    max_retries_to_retrieve_hash: 5
    hash_algorithm: sha256
    INSECURE_NOT_FOR_PRODUCTION_ignore_hash: False

    [mirrors]
    trusted_mirrors:
        https://download.qt.io
    blacklist:
        http://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn
        http://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn
        http://mirrors.geekpie.club
    fallbacks:
        https://mirrors.ocf.berkeley.edu/qt
        https://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/qtproject
        http://ftp1.nluug.nl/languages/qt
        https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/qtproject

    [kde_patches]
    patches:
        0001-toolchain.prf-Use-vswhere-to-obtain-VS-installation-.patch


Settings
--------

The ``[aqt]`` section configures basic behavior.

concurrency:
    ``concurrency`` is a setting how many download concurrently starts.
    It should be a integer value.

baseurl:
    ``baseurl`` is a URL of Qt download site.
    When you have your own Qt download site repository, you can set it here.
    It is as same as ``--base`` option.

7zcmd:
    It is a command name of 7-zip. When ``aqtinstall`` is installed **without**
    recommended library ``py7zr``, it is used to extract archive instead of
    ``py7zr`` library.
    When ``--external`` option specified, a value is override with option's one.

print_stacktrace_on_error:
    ``print_stacktrace_on_error`` is either ``True`` or ``False``.
    The ``True`` setting causes a stack trace to be printed to stderr any time
    an error occurs that will end the program.
    The ``False`` setting will hide the stack trace, unless an unhandled
    exception occurs.

always_keep_archives:
    This is either ``True`` or ``False``.
    The ``True`` setting turns on the ``--keep`` option every time you run aqt,
    and cannot be overridden by command line options.
    The ``False`` setting will require you to set ``--keep`` manually every time
    you run aqt, unless you don't want to keep ``.7z`` archives.

archive_download_location:
    This is the relative or absolute path to the location in which ``.7z`` archives
    will be downloaded, when ``--keep`` is turned on.
    You can override this location with the ``--archives-dest`` option.

min_module_size:
    This is the minimum decompressed size, in bytes, of the modules that aqt is permitted to list.
    The authors of aqt have discovered that the Qt repository contains a few mysteriously
    "empty" modules, including the examples modules for `qtlottie` and `qtquicktimeline`.
    These modules consist of a single archive that contains empty directories,
    and they are exactly 40 bytes when uncompressed.
    The authors feel that it is not useful for ``aqt list-*`` to list these empty modules.
    If you want to print these modules with ``aqt list-*``, please feel free to change
    the ``min_module_size`` value to something less than 40.

    This setting has no effect on your ability to install these modules.
    ``aqt install-*`` can will still install them without any warnings.


The ``[requests]`` section controls the way that ``aqt`` makes network requests.

connection_timeout:
    ``connection_timeout`` is a timeout in second for connection.
    It is passed to ``requests`` library.

response_timeout:
    ``response_timeout`` is a timeout in second how much time waiting for response.
    It is passed to ``requests`` library.

max_retries:
    Deprecated; please do not use this setting. It has been replaced by the

max_retries_on_connection_error:
    ``max_retries_on_connection_error`` is an integer that controls how many times
    ``aqt`` will try to reconnect to the server in the case of a connection error.

retry_backoff:
    ``retry_backoff`` is a floating point number that controls how long ``aqt``
    will sleep between failed connection attempts.
    Setting this value too low will hammer the server, and may result
    in no successful connections at all.

max_retries_on_checksum_error:
    This setting controls how many times ``aqt`` will attempt to download a file,
    in the case of a checksum error.

hash_algorithm:
    This is either ``sha256``, ``sha1`` or ``md5``. ``sha256`` is the only safe 
    value to use here. Default is ``sha256`` if not set.
    See also ``trusted_mirrors`` setting.

INSECURE_NOT_FOR_PRODUCTION_ignore_hash:
    This is either ``True`` or ``False``.
    The ``True`` setting disables hash checking when downloading files. Although
    this is not recommended, this may help when hashes are not available.
    The ``False`` setting will enforce hash checking. This is highly recommended
    to avoid corrupted files.


The ``[mirrors]`` section is a configuration for mirror handling.

trusted_mirrors:
    ``trusted_mirrors`` is a list of URLs that you trust to provide accurate
    checksums for all downloaded archives.
    This is a security feature; please do not change this value unless you know
    what you're doing!

    ``aqtinstall`` downloads all checksums from mirrors in this list.
    These checksums are used to verify that every other file that ``aqtinstall``
    downloads is, in fact, the correct file, and not a corrupt or malicious copy
    of the file.
    You may need to modify this list if the default mirrors are unreachable,
    or if you do not trust that they have not been compromised.

    ``aqtinstall`` can safely download archive files from the fallback mirror
    list, and ensure that they are not malicious files, by checking them against
    the checksums downloaded from the ``trusted_mirrors`` list.
    ``aqtinstall`` uses the SHA-256 algorithm to perform this check.

blacklist:
    It is a list of URL where is a problematic mirror site.
    Some mirror sites ignore a connection from IP addresses out of their preffered one.
    It will cause connection error or connection timeout.
    There are some known mirror sites in default.
    If you are not happy with the default sites,
    you can override them with custom settings.

fallbacks:
    It is a list of URL where is a good for access.
    When mirror site cause an error, aqt use fallbacks when possible.
    You can find a list of mirrors at: https://download.qt.io/static/mirrorlist/