Build Packages-file
Hello, I'm wondering if it is possible to build the Packages-file that tells apt about packages in a directory-tree, on my own. What I mean is: you have some unofficial .deps and want to use "apt-get install one_package" so dependencies are solved by apt. I think it is necessary that there is an Packages and Packages.gz so apt can create cache entries for this unofficial packages, like the Packages/Packages.gz contained in the distribution tree, e.g. /ftp/pub/debian/2.2r0/bin_1/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/Packages{.gz}. The content of these files is similar to output of dpkg -f a_dep_pkg.dep, but there are some entries missing. Thanks, Frank Grimm. -- Frank Grimm | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Build Packages-file
Frank Grimm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm wondering if it is possible to build the Packages-file that tells apt > about packages in a directory-tree, on my own. man dpkg-scanpackages (dpkg-scanpackages is in the dpkg-dev package) Bob -- _ |_) _ |_ Robert D. Hilliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |_) (_) |_) 1294 S.W. Seagull Way <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Palm City, FL USA GPG Key ID: 390D6559 PGP Key ID: A8E40EB9
Re: Build Packages-file
On 3 Feb 2001, Bob Hilliard wrote: > Frank Grimm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I'm wondering if it is possible to build the Packages-file that tells apt > > about packages in a directory-tree, on my own. > > man dpkg-scanpackages > > (dpkg-scanpackages is in the dpkg-dev package) > > Bob Thanks, Frank. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]