you have it right. there is a tool to make a hdlist file from the contents of a dir. i think it is mkhdlist or something. david and i sussed it for the installfest cd. i'll try and find the notes.
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:48:04 +1300 Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We are trying to set up a Mandrake URPMI server thingy here on campus > and it seems that the update part is not getting the files that are > listed in the hdlist.cz file. > > Is there either: > A) a way of reading the contents of the hdlist.cz file so we can confirm > the automatic download worked ok > B) a way of recreating the hdlist.cz to match whatever we did manage to > download. > > My understanding of what a hdlist.cz file (from Googling) is that it > contains a list of the rpm files within the repository so URPMI can > easily find whatever it requires. > > Or do I have that completely wrong. > > > > -- > Zane Gilmore, Analyst / Programmer > Information Services Section, Information Technology Dept, > University of Canterbury - Te Whare Waananga o Waitaha > Private Bag 4800, > Christchurch New Zealand Phone +64-3-364 2987 extn 7895 -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
