it'll be updated when i get home tonight =] thanks for the input. i wrote it because i couldn't find anything decent on creating a repository, and matthias's script was a nightmare. -d ----- Original Message ----- From: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 08:26:19 +0300 To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: synaptic question > On Tue, 2004-04-06 at 02:12, duncan brown wrote: > > from the sources.list man page (man sources.list) > > > > file The file scheme allows an arbitrary directory in the > > file system > > to be considered an archive. This is useful for NFS > > mounts and > > local mirrors or archives. > > > > first, create your own apt repository under let's say > > /var/apt_repository by following the directions in my apt walkthrough > > http://www.linuxadvocate.net/apt (pardon my site, it's utter crud) > > Couple of things need to be straightened out in the instructions :) > 1) *Always* run genbasedir with --bloat option for any RHL/FC based > distro, otherwise you'll start seeing odd breakage sooner or later > 2) genbasedir already runs genpkglist, you should never directly invoke > genpkglist in fact. > > > > > so, create a file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ called local.list with > > an entry like i mention in the walkthrough, only substitute 'rpm' with > > 'file', and have it point at your /var/apt_repository, or whever you > > have it. > > Another option, which even avoids having to run genbasedir completely is > using the newish rpm-dir repository type. See > http://lwn.net/Articles/60650/ for example how to use that. > > - Panu - > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Time will end all my troubles, but I don't always approve of Time's methods. +( duncan brown +( duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxx +( http://www.linuxadvocate.net
