On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:30:12 -0600 "Marcelo E. Magallon" <marcelo.magal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Package: apt-mirror > Version: 0.4.8-3 > Severity: normal > Tags: upstream squeeze sid > > Hi, > > apt-mirror(1) partially reads: > > COMMENTS > apt-mirror uses /etc/apt/mirror.list as a configuration > file. By default it is tuned to official Debian or Ubuntu > mirrors. Change it for your needs. > > After you setup the configuration file you may run as root: > > # su - apt-mirror -c apt-mirror > > Or uncomment line in /etc/cron.d/apt-mirror to enable > daily mirror updates. > [...] > CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES > The mirror.list configuration supports many options, the > file is well commented explinging each option. here are > some sample mirror configuration lines showing the various > supported ways : > > Normal: deb http://example.com/debian stable main contrib > non-free > > Arch Specific: ( many other arch's are supported ) > deb-powerpc http://example.com/debian stable main contrib > non-free > > HTTP and FTP Auth or non-standard port: deb > http://user:p...@example.com:8080/debian stable main > contrib non-free > > Source Mirroring: deb-src http://example.com/debian stable > main contrib non-free > > Essentially what that says is that the default > /etc/apt/mirror.list file *is* the only documentation provided > with the package. If the user changes it "too much", the > documentation is lost. > > Can you provide a readme or a manpage for the configuration > file? Worst case: copy the default file to the examples > directory. > > Thanks, > > Marcelo > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: squeeze/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) >
This bug is still valid in Debian Jessie. The documentation appears to have moved from mirror.list to /usr/bin/apt-mirror itself. Unfortunately, the manual page still refers to /etc/apt/mirror.list as having all the comments. They do not exist there. There is command line help, either. Typing "apt-mirror --help" gives the error: "apt-mirror: invalid config file specified at /usr/bin/apt-mirror line 137." That does not help a user who has never looked at any executable files. -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://linuxcounter.net/user/425914.html] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com]
