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Bug#9086; Package dpkg-ftp.
debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgawpguy@acs.ucalgary.ca (Andy W.P. Guy)
Subject: Bug#9086: dpkg-ftp: downloaded hierarchy should mirror ftp hierarchy
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Package: dpkg-ftp
Version: 1.4.8
If the downloaded hierarchy in /var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp (or ../debian)
mirrored the ftp hierarchy, then the downloaded hierarchy could serve as the
source hierarchy for dpkg on another machine. It's ALMOST this way now, a few
changes that seem trivial and it would work.
Scenario: I downloaded much of Debian 1.3 for my desktop via dpkg-ftp. I kept
the files around, knowing I would soon install a subset of these packages on my
laptop. I connect my laptop via a cable to my desktop. If my suggestion were
followed, I could then run dpkg on my laptop using my desktop as the source via
an nfs or ftp method. With a bigger LAN this is a bigger win. dpkg-ftp is a
very convenient way to selectively mirror the Debian ftp site, but it isn't
quite mirroring it.
A further suggestion would be to make the .deb-file integrity checks more
efficient by not repeating them unnecesarily, perhaps by keeping track of
md5-sums or timestamps so that if you decide to keep a lot of packages around
you don't have to check their integrity every time you run dselect.
-- System Information
Debian Release: 1.3
Kernel Version: Linux localhost 2.0.30 #1 Thu Apr 24 13:34:49 EDT 1997 i586 unknown
Versions of the packages dpkg-ftp depends on:
perl Version: 5.003.07-10
dpkg Version: 1.4.0.8
libnet Version: 1.01-3
Acknowledgement sent to swift@alum.mit.edu:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to awpguy@acs.ucalgary.ca (Andy W.P. Guy).
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Subject: Bug#9086: Acknowledgement (was: dpkg-ftp: downloaded hierarchy should mirror ftp hierarchy)
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Subject: dpkg-ftp: downloaded hierarchy should mirror ftp hierarchy
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Package: dpkg-ftp
Version: 1.4.8
If the downloaded hierarchy in /var/lib/dpkg/methods/ftp (or ../debian)
mirrored the ftp hierarchy, then the downloaded hierarchy could serve as the
source hierarchy for dpkg on another machine. It's ALMOST this way now, a few
changes that seem trivial and it would work.
Scenario: I downloaded much of Debian 1.3 for my desktop via dpkg-ftp. I kept
the files around, knowing I would soon install a subset of these packages on my
laptop. I connect my laptop via a cable to my desktop. If my suggestion were
followed, I could then run dpkg on my laptop using my desktop as the source via
an nfs or ftp method. With a bigger LAN this is a bigger win. dpkg-ftp is a
very convenient way to selectively mirror the Debian ftp site, but it isn't
quite mirroring it.
A further suggestion would be to make the .deb-file integrity checks more
efficient by not repeating them unnecesarily, perhaps by keeping track of
md5-sums or timestamps so that if you decide to keep a lot of packages around
you don't have to check their integrity every time you run dselect.
-- System Information
Debian Release: 1.3
Kernel Version: Linux localhost 2.0.30 #1 Thu Apr 24 13:34:49 EDT 1997 i586 unknown
Versions of the packages dpkg-ftp depends on:
perl Version: 5.003.07-10
dpkg Version: 1.4.0.8
libnet Version: 1.01-3