Yup Zane i wanted to awhile ago to d/l rpm files via wget then have a urpmi repository setup as a removable media and it did work.
you long in as root run I ran this command from the Console /usr/bin/genhdlist --dest /home/dave/rpms to create the HDlist.cz and the synthecic.hd.cz list. Hope this helps you. run on MDK 10.0 Official. On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:51, Nick Rout wrote: > 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 -- Dave Lilley
