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diff --git a/packaging/debs/apt-repository/README b/packaging/debs/apt-repository/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..514a37f33e --- /dev/null +++ b/packaging/debs/apt-repository/README @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +APT repository for RabbitMQ + +Previously we've attempted to run a repository in the same way that +Debian would: have repository management software installed on the +server, and upload new packages to the repository as and when they're +ready. + +This turned out to be both fiddly and annoying to do (and more +particularly to automate) so since our repository is always going to be +small it's easier just to create the entire repository as part of the +build process, just like a package. It can then be moved into place as a +single unit. The make target "debian_apt_repository" (invoked by "dist") +will create it, and it can get moved onto the server with the rest of +the packages. + +Read "README-real-repository" for information on how we used to do +this. |