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