Hi List, First I want to thank Colin Watson for his hints about dpkg-scanpackages and the apt-dev package.
You are almost right with your guess Will. :-) You have to let dpkg-scanpackages create a "Packages" file. This file has to be gzipped and will be downloaded by apt-get to check wich packages are available. There is also a Release File, I forgot the first time, but it was runnning even without it. :-) If you have a woody-system running you can install apt-dev, wich contains the program "apt-ftparchive", which is much more complex than dpkg-scanpackages but is also more advanced. I copied the directory structure from my nearest official debian-mirror (I thought it was the fastest way) :-) Thanks to all for the hints, Bernie ----- Original Message ----- From: "will trillich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 10:51 PM Subject: Re: apt-server > On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 12:57:22PM +0100, Bernhard Wesely wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > A friend of mine built some debian-packages, and I now try to put them at an > > apt-server for easy installing the packages at my work. > > I looked at the Debian-Hompage, but didn't find anything. > > > > Has anyone a hint, where I can start my search again? > > <guess> since /etc/apt/sources.list specifies http:// and ftp:// > for *.deb sources, you just have to have the proper directory > structure on your 'server' and then run an FTP or HTTP daemon > allowing access to that directory tree. </guess> > > is there more to it than that? > > -- > It is always hazardous to ask "Why?" in science, but it is often > interesting to do so just the same. > -- Isaac Asimov, 'The Genetic Code' > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://newbieDoc.sourceforge.net/ -- we need your brain! > http://www.dontUthink.com/ -- your brain needs us! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
