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buildidx is a little program that generates index.lst files for FDNPKG repositories out of a directory filled with FreeDOS packages.
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You DON'T need buildidx if you're only using FDNPKG. This is a tool that can be useful only to administrators hosting and maintaining FDNPKG repositories. I tested (and used) it only on a Linux platform, but it might work on other platforms as well (if you manage to compile it correctly).
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buildidx is a little program that generates an index.tsv file for the SvarDOS repository.
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* Requirements *
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* Requirements *
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To operate properly, buildidx needs following tools to be available:
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To operate properly, buildidx needs 'unzip' to be available.
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 - gzip
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 - unzip
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* How to use it *
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* How to use it *
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Put all your packages into a single directory, for ex. "mystuff", and call buildidx with the directory as a parameter:
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Put all your packages into a single directory, for ex. "mystuff", and call buildidx with the directory as a parameter:
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./buildidx mystuff
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./buildidx mystuff
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Then buildidx will compute a index.lst file and store it inside your directory. The directory will be useable as a FDNPKG repository then.
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- Mateusz Viste
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