how do I create a repo on a local folder

bwh1969 · 2009-01-05 02:03:58

I use FaunOS which is a live version of Arch. The build is somewhat outdated but at any rate,

Sometimes I need to install or upgrade a package for a session, but do not necessarily need to save it in the squashfs overlay.

i copied the files out of /var/cache/pacman/pkg into a local folder. I can do something like

pacman -U /path/file/*

but this is kind of ugly, as I have to make sure I clean the cache between installing different apps and copying them to an appropriately named folder so I don't end up installing a whole bunch of things I don't need, hence taking up the live memory.

I know there is a way to do call pacman o install a file and just its dependencies from a local folder by somehow telling it that the folder is a repo, but I forget how, and posting to the FaunOS forums has been down for some time.

.:B:. · 2009-01-05 02:10:09

Reading /etc/pacman.conf explains you 100% how .

Good luck with it.

lilsirecho · 2009-01-05 02:57:30

My system uses ....pacman --cachedir /mnt/md/upgrade....

I have a raid0 array of three Compact Flash cards which have combined read speed of 133MB/s and 22MB storage space. These are combined and accessed in /mnt/md (using mdadm soft raid).

This system is in use in FaunOS and in x86_64 on the same machine.

In addition to the pacman files, I also have pix and video files and some seldom used folders with pacman packages which include depends and are addressed when needed.

The key to the arrangement is the ...--cachedir.. as provided by pacman. The files are .pkg.tar.gz and are installed with pacman -U (package .tar.gz)

In FaunOS, this installs the package in ram via aufs but does not retain the package in reboot unless "save" is enabled.

I have had this system for four or more months now and use it a lot.

I hope this info is helpful................

Allan · 2009-01-05 03:12:48

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cus … repository

lilsirecho · 2009-01-06 01:03:06

The form for using a directory such as --cachedir would be best applied using the following to download into the cache without installing...thus a repository is formed...

..... pacman --cachedir /mnt/md/upgrade -Syw [package name]........

This does not install because the "w" is included in the command.

Then to install at your discretion:

.........pacman -U /mnt/md/upgrade [package.tar.gz].......

This example refers to my arrangement of the repo in /mnt/md but yours can be a different setup.

Allan has suggested an alternate method of setting up a local repo.

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#1 2009-01-05 02:03:58

how do I create a repo on a local folder

#2 2009-01-05 02:10:09

Re: how do I create a repo on a local folder

#3 2009-01-05 02:57:30

Re: how do I create a repo on a local folder

#4 2009-01-05 03:12:48

Re: how do I create a repo on a local folder

#5 2009-01-06 01:03:06

Re: how do I create a repo on a local folder

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