debinstall #6565 manage symbolic distributions [rejected]

We need to improve ldi to have the possibility to manage codename distributions.

Example: lenny(@) --> stable(/)

prioritynormal
typeenhancement
done in2.2.4
load2.000
load left0.000
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openrejected

Don't consider symbolic links in directory listing anymore. Should clean pending issue.

2009/05/27 18:07 UTC 
waiting feedbackopen

Ok, "Grand Manitou" said: "manage only the code name releases. No more symbolic ones".

We keep some symbolic links in production but it's no more an debinstall issue.

2009/05/27 18:06 UTC 
openwaiting feedback

I'm not still convinced by the logilab use case [1] since a named snapshot should be easy done by a simple cp.

A fix about the refresh bug is already available in repository but I'm not sure of what we want exactly.

Maybe a test card could be handy for this ticket.

[1] use symlink in the other side : stable(@) --> lenny(/)

2009/03/03 17:27 UTC 

Comments

  • 2008/11/28 16:43

    symlinks can be managed now but the creation is manual

  • 2009/03/09 13:37

    Note if you use symlinks in the incoming area, you will certainly experience some critical messages and strange behaviours (package copied but not apt-upgradeable).

    The search method used for .changes is quite rudimentary for now. So, if the .changes file is no more present when we try to publish it a second time thru the symlinked directory, ldi exits immediatly without refreshing the Debian index files.

    To fix the repo, you'll need explicitely to run this ldi command :

    % ldi publish --refresh REPOSITORY
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