local repos and ./makebase

[Trio3b]

Have extended the life of a few older desktops by setting up local repos for pclos 2009.1 thanks to YouCanToo. Unfortunately, PCLOS 2010 seems to be the last version able to run on three laptops due to the change in Xorg-server after 1.6.5 and Intel chipsets. I have downloaded the 2010 repos and have tried to duplicate the process but am unclear on where to get makebase and what it does.

Tried copying the makebase file from the 2007 repos and plugging in the correct path but must have missed something. Have read apt-rpm but way over my head. Could someone kindly explain what makebase is, where to get it and what it does? I do understand how to edit /etc/apt/sources.list to point synaptic to the local repo and also configuring synaptic by adding the local repo but am  lost on what/how/why the file makebase and what running  ./makebase is doing. Is it the same as genbasedir?

Thanks

[YouCanToo]

Have extended the life of a few older desktops by setting up local repos for pclos 2009.1 thanks to YouCanToo. Unfortunately, PCLOS 2010 seems to be the last version able to run on three laptops due to the change in Xorg-server after 1.6.5 and Intel chipsets. I have downloaded the 2010 repos and have tried to duplicate the process but am unclear on where to get makebase and what it does.

Tried copying the makebase file from the 2007 repos and plugging in the correct path but must have missed something. Have read apt-rpm but way over my head. Could someone kindly explain what makebase is, where to get it and what it does? I do understand how to edit /etc/apt/sources.list to point synaptic to the local repo and also configuring synaptic by adding the local repo but am  lost on what/how/why the file makebase and what running  ./makebase is doing. Is it the same as genbasedir?

Thanks

Sent you a PM with a link to the file you are seeking

[Just17]

Is this something peculiar to your repo YouCanToo? ......  I haven't come across it previously .....

[YouCanToo]

This script creates the base files for synaptic like these

pkglist.extra.bz2      pkglist.special.bz2  release.kde4         srclist.gnome.bz2
pkglist.gnome.bz2    pkglist.testing.bz2  release.main         srclist.kde.bz2
pkglist.kde.bz2         release                    release.nonfree    srclist.kde4.bz2
pkglist.kde4.bz2       release.extra           release.special      srclist.main.bz2
pkglist.main.bz2       release.gnome         release.testing      srclist.nonfree.bz2
pkglist.nonfree.bz2  release.kde               srclist.extra.bz2

I would guess that it not exclusive to the KDE3 repo as the 2010 (32bit) and 2011 (64bit) both contain base files also. It is a very simple script.

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genbasedir --flat --bz2only --progress /home/members/pclosusers/kde3/pclinuxos/2007/ main extra nonfree gnome kde kde4 special testing

The above created the sections that were used when we made the switch from KDE3 to KDE4

[Just17]

Ah, thanks ......  it is your script using genbasedir.

Thanks for the clarification.

[Trio3b]

Thanks YouCanToo! Will give it a go and let you know.

Have a good holiday season.