Synchronizing local debian repository
 

Hello!

I don't know it this list i suitable from my question, so if there is a
better list, let me know.

For a long time, I'm looking for solution to synchronize local debian
repository which is not connected to internet.
At the moment I'm doing this the following way:
1. With apt-mirror synchronize local repository on computer connected
to internet.
2. From apt-mirror log get list of changed packages.
3. Transfer changed packages to DVD-R.
4. Merge changed files with second repository not connect to internet.
It works, but is complicated and prone to various errors, i.e. if
apt-mirror will fail in middle of work.
Now I have idea, to create a script, which will fetch packages with
MTIME greater then last fetch (with lets say 1 day gap).
Is this a good idea ? I've compared dates from few mirrors and it looks
promising, but I didn't found any official info about this.
If there is other, known way to do this, I'll be happy to hear about
this.
From my point of view it would be great if there will be some number
telling in which order packages were added to repository, i.e:
Package: libc-bin
Priority: required
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 1636
Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Source: eglibc
Version: 2.11.2-10
Repository-revision: 23423
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

It should work similar to revision number in svn. The other solution is
to have build date in each package, i.e.:

Package: libc-bin
Priority: required
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 1636
Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Source: eglibc
Version: 2.11.2-10
Created: 23.01.2011 21:17:00
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

best regards
Jarek


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Synchronizing local debian repository
 

jarek <jarek@poczta.srv.pl> writes:

> Hello!
>
> I don't know it this list i suitable from my question, so if there is a
> better list, let me know.

Wrong list. Not sure where it should go best (debian-user?) so i will
just answere here.

> For a long time, I'm looking for solution to synchronize local debian
> repository which is not connected to internet.
> At the moment I'm doing this the following way:
> 1. With apt-mirror synchronize local repository on computer connected
> to internet.
> 2. From apt-mirror log get list of changed packages.
> 3. Transfer changed packages to DVD-R.
> 4. Merge changed files with second repository not connect to internet.
> It works, but is complicated and prone to various errors, i.e. if
> apt-mirror will fail in middle of work.
> Now I have idea, to create a script, which will fetch packages with
> MTIME greater then last fetch (with lets say 1 day gap).
> Is this a good idea ? I've compared dates from few mirrors and it looks
> promising, but I didn't found any official info about this.
> If there is other, known way to do this, I'll be happy to hear about
> this.
> From my point of view it would be great if there will be some number
> telling in which order packages were added to repository, i.e:
> Package: libc-bin
> Priority: required
> Section: libs
> Installed-Size: 1636
> Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
> Architecture: amd64
> Source: eglibc
> Version: 2.11.2-10
> Repository-revision: 23423
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> It should work similar to revision number in svn. The other solution is
> to have build date in each package, i.e.:
>
> Package: libc-bin
> Priority: required
> Section: libs
> Installed-Size: 1636
> Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
> Architecture: amd64
> Source: eglibc
> Version: 2.11.2-10
> Created: 23.01.2011 21:17:00
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> best regards
> Jarek

Each package has a version and name+version(+arch) is unique. The
version is also monotone rising but that is irelevant. The packages
filename is also unqiue. So you really don't need a revision or
timestamp.

I think what you are looking for is apt-zip. Or at least apt-zip should
be a good start. You should not rely on the MTIME of files. Use the
Packages file to compare what you non-networks system has with what it
should have and fetch the difference.

MfG
Goswin


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