Hi Karsten, Thanks very much for the follow up. I realise there seem to be a couple of threads going on more or less the same topic, but from your msg's, if I simply do in yum.conf: ------------ [local] name=Local Packages baseurl=file:///usr/local/rpms+binpkgs=yumrepo ... [base] name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base baseurl=ftp://ftp.wicks.co.nz/pub/linux/dist/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/os ----------- Instead of: ----------- [base] name=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - Base baseurl=ftp://ftp.wicks.co.nz/pub/linux/dist/fedora/$releasever/$basearch/os ... [local] name=Local Packages baseurl=file:///usr/local/rpms+binpkgs=yumrepo ----------- And when I make changes (eg mount or unmount an fc3 dvd at /usr/local/rpms+binpkgs=yumrepo/mount) run: #createrepo -q -p /usr/local/rpms+binpkgs=yumrepo I should be fine? Regards, Morgan. Karsten Jeppesen wrote: > Morgan Read wrote: > >> Hi, >> If I set up a local repo with the FC3 dvd mounted in it, can I then >> use it as my "[base]" "baseurl" (with Internet mirrors or not? Does >> createrepo provide all the xml meta stuff necessary for doing >> groupinstall, etc. straight from the mounted dvd distro? > > > Yes you can. > I raised this question some time ago because I have *many* machines and > not all the same arch, so it is an issue for me. > What I ended up doing is having local cache repos which caches the most > common files. Works like a charm except for it is what you would call > "an undocumented feature". > In princip yum does not prioritize repos. In praxis it does. > Your cache just has to be mentioned before the master repo. > > An example: > ---- snippet from my /etc/yum.conf of an x86 machine --- > #To activate - remove the # in front of the following lines > [cache0] > name=cache0 > baseurl=http://yum.jeppesens.com/test0/yum/ > > #To activate - remove the # in front of the following lines > #[cache1] > #name=cache1 > #baseurl=http://yum.jeppesens.com/test1/yum/ > > [base] > name=base > baseurl=http://mirror.hiwaay.net/redhat/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/os/ > http://mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/os/ > http://mirrors.xmission.com/fedora/core/3/i386/os/ > --- end snippet --- > cache0 is near cache for the base repo. It works fine. If the cache file > is ok then it will be used. If the main repo has updated then it will be > used. > > Also: I use the following script to create repos. Note that I create > both the old time headers as the new xml structure. Just because I do > have machines that are transitioning from the old to the new structure. > Customers - I can't control them (and I won't) but I can make life a bit > easier for them. > The script works this way: > I just make a directory. Then I cd to it and then I run ../genheaders > This will create an absolutely empty structure. > Then I just fill the rpms directory with whatever I need and then run > the script again...and again...and again. I mean: everytime I change > something of course. > > --- genheaders script --- > cat genheaders > #!/bin/bash > > > home=$(pwd) > rm -rf rpms/repodata rpms/headers rpms/.olddata yum rpms/*.lsm > ln -s rpms yum > for nn in rpms rpms/repodata; do > if [ ! -e $nn ]; then > mkdir $nn > fi > done > if [ ! -e RPMS.yum ]; then > ln -s rpms RPMS.yum > fi > > if [ -x /usr/bin/yum-arch ]; then > #yum-arch -vcz . > yum-arch -vz rpms > fi > > cd rpms > > for nn in *.rpm; do > [ ! -e ${nn}.lsm ] && rpm -q --queryformat %{Description} -p $nn > > ${nn}.lsm > done > > if [ -x /usr/bin/createrepo ]; then > cd $home > createrepo -v rpms/ > fi > > cd $home > chown -R yum:yum * > --- end script --- > > > Karsten > > _______________________________________________ > Yum mailing list > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum >
