http://linux.duke.edu/projects/metadata/ http://linux.duke.edu/projects/metadata/generate/createrepo-0.4.6-1.src.rpm This is what my coworkers and I use to create repos. As for setting up a mirror we just mirror someone elses repo. On Sat, 2006-12-09 at 17:41 -0300, Ezequiel Alfie wrote: > Hello. > I'm trying to set up a i386-FC6 repository suitable for: > > - Network installation > - Serving a Yum repository for [Core] > - Serving the DVD ISO > > My idea was using the minimum amount of hard disk space. > > I created the following directories (/var/www is my DocumentRoot on > apache) > > /var/www/fedora/linux/core/6/i386/os > and /var/www/fedora/linux/core/6/i386/iso > > I downloaded and put the ISO inside the iso/ directory. > > I then loop-mounted the DVD ISO onto the os/ directory. > > First question: > After mounting the DVD ISO the ISO disappeared from the directory listing, > while accessing via HTTP. And if I try to download it it says > Permission Denied. Any ideas why? > > Second question: > > The iso/ directory served for the network installation but not for > yum since I got errors claiming something about not finding > media://<number>. > While trying to solve that, I created an empty 20MB file and made an > ext2 filesystem on it (mkfs.ext2) and then loop mounted onto the > iso/repodata directory. After that, I copied the repodata/ files from > other mirror onto the mounted repodata/ directory. After that it worked as > a yum repo. > > But, is this the intended way to set up a FC mirror? I see it a bit > complicated... Does someone got experience on this? I didn't wanted to > copy the RPMS from inside the DVD's, effectively duplicating the space > needed, as this was a suggestion on a tutorial page. > > > Thanks in advance, > Ezequiel > -- Adam Hough High Performance Computing Computing Services Center 200 225-578-7202 fax: 225-578-6400 ahough@xxxxxxx
