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<refentry>
<arg><option>--delink</option></arg>
<arg><option>--readonly</option></arg>
<arg><option>--contents</option></arg>
+ <arg><option>--arch <replaceable>architecture</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg><option>-o <replaceable>config</replaceable>=<replaceable>string</replaceable></option></arg>
<arg><option>-c=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></arg>
<group choice="req">
<varlistentry><term>release</term>
<listitem><para>
The <literal>release</literal> command generates a Release file from a
- directory tree. It recursively searches the given directory for
- Packages, Packages.gz, Packages.bz2, Sources, Sources.gz,
- Sources.bz2, Release and md5sum.txt files. It then writes to
- stdout a Release file containing an MD5 digest and SHA1 digest
+ directory tree. It recursively searches the given directory for uncompressed
+ <filename>Packages</filename> and <filename>Sources</filename> files and the ones
+ compressed with <command>gzip</command>, <command>bzip2</command> or <command>lzma</command>
+ as well as <filename>Release</filename> and <filename>md5sum.txt</filename> files by default
+ (<literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Default-Patterns</literal>). Additional filename patterns
+ can be added by listing them in <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Patterns</literal>.
+ It then writes to stdout a Release file containing a MD5, SHA1 and SHA256 digest
for each file.</para>
<para>
Values for the additional metadata fields in the Release file are
e.g. <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Release::Origin</literal>. The supported fields
are: <literal>Origin</literal>, <literal>Label</literal>, <literal>Suite</literal>,
<literal>Version</literal>, <literal>Codename</literal>, <literal>Date</literal>,
- <literal>Architectures</literal>, <literal>Components</literal>, <literal>Description</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ <literal>Valid-Until</literal>, <literal>Architectures</literal>,
+ <literal>Components</literal>, <literal>Description</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal>
except that it controls the compression for the Contents files.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
+
+ <varlistentry><term>Translation::Compress</term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ This is similar to <literal>Packages::Compress</literal>
+ except that it controls the compression for the Translation-en master file.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term>DeLinkLimit</term>
<listitem><para>
Specifies the number of kilobytes to delink (and
defaults to 0644. All index files are set to this mode with no regard
to the umask.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term>LongDescription</term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Sets if long descriptions should be included in the Packages file or split
+ out into a master Translation-en file.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
Sets the output Sources file. Defaults to
<filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/source/Sources</filename></para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
+
+ <varlistentry><term>Translation</term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Set the output Translation-en master file with the long descriptions if they
+ should be not included in the Packages file. Defaults to
+ <filename>$(DIST)/$(SECTION)/i18n/Translation-en</filename></para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term>InternalPrefix</term>
<listitem><para>
Sets the path prefix that causes a symlink to be
The <literal>Tree</literal> section takes a scope tag which sets the
<literal>$(DIST)</literal> variable and defines the root of the tree
(the path is prefixed by <literal>ArchiveDir</literal>).
- Typically this is a setting such as <filename>dists/woody</filename>.</para>
+ Typically this is a setting such as <filename>dists/&stable-codename;</filename>.</para>
<para>
All of the settings defined in the <literal>TreeDefault</literal> section can be
use in a <literal>Tree</literal> section as well as three new variables.</para>
architectures that appear under search section. The special architecture
'source' is used to indicate that this tree has a source archive.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
+
+ <varlistentry><term>LongDescription</term>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Sets if long descriptions should be included in the Packages file or split
+ out into a master Translation-en file.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term>BinOverride</term>
<listitem><para>
Sets the binary override file. The override file
&apt-cmdblurb;
<variablelist>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--md5</option></term>
+ <varlistentry><term><option>--md5</option>, <option>--sha1</option>, <option>--sha256</option></term>
<listitem><para>
- Generate MD5 sums. This defaults to on, when turned off the generated
- index files will not have MD5Sum fields where possible.
- Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::MD5</literal></para></listitem>
+ Generate the given checksum. These options default to on, when turned off the generated
+ index files will not have the checksum fields where possible.
+ Configuration Items: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> and
+ <literal>APT::FTPArchive::<replaceable>Index</replaceable>::<replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> where
+ <literal><replaceable>Index</replaceable></literal> can be <literal>Packages</literal>, <literal>Sources</literal> or
+ <literal>Release</literal> and <literal><replaceable>Checksum</replaceable></literal> can be <literal>MD5</literal>,
+ <literal>SHA1</literal> or <literal>SHA256</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>-d</option></term><term><option>--db</option></term>
<listitem><para>
Make the caching databases read only.
Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::ReadOnlyDB</literal>.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry><term><option>-a</option></term><term><option>--arch</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Accept in the <literal>packages</literal> and <literal>contents</literal>
+ commands only package files matching <literal>*_arch.deb</literal> or
+ <literal>*_all.deb</literal> instead of all package files in the given path.
+ Configuration Item: <literal>APT::FTPArchive::Architecture</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>APT::FTPArchive::AlwaysStat</option></term>
<listitem><para>
- &apt-ftparchive; caches as much as possible of metadata in it is cachedb. If packages
+ &apt-ftparchive; caches as much as possible of metadata in a cachedb. If packages
are recompiled and/or republished with the same version again, this will lead to problems
as the now outdated cached metadata like size and checksums will be used. With this option
enabled this will no longer happen as it will be checked if the file was changed.
<listitem><para>
This configuration option defaults to "<literal>true</literal>" and should only be set to
<literal>"false"</literal> if the Archive generated with &apt-ftparchive; also provides
- <filename>Translation</filename> files. Note that it is currently not possible to create these
- files with <command>apt-ftparchive</command>.
+ <filename>Translation</filename> files. Note that the <filename>Translation-en</filename>
+ master file can only be created in the generate command.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>