<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">
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>
<para>
When processing a <literal>Tree</literal> section <command>apt-ftparchive</command>
performs an operation similar to:
-<informalexample><programlisting>
+ <programlisting>
for i in Sections do
for j in Architectures do
Generate for DIST=scope SECTION=i ARCH=j
-</programlisting></informalexample></para>
+ </programlisting></para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>Sections</term>
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
<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>