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@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +** IMPORTANT ** +mini-dinstall has some error checking, but it is not perfect. +If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces. +** IMPORTANT ** + +First, you should probably set up a ~/.mini-dinstall.conf (or +/etc/mini-dinstall.conf), but it's not strictly necessary; the +defaults may suit you. Try copying the example file. If you do copy +the example file, be sure to change the "mail_to" variable. + +mini-dinstall can be run either as a daemon (the default), or via +cron. + +To run mini-dinstall as a daemon, just type: mini-dinstall +It will automatically create any directories necessary. You should +have set up a ~/.mini-dinstall.conf first. + +To run via cron: mini-dinstall --batch +Running from cron is less than ideal. Currently there is no support +for rejecting stale uploads; plus, it's less efficient. + +You may find it useful to run with --no-act at first, to see what is +going to happen without making any changes. + +The archive layout is not (yet) configurable. It consists of separate +distribution directories (the defaults are "sid" and "woody"), and +then architecture-specific subdirectories (the defaults are "all", +"i386", "sparc", and "powerpc"). + +Here's what an example apt line looks like: + +deb http://monk.debian.net/~walters/debian/ local/$(ARCH)/ +deb http://monk.debian.net/~walters/debian/ local/all/ +deb-src http://monk.debian.net/~walters/debian/ local/source/ + +In general, this should look like: + +deb <URI prefix>/<mini-dinstall directory>/ <respository>/$(ARCH)/ +deb <URI prefix>/<mini-dinstall directory>/ <respository>/all/ +deb-src <URI prefix>/<mini-dinstall directory>/ <respository>/source/ + +mini-dinstall will pick up on any upload (i.e. .changes) you stick in +an archive directory, and install the file. It will automatically +remove older versions of the package files, with one exception: if +there are both binaries and source for a particular version, and +you're installing a newer version .changes with source and binaries +for a different arch, the old source will not be removed. + +That's it for now...enjoy! + +-- Colin Walters <walters@debian.org> Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:35:09 -0400 + |