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Vagrant: link to debian repository howto

2005-10-05T04:46:10Z

link to debian repository howto

Vagrant: typo, formatting

2005-07-28T23:21:40Z

typo, formatting

Vagrant: section about defining additional distributions

2005-07-28T22:34:16Z

section about defining additional distributions

Vagrant: add sources.list entry, drop experimental

2005-07-28T22:20:56Z

add sources.list entry, drop experimental

Vagrant: generate Release files by default

2005-07-28T22:01:56Z

generate Release files by default

Vagrant: fix bug in dput.cf, other minor tweaks

2005-07-28T21:41:07Z

fix bug in dput.cf, other minor tweaks

Vagrant: more assumptions

2005-07-28T20:38:26Z

more assumptions

Vagrant: change example .changes file, fix borken links, do not check gpg signatures with dput, mention that it is good to use gpg

2005-07-28T19:23:01Z

change example .changes file, fix borken links, do not check gpg signatures with dput, mention that it is good to use gpg

Vagrant: describe using mini-dinstall and dput

2005-07-28T19:10:31Z

describe using mini-dinstall and dput

192.168.254.89: skeleton of package repository howto

2005-07-28T18:25:46Z

skeleton of package repository howto

New page

explain the use of mini-dinstall and reprepro.

installing into user web pages on llama.

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:46, 5 October 2005
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	apt-ftparchive from the [http://packages.debian.org/apt-utils apt-utils] package		apt-ftparchive from the [http://packages.debian.org/apt-utils apt-utils] package
		+
		+	for more generic information: [http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/repository-howto/repository-howto.en.html debian repository howto]

	this document discusses using [http://packages.debian.org/mini-dinstall mini-dinstall].		this document discusses using [http://packages.debian.org/mini-dinstall mini-dinstall].

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   simple-cdd (0.2.0+svn) unstable; urgency=low
-−
    * SVN PRE-RELEASE
    * upload into unstable
   ...becomes...
   simple-cdd (0.2.0+svn) experimental; urgency=low
-−
    * SVN PRE-RELEASE
    * upload into experimental
@@ Line 122: / Line 122: @@
 and it will get installed into debian/experimental instead of debian/unstable.
-you can also define distribution-specific parts, read the mini-dinstall man
+you can also define distribution-specific options, read the mini-dinstall man
 page for more information.

@@ Line 96: / Line 96: @@
    apt-get update
    apt-get install your-package
 TODO: someday this document will also describe using [http://packages.debian.org/reprepro reprepro].
 [[Category: Coders]]

@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
   release_origin = llama.freegeek.org
   [unstable]
 now run mini-dinstall to initialize the repository:
@@ Line 39: / Line 38: @@
 you should now be able to browse to http://llama.freegeek.org/~USERNAME/debian
-but you'll see that the Packages files in unstable and experimental are empty.
+but you'll see that the Packages file in unstable is empty.
 to install something into your repository, you need to grab the .changes file
@@ Line 83: / Line 83: @@
 dput -u llama simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes
 TODO: someday this document will also describe using [http://packages.debian.org/reprepro reprepro].

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
   [DEFAULT]
-  architectures = all, i386, sparc, powerpc
+  architectures = all, i386, powerpc
   archivedir = ~/public_html/debian/
   use_dnotify = 0
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
   poll_time = 10
   mail_log_level = NONE
   [unstable]
   [experimental]
@@ Line 57: / Line 59: @@
 the same as the target architecture of the package). i.e. i386
-now that you've located a .changes file, you'll need to use the tool
+now that you've located a .changes file(note: any file referenced in the
-[http://packages.debian.org/dput dput] to upload the packages into your
+.changes file must be also be present in the same directory as the .changes
-mini-dinstall repository (any file referenced in the .changes file must be also
+file), you'll need to use the tool [http://packages.debian.org/dput dput] to
-be present in the same directory as the .changes file):
+upload the packages into your mini-dinstall repository:
@@ Line 82: / Line 84: @@
 dput -u llama simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes
-TODO: someday this document will also describe using
+TODO: someday this document will also describe using [http://packages.debian.org/reprepro reprepro].

@@ Line 58: / Line 58: @@
 now that you've located a .changes file, you'll need to use the tool
-[http://packages.debian.org/dput dput] to add upload the packages into your
+[http://packages.debian.org/dput dput] to upload the packages into your
-mini-dinstall repository:
+mini-dinstall repository (any file referenced in the .changes file must be also
 if you built the packages on llama.freegeek.org, it's quite simple:
 dput -u local simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes
 (you can leave off the -u if you are using gpg to sign your .changes file,
@@ Line 77: / Line 77: @@
   fqdn = llama.freegeek.org
   incoming = /home/vagrant/public_html/debian/mini-dinstall/incoming
-  #run_dinstall = 0
+  run_dinstall = 0
-  post_upload_command = /usr/bin/mini-dinstall --batch
+  post_upload_command = ssh llama.freegeek.org /usr/bin/mini-dinstall --batch
 dput -u llama simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 this document discusses using [http://packages.debian.org/mini-dinstall mini-dinstall].
-this document assumes that you have an account on llama.freegeek.org.
+this document assumes that you have an account on llama.freegeek.org, and that
 first thing you need is a .mini-dinstall.conf in your home directory on
@@ Line 63: / Line 64: @@
 dput -u local simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes
 (you can leave off the -u if you are using gpg to sign your .changes file,

