Re: apt-get with a local tree ...

[Rick Macdonald <rickmacd@home.com>]

On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Sven LUTHER wrote:

> > > deb file:/syjet/debian unstable main.
> > > 
> > deb file://syjet/debian unstable main.
> >          ^
> > I think you need the extra /
> 
> Does exactly the same effect, but i think it does not need an extra /,
> since apt-get complains that the local repository should _not_ be
> precedded by //.

The following works for me, with apt apt_0.3.3:

timshel:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://www.debian.org/~jim/debian-gtk-gnome/gnome-stage-slink unstable
main
deb file:/usr/local/src/debian stable contrib main non-free non-US
deb file:/usr/local/src/debian-local local local

...RickM...