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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