On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 06:51:29 -0800 (PST) Rickey Moore <wayward4now@xxxxxxxxx> opined: > > > --- David Cary Hart <Fedora@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I'll update our local yum repo HowTo (http://tqmcube.com/repo.php) > > soon. In the interim, it is advisable (IMO - YMMV) to obtain the > > rawhide createrepo which now, optionally, creates a local disk > > cache > > that significantly speeds up incremental runs. > > > > In addition to rawhide, I've made the release available via ftp: > > ftp://ftp.tqmcube.com/pub/createrepo-0.4.3-5.1.noarch.rpm > > Thanks! When I tried to install it, rpm complained that there was no > such filename or directory, I had no such problem. Of course I was upgrading from the FC4 package which might have made a difference. Hmmm. > so I created /usr/share/createrepo and it > installed normally. When I did yum makecache yesterday, it ran > through a cycle of the install from sites information, then cycled > again through the list, then cycled again!... so I ctrl c'd. What was > going on? The first mirror was down and yum selected an alternate, > then the cycling began. Ric > I am a tad confused. makecache forces yum to cache all the xml files from a repository's metadata. It is most useful for things like "provides." Please review http://tqmcube.com/repo.php If I am missing something, please let me know. -- Our DNSRBL - Eliminate Spam: http://www.TQMcube.com Multi-RBL Check: http://www.TQMcube.com/rblcheck.php Zombie Graphs: http://www.TQMcube.com/zombies.php
