Create a Local Mirror - 2

[Bob Parnes]

On Mon, Dec 23, 2002 at 09:14:04PM -0500, Paul Nijjar wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Sune Rastad Bahn wrote:
> 
> > d. Monday den 23. December 2002 00:36 skrev du:
> 
> > >
> > > W: file:/mirrors/debian/dists/woody/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz was
> > > corrupt I: Retrieving file:/mirrors/debian/dists/woody/Packages
> > > E: Couldn't download adduser
> > > chroot: cannot execute apt-get: no such file or directory
> 	This usually means that debootstrap thinks the MD5sum line does
> not match the MD5sum in the Release file. I run into this in two ways:
>   - I add a file to the mirror without recompiling the Release file. 
>   - I use the old version of my script, which makes the MD5sum file for
> the zipped packages, then the unzipped packages. Unfortunately, I see that
> is the version in the latest release. 
> 	The problem here is that when you gunzip and then gzip the
> Packages.gz file, the original Packages.gz file is *different* from the
> one after gunzipping and re-gzipping. (I think the file size is
> different) I do not know why this is the case,
> but it is annoying. Subsequent gunzips and re-gzips do not change the
> file, however. 
> 
> 	The solution, however, is simple: swap the "Print for
> gzipped Packages.gz" and "Print for unzipped Packages" sections of the
> script (since the last line of the unzipped packages rezips the Packages
> file). The goal is to unzip and then rezip the Packages.gz file before
> printing out any lines. 
> 
> 	Sorry for the annoyance. I guess I should release a new version of
> our project soon. 
> 
> - Paul
> 
> 

Your second example was the problem. I swapped the two sections, and
debootstrap sailed through. Thanks very much.

Bob

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Bob Parnes
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