I have a question related to this one as well. Is there an automated tool/method to generate an override file from a directory of debs? I would prefer to use a tool to build the bulk of the file initially.
If a tool does not exist, (dpkg-distaddfile is close) and if you (debian community) believe it would be useful, I could create it. Let me know, thanks! Fred. Jordi Mallach wrote: > On Wed, May 03, 2000 at 05:30:00PM +1000, Andrew J Cosgriff wrote: > > dpkg-scanpackages was it. I missed it when I did a "man -k Packages". > > Related to this, I have a question also. > One friend has a new hard drive and wants to copy his 3 unofficial potato > CDs into it, and make them aptable. So I copied the CDs on a > debian/dist/{m,c,n-f,n-u} tree and I guess I only need to run > dpkg-scanpackages on each directory to generate the Packages files. The > problem is I don't know which is the overrides file in the CDs. Is it > necessary? > > An example would be the best help. > > -- > Jordi Mallach PĂ©rez || [EMAIL PROTECTED] || Rediscovering Freedom, > ka Oskuro in RL-MUD || [EMAIL PROTECTED] || Using Debian GNU/Linux > > http://sindominio.net GnuPG public information: pub 1024D/917A225E > telnet pusa.uv.es 23 73ED 4244 FD43 5886 20AC 2644 2584 94BA 917A 225E > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Part 1.2Type: application/pgp-signature -- Fred Harju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Software Developer Corel Corporation Take your office suite performance to an exciting new level. Check it out at http://www.corel.com/featuresinaction
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