Author: djpig
Date: 2006-05-12 02:58:57 +0000 (Fri, 12 May 2006)
New Revision: 302
Modified:
trunk/debian/changelog
trunk/man/C/dpkg-scanpackages.1
trunk/man/C/dpkg-scansources.1
trunk/man/ChangeLog
Log:
Add remarks to dpkg-scansources and dpkg-scanpackages
man pages about the need to compress the generated files
to be able to access them via apt. Closes: #65839
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2006-05-09 22:23:27 UTC (rev 301)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2006-05-12 02:58:57 UTC (rev 302)
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
dpkg (1.13.20~) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+ [ Frank Lichtenheld ]
+ * Add remarks to dpkg-scansources and dpkg-scanpackages
+ man pages about the need to compress the generated files
+ to be able to access them via apt. Closes: #65839
+
[ Updated dpkg Translations ]
* Portuguese (Miguel Figueiredo).
* Polish (Robert Luberda).
Modified: trunk/man/C/dpkg-scanpackages.1
===================================================================
--- trunk/man/C/dpkg-scanpackages.1 2006-05-09 22:23:27 UTC (rev 301)
+++ trunk/man/C/dpkg-scanpackages.1 2006-05-12 02:58:57 UTC (rev 302)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
.\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
.\" License along with dpkg; if not, write to the Free Software
.\" Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-.TH dpkg\-scanpackages 1 "2006-02-28" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
+.TH dpkg\-scanpackages 1 "2006-05-10" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
.SH NAME
dpkg\-scanpackages - create Packages files
.
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
.B dpkg\-scanpackages
sorts through a tree of Debian binary packages and creates a Packages
file, used by
+.BR apt (8),
.BR dselect (1),
etc, to tell the user what packages are available for installation. These
Packages files are the same as those found on Debian archive sites
@@ -40,6 +41,16 @@
yourself if making a directory of local packages to install on a cluster
of machines.
.PP
+.B Note:
+If you want to access the generated Packages file with
+.B apt
+you will probably need to compress the file with
+.BR gzip (1)
+(generating a Packages.gz file). apt ignores uncompressed Packages
+files except on local access (i.e.
+.B file://
+sources).
+.PP
.I binarydir
is the name of the binary tree to process (for example,
.BR contrib/binary\-i386 ).
Modified: trunk/man/C/dpkg-scansources.1
===================================================================
--- trunk/man/C/dpkg-scansources.1 2006-05-09 22:23:27 UTC (rev 301)
+++ trunk/man/C/dpkg-scansources.1 2006-05-12 02:58:57 UTC (rev 302)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH dpkg\-scansources 1 "2006-02-28" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
+.TH dpkg\-scansources 1 "2006-05-10" "Debian Project" "dpkg utilities"
.SH "NAME"
dpkg\-scansources \- search for '.dsc' files and build the 'Sources' index
.
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@
generated source index. You generally use this to make the directory
fields contain the path from the top of the Debian archive hierarchy.
.
+.PP
+.B Note:
+If you want to access the generated Sources file with
+.B apt
+you will probably need to compress the file with
+.BR gzip (1)
+(generating a Source.gz file). apt ignores uncompressed Sources files
+except on local access (i.e.
+.B file://
+sources).
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB\-\-debug\fR" 4
Turn debugging on.
Modified: trunk/man/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/man/ChangeLog 2006-05-09 22:23:27 UTC (rev 301)
+++ trunk/man/ChangeLog 2006-05-12 02:58:57 UTC (rev 302)
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-05-10 Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
+
+ * C/dpkg-scanpackages.1: Add remark that apt ignores
+ uncompressed Packages files on non-local access.
+ * C/dpkg-scansources.1: Likewise (with Sources instead of
+ Packages files of course).
+
2006-05-10 Stepan Golosunov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* ru/dpkg.1.ru.po: Typo fix ("|<" -> "I<").
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