Getting dselect to read .deb files without Packages,Release,etc files

["Eugene van Zyl" <evz@streetcar.com>]

Hi,

How do I get dselect or another apt frontend tool read and use locally downloaded .deb files for which I'm unable (read apt-move, dpkg-scan-packages dosn't do it - I don't know how to get it to) to create the appropriate Packages & Release files and directory structure. apt-move doesn't like ftp.is.co.za 's dir structure and just generally seemed not to work. dpkg-scanpackages requires me to create a override file ... lots of manual work and faulty.
Do I use some other tool ? and will it pick up and use the correct files for dependencies?

TIA,
Eugene van Zyl