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Goals: Superset of
dpkg-scanpackages and dpkg-scansources
Pros:
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Does not rely on any external programs aside from gzip.
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Creates Release and Contents files without providing
*.changes
Cons:
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Can be slow on large repositories, unless the input file (?FileList) is sorted first (the sort command works).
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Package: apt
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Distributions: oldstable, stable, testing, unstable, experimental
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Dependencies: unstable/admin/apt-utils
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Automatic repositories: No (Yes with dupload)
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Incoming mechanism: No (Yes with custom move cron script with dupload)
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Pools: Yes
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GPG signing: No (Yes with dupload with script)
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Inclusion of .deb without .changes: ??
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Several versions of each package: ??
HOWTOs:
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Debian Reference (lenny) — SecureAPT in combination with dupload (aimed at someone who has shell access to a web server) — https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_small_public_package_archive
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apt-ftparchive generate Roberto Sanchez how-to — he now recommends to use reprepro