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cheers;
I created a local repository to host some test applications for Maemo
fremantle device - and YES, the repository folders are visible to the
phone- Added some packages and ran the "dpkg-scanpackages" utility to
generate the "Package " and "Package.gz" files with no errors.
_the contents of the Package file :_
Package: hello
Version: 1.0
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Your Name <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
Filename: hello-1.0.deb
Size: 4158
MD5sum: ce9ebc5398438693ae49d1f7c7679633
Section: base
Priority: optional
Description: Hello World When you need some sunshine, just run this
small program!
the directory structure of my local repository is :
/var/www/repo/dists/fremantle/free/binary-armel/
so, the url to the package files is :
http://<local-ip>/repo/dists/fremantle/free/binary-armel/
<http://%3clocal-ip%3e/repo/dists/fremantle/free/binary-armel/>
application packages and the index files "Package files" are inside the
binary-armel/ folder
_ the ".install" file for the application :_
[install]
catalogues= hellocat
package= hello
[hellocat]
name = hello
uri= http://<local-ip>/repo <http://%3clocal-ip%3e/repo>
dist= fremantle
components = free
opening the install file on the device with the Application Manager adds
the catalogue to the catalogues list, the installation procedure starts
saying:"preparing for the installation, please wait"
but the Application manager says that it couldn't download the
application : "unable to download 'hello'. Application package not found".
Yet, the Application Manager's log doesn't show any error at all
the catalogue entry is added to the sources file
"/etc/apt/sources.list.d/hildon-application-manager.list" as follows:
deb http://<local-ip>/repo <http://%3clocal-ip%3e/repo> fremantle free
I tried to download the application from the Xterminal application -
using the gainroot program:
apt-get install hello
And surprisingly, the application manages to download and install !!!!!
the question is : What is wrong with the way i deployed the application
that the Application Manager refuses to install it, yet it is downloaded
from the command line ? Am i missing something?
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