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 most limited are:
-dpkg-scanpackages from the [http://packages.debian.org/ dpkg-dev] package
+dpkg-scanpackages from the [http://packages.debian.org/dpkg-dev dpkg-dev] package
-apt-ftparchive from the [http://packages.debian.org/ apt-utils] package
+apt-ftparchive from the [http://packages.debian.org/apt-utils apt-utils] package
-this document discusses using [http://packages.debian.org/mini-dinstall
+this document discusses using [http://packages.debian.org/mini-dinstall mini-dinstall].
 this document assumes that you have an account on llama.freegeek.org.
@@ Line 26: / Line 25: @@
   archive_style = flat
   poll_time = 10
   mail_log_level = NONE
   [unstable]
   [experimental]
@@ Line 49: / Line 45: @@
 named something like:
-libwww-mediawiki-client-perl_0.27-0+vagrant.1_i386.changes
+simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes
 SOURCE-NAME_VERSION_ARCHITECTURE.changes
-SOURCE-NAME: the source package name. i.e. libwww-media-wiki-client-perl
+SOURCE-NAME: the source package name. i.e. simple-cdd
-VERSION: the version of the source package. i.e. 0.27-0+vagrant.1
+VERSION: the version of the source package. i.e. 0.2.0
 ARCHITECTURE: the architecture these packages were built on (not necessarily
@@ Line 66: / Line 62: @@
 if you built the packages on llama.freegeek.org, it's quite simple:
-dput local libwww-mediawiki-client-perl_0.27-0+vagrant.1_i386.changes
+dput -u local simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes
 if you built the packages on another machine, you'll need to define a
@@ Line 78: / Line 77: @@
   post_upload_command = /usr/bin/mini-dinstall --batch
-dput llama libwww-mediawiki-client-perl_0.27-0+vagrant.1_i386.changes
+dput -u llama simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes
 TODO: someday this document will also describe using
 [http://packages.debian.org/reprepro reprepro].

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:10, 28 July 2005
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−	~~explain the use of mini-dinstall and reprepro.~~	+	How to set up a debian package repository

−	~~installing~~ into ~~user web pages~~ on llama.	+	several tools are useful for building package repositories. the simplest and
		+	most limited are:
		+
		+	dpkg-scanpackages from the [http://packages.debian.org/ dpkg-dev] package
		+
		+	apt-ftparchive from the [http://packages.debian.org/ apt-utils] package
		+
		+	this document discusses using [http://packages.debian.org/mini-dinstall
		+	mini-dinstall].
		+
		+	this document assumes that you have an account on llama.freegeek.org.
		+
		+	first thing you need is a .mini-dinstall.conf in your home directory on
		+	llama.freegeek.org, here's an example(based almost entirely on
		+	/usr/share/doc/mini-dinstall/examples/mini-dinstall.conf.walters):
		+
		+	[DEFAULT]
		+	architectures = all, i386, sparc, powerpc
		+	archivedir = ~/public_html/debian/
		+	use_dnotify = 0
		+	verify_sigs = 0
		+	extra_keyrings = ~/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
		+	mail_on_success = 0
		+	archive_style = flat
		+	poll_time = 10
		+
		+	mail_log_level = NONE
		+
		+	[unstable]
		+
		+	[experimental]
		+
		+	now run mini-dinstall to initialize the repository:
		+
		+	mini-dinstall --batch
		+
		+
		+	you should now be able to browse to http://llama.freegeek.org/~USERNAME/debian
		+
		+	but you'll see that the Packages files in unstable and experimental are empty.
		+
		+	to install something into your repository, you need to grab the .changes file
		+	produced from running debuild (part of the
		+	[http://packages.debian.org/devscripts devscripts] package).
		+
		+	it's usually in the directory just above where you built the package(..), and
		+	named something like:
		+
		+	libwww-mediawiki-client-perl_0.27-0+vagrant.1_i386.changes
		+
		+	SOURCE-NAME_VERSION_ARCHITECTURE.changes
		+
		+	SOURCE-NAME: the source package name. i.e. libwww-media-wiki-client-perl
		+
		+	VERSION: the version of the source package. i.e. 0.27-0+vagrant.1
		+
		+	ARCHITECTURE: the architecture these packages were built on (not necessarily
		+	the same as the target architecture of the package). i.e. i386
		+
		+	now that you've located a .changes file, you'll need to use the tool
		+	[http://packages.debian.org/dput dput] to add upload the packages into your
		+	mini-dinstall repository:
		+
		+	if you built the packages on llama.freegeek.org, it's quite simple:
		+
		+	dput local libwww-mediawiki-client-perl_0.27-0+vagrant.1_i386.changes
		+
		+	if you built the packages on another machine, you'll need to define a
		+	~/.dput.rc file for llama.freegeek.org, on the machine you're uploading from:
		+
		+	[llama]
		+	method = scp
		+	fqdn = llama.freegeek.org
		+	incoming = /home/vagrant/public_html/debian/mini-dinstall/incoming
		+	#run_dinstall = 0
		+	post_upload_command = /usr/bin/mini-dinstall --batch
		+
		+	dput llama libwww-mediawiki-client-perl_0.27-0+vagrant.1_i386.changes
		+
		+	TODO: someday this document will also describe using
		+	[http://packages.debian.org/reprepro reprepro].