Difference between revisions of "Debian Package Repositories"
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most limited are: | 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]. |
− | 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. | ||
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archive_style = flat | archive_style = flat | ||
poll_time = 10 | poll_time = 10 | ||
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mail_log_level = NONE | mail_log_level = NONE | ||
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[unstable] | [unstable] | ||
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[experimental] | [experimental] | ||
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named something like: | named something like: | ||
− | + | simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes | |
SOURCE-NAME_VERSION_ARCHITECTURE.changes | SOURCE-NAME_VERSION_ARCHITECTURE.changes | ||
− | SOURCE-NAME: the source package name. i.e. | + | SOURCE-NAME: the source package name. i.e. simple-cdd |
− | VERSION: the version of the source package. i.e. 0. | + | VERSION: the version of the source package. i.e. 0.2.0 |
ARCHITECTURE: the architecture these packages were built on (not necessarily | ARCHITECTURE: the architecture these packages were built on (not necessarily | ||
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if you built the packages on llama.freegeek.org, it's quite simple: | if you built the packages on llama.freegeek.org, it's quite simple: | ||
− | dput local | + | dput -u local simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes |
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+ | (you can leave off the -u if you are using gpg to sign your .changes file, | ||
+ | which is a very good thing to do!) | ||
if you built the packages on another machine, you'll need to define a | if you built the packages on another machine, you'll need to define a | ||
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post_upload_command = /usr/bin/mini-dinstall --batch | post_upload_command = /usr/bin/mini-dinstall --batch | ||
− | dput llama | + | 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]. | [http://packages.debian.org/reprepro reprepro]. |
Revision as of 12:23, 28 July 2005
How to set up a debian package repository
several tools are useful for building package repositories. the simplest and most limited are:
dpkg-scanpackages from the dpkg-dev package
apt-ftparchive from the apt-utils package
this document discusses using 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 devscripts package).
it's usually in the directory just above where you built the package(..), and named something like:
simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes
SOURCE-NAME_VERSION_ARCHITECTURE.changes
SOURCE-NAME: the source package name. i.e. simple-cdd
VERSION: the version of the source package. i.e. 0.2.0
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 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 -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, which is a very good thing to do!)
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 -u llama simple-cdd_0.2.0_i386.changes
TODO: someday this document will also describe using reprepro.