Re: apt-cdrom in 0.3.0
On Wed, 30 Dec 1998, Lalo Martins wrote:
> I've been trying apt-cdrom. Just one comment till now... "-a"
> uses stat, and stat is in its own package (optional even!). So
> apt should at least "Suggests: stat" shouldn't it?
Erm, stat as in the system call not the program :>
> Hmm. Then again, I installed stat and...
> Using CD-ROM mount point /cdrom/
> Unmounting CD-ROM
> Please insert a Disc in the drive and press any key
> Mounting CD-ROM
> Identifying.. [0a55e521b42d0a21d2330ed6d745171d]
> Scanning Disc for index files.. Found 3 package index files.
> Please provide a name for this Disc, such as 'Debian 2.1r1 Disk 1':
> Stuff 2
> This Disc is called 'Stuff 2'
> E: Failed to stat /cdrom/debian/netscape/ - stat (2 No such file or directory)
> E: Failed to stat /cdrom/debian/non-us/ - stat (2 No such file or directory)
> E: Stat failed for /cdrom/debian/netscape/Packages - stat (2 No such file or directory)
>
> Path problems? What?
Now this is just odd. try ls -l /cdrom/debian/netscape ? It probably
should not give those sorts of errors, could your perhaps strace it and
mime me the compressed output?
> Otherwise, seems great... I finally have apt working in my
> machine except for this CD :-) (I need -a for it because I
> didn't remember to generate "Packages" files for it b4 burning)
-a doesn't magically create package files, it just searches a little bit
harder for ones that might exist. You still need to have them.
Jason
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