Re: apt-get update doesn't

[chandran@c9c1.erols.com]

I have `deb file:/var/cache/apt/archives unstable main contrib non-free'
in sources.list, and all the .deb files I wanted in /var/cache/apt/archives
(not in directories under that for text, utils, etc; all in one dir).  It works
ok, and in that directory I also have the subdirs 
dists/unstable/main/binary-i386 then there is Packages.gz in binary-i386.  After
`apt-get update' the file 
var_cache_apt_archives_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages is created, and all works well.

It just takes a little expirementing.

Chandran

Oliver Schoett wrote on Sat, Sep 26, 1998 at 10:12:54PM +0200..
> I have made a tiny local subtree of the slink distribution to play
> with mozilla.  With dpkg-scanpackages, I have made my own Packages
> file and pointed apt to it. /etc/apt/sources.list has the single entry
> 
>    deb file:/home/local/mirror/debian slink main
> 
> apt-get update seems to get the Packages
> file, but apt-get upgrade just reports
> 
>    Updating package status cache...done
>    Checking system integrity...ok
>    0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> 
> However, my mirror contains newer packages than the ones on my system
> (libstdc++2.9, lesstifg, lesstifg-dev).
> 
> Here is my mirror tree (/home/local/mirror/debian):
> 
>     411026 Sep  9 13:52 dists/slink/main/binary-i386/admin/apt_0.1.6.deb
>         96 Jul 12 13:09 dists/slink/main/binary-i386/Release
>       1609 Sep 26 19:56 dists/slink/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz
>    3158562 Sep 13 13:52 dists/slink/main/binary-i386/web/mozilla_19980904-1.deb
>      95172 Sep 22 13:53 dists/slink/main/binary-i386/base/libstdc++2.9_2.91.57-3.deb
>     561382 Sep 20 13:52 dists/slink/main/binary-i386/libs/lesstifg_0.86.5-1.deb
>      98472 Sep 20 13:52 dists/slink/main/binary-i386/devel/lesstifg-dev_0.86.5-1.deb
> 
> The package info is recorded correctly in the file
> /var/state/apt/lists/home_local_mirror_debian_dists_slink_main_binary-i386_Packages
> 
> The package versions on my system are:
> 
>    apt            0.1.6
>    lesstifg       1:0.86.0-2
>    lesstifg-dev   1:0.86.0-2
>    libstdc++2.9   2.91.57-1
>    mozilla        19980904-1
> 
> Trying another sources.list line gave the same result:
> 
>    deb file:/home/local/mirror/debian dists/slink/main/binary-$(ARCH)/
> 
> What have I done wrong, why does apt not work?
> 
> -- 
> Oliver Schoett      <schoett@muc.de>