apt-proxy-users

[Apt-proxy-users] with apt-rpm

[Sven H. <sv...@ne...>]

Hi,

I have been trying to get an apt-rpm shipped and running on woody (with
proposed-updates) to work to a Red Hat apt-rpm install.  My add_backend
entry is:

add_backend /redhat/                                    \
        $APT_PROXY_CACHE/redhat/                        \
        http://apt.freshrpms.net/   

and on the red hat system the /etc/apt/sources.list file looks like:

rpm http://chef.nj.nec.com:9999/redhat redhat/8.0/en/i386 os

where chef is stable woody server.  I'm using the apt-rpm downloaded
from:  http://apt-rpm.tuxfamily.org/
and have tried the tuxfamily URL in the apt-proxy.conf to no luck.

First question is, am I on drugs for even trying this?  I am willing to
upgrade/build apt-proxy to unstable versions if I am not doing something
stupid and people thing that it will help get apt-proxy working with
apt-rpm.

  Sven

Re: [Apt-proxy-users] with apt-rpm

[Chris H. <ha...@de...>]

Hi Sven,

On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 08:12:48PM -0500, Sven Heinicke wrote:
> I have been trying to get an apt-rpm shipped and running on woody (with
> proposed-updates) to work to a Red Hat apt-rpm install. =20
[...]
> First question is, am I on drugs for even trying this?  I am willing to
> upgrade/build apt-proxy to unstable versions if I am not doing something
> stupid and people thing that it will help get apt-proxy working with
> apt-rpm.

Well, I'm afraid that apt-proxy has not been tested with rpm files, and it
uses several properties of debs to optimise its operation.

Having said that, you may find that the latest version in testing/unstable
(which will install on Woody without needing to upgrade anything else) will
provide basic rpm support for you, becuase it will treat any unknown file
types as binary files.  There will be no special cache cleaning operations
such as MAX_VERSIONS, but CLEANUP_DAYS should still provide basic file
management.

If you have further questions/problems, please post a log excerpt with
DEBUG=3Dyes set in apt-proxy.conf.

Chris

Re: [Apt-proxy-users] with apt-rpm

[Sven H. <sv...@ne...>]

I installed apt-proxy from sid and I was able to get everything to work
with apt-rpm.  I think what actually help me about the newer version is
the better debug output.  But apt-proxy 1.3.5 works with apt-rpm stuff
anyway.

  Sven

Re: [Apt-proxy-users] with apt-rpm

[Sven H. <sv...@ne...>]

About a week ago I got atp-proxy 1.3.6 on woody working a bit better
with Red Hat rpms.  I made a patch and put it at:

http://www.zen.org/~sven/blog/apt-proxy-patch.txt

I only tested it with RPMs at from freshrpms.net though.  But I get
updates sooner then before.


On Tue, 2003-01-07 at 05:11, Chris Halls wrote:
> Hi Sven,
> 
> On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 08:12:48PM -0500, Sven Heinicke wrote:
> > I have been trying to get an apt-rpm shipped and running on woody (with
> > proposed-updates) to work to a Red Hat apt-rpm install.  
> [...]
> > First question is, am I on drugs for even trying this?  I am willing to
> > upgrade/build apt-proxy to unstable versions if I am not doing something
> > stupid and people thing that it will help get apt-proxy working with
> > apt-rpm.
> 
> Well, I'm afraid that apt-proxy has not been tested with rpm files, and it
> uses several properties of debs to optimise its operation.
> 
> Having said that, you may find that the latest version in testing/unstable
> (which will install on Woody without needing to upgrade anything else) will
> provide basic rpm support for you, becuase it will treat any unknown file
> types as binary files.  There will be no special cache cleaning operations
> such as MAX_VERSIONS, but CLEANUP_DAYS should still provide basic file
> management.
> 
> If you have further questions/problems, please post a log excerpt with
> DEBUG=yes set in apt-proxy.conf.
> 
> Chris