Bug#529525: ITP: vsag -- Very Simple Archive Generator
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 03:47:06PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
Not at all! dpkg-scanpackages works fine, in fact Vsag uses it to generate
Packages files. But it does also a few other things:
- Generates compressed Packages.{gz,bz2}.
- Generates Release indexes.
- Automated gpg signatures.
- DAK-like dists/ directory structure (with per-architecture separation)
- etc
Why not use reprepro ich is real simple to configure and does all this
and more.
Hi Goswin,
I think reprepro serves a different purpose. It actively manages your
packages and keeps an internal database of their metadata. Vsag is designed
to be stateless, and to avoid managing the directory containing packages
themselves (one might wish to manage it by hand, using custom scripts,
whatsoever).
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Bug#529525: ITP: vsag -- Very Simple Archive Generator
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 03:44:38AM +0200, Guillem Jover wrote:
Hi!
On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 22:18:51 +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Robert Millan rmh.debian@aybabtu.com
* Package name: vsag
Version : 0.0.1
Upstream Author : Robert Millan rmh.deb...@aybabtu.com
* URL : not yet released
* License : GPL
Programming Lang: bash, make
Description : Very Simple Archive Generator
Vsag is a very simple program aimed at generating Debian archives out of
a directory filled with packages.
.
It doesn't track state or manage the directory itself in any way. Its
purpose is to provide a very simple method to generate the files normally
provided by a Debian archive so that it can be used by programs like apt
or debootstrap.
Why not improve dpkg-scanpackages instead? What is there missing that
you'd need?
Not at all! dpkg-scanpackages works fine, in fact Vsag uses it to generate
Packages files. But it does also a few other things:
- Generates compressed Packages.{gz,bz2}.
- Generates Release indexes.
- Automated gpg signatures.
- DAK-like dists/ directory structure (with per-architecture separation)
- etc
--
Robert Millan
The DRM opt-in fallacy: Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and
how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we
still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all.
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Bug#529525: ITP: vsag -- Very Simple Archive Generator
Robert Millan rmh.debian@aybabtu.com writes:
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 03:44:38AM +0200, Guillem Jover wrote:
Hi!
On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 22:18:51 +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Robert Millan rmh.debian@aybabtu.com
* Package name: vsag
Version : 0.0.1
Upstream Author : Robert Millan rmh.deb...@aybabtu.com
* URL : not yet released
* License : GPL
Programming Lang: bash, make
Description : Very Simple Archive Generator
Vsag is a very simple program aimed at generating Debian archives out of
a directory filled with packages.
.
It doesn't track state or manage the directory itself in any way. Its
purpose is to provide a very simple method to generate the files normally
provided by a Debian archive so that it can be used by programs like apt
or debootstrap.
Why not improve dpkg-scanpackages instead? What is there missing that
you'd need?
Not at all! dpkg-scanpackages works fine, in fact Vsag uses it to generate
Packages files. But it does also a few other things:
- Generates compressed Packages.{gz,bz2}.
- Generates Release indexes.
- Automated gpg signatures.
- DAK-like dists/ directory structure (with per-architecture separation)
- etc
Why not use reprepro ich is real simple to configure and does all this
and more.
MfG
Goswin
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Bug#529525: ITP: vsag -- Very Simple Archive Generator
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Robert Millan rmh.debian@aybabtu.com * Package name: vsag Version : 0.0.1 Upstream Author : Robert Millan rmh.deb...@aybabtu.com * URL : not yet released * License : GPL Programming Lang: bash, make Description : Very Simple Archive Generator Vsag is a very simple program aimed at generating Debian archives out of a directory filled with packages. . It doesn't track state or manage the directory itself in any way. Its purpose is to provide a very simple method to generate the files normally provided by a Debian archive so that it can be used by programs like apt or debootstrap. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.1 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#529525: ITP: vsag -- Very Simple Archive Generator
Hi! On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 22:18:51 +0200, Robert Millan wrote: Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Robert Millan rmh.debian@aybabtu.com * Package name: vsag Version : 0.0.1 Upstream Author : Robert Millan rmh.deb...@aybabtu.com * URL : not yet released * License : GPL Programming Lang: bash, make Description : Very Simple Archive Generator Vsag is a very simple program aimed at generating Debian archives out of a directory filled with packages. . It doesn't track state or manage the directory itself in any way. Its purpose is to provide a very simple method to generate the files normally provided by a Debian archive so that it can be used by programs like apt or debootstrap. Why not improve dpkg-scanpackages instead? What is there missing that you'd need? regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
