Mail Archives: djgpp-workers/2002/12/12/16:43:59
DJ Delorie wrote:
>
> > Then a directory listing of zipsused shows the release dates of all
> > packages. Now the only thing missing is an up-to-date listing of
> > latest package releases. If the mini-faq isn't the appropriate
> > place for such (obviously up to dj) maybe a master file is. Doing a
> > ls on the simtel ftp directories is confused by the presence of many
> > older packages, and the need to scan multiple directories.
>
> The 00_INDEX.txt files are the best place for these. I've still got
> to go prune the old releases from simtel. The redating trick might be
> useful.
I assume you mean the "zip -o". The batch file to handle a whole
directory is:
[2] c:\djgpp>type redatzip.btm
@echo off
echo Redating all zipped packages present to oldest content
echo.
for %ff in (*.zip) do zip -o %ff
echo.
echo DONE
It can take a while.
You might want to take a look at "mkindex2.btm" on my download
page. That builds index.htm from a directory listing and 4dos
descript.ion file. It is run on the original image directory on
my system, so dates are those in effect there, rather than on the
site, and I can enforce ISO format. The main point is that the
actual files can be accessed directly. In addition it leaves the
formatting up to the viewer system. Conversion to a bash script
would probably be generally useful, and it could get its data from
00_INDEX.
The problem with 00_INDEX is that you have to go back to the
directory, remembering the correct name, scroll there, and then
access it. But I guess this (the index.htm) won't work for ftp
access - I find simtel html access extremely painful. Maybe it is
operator ignorance.
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