How is the PACKAGES.TXT file made?

[daemonspud]

Specifically, do you use .DEP files to generate it, or is it by hand?

[djemos]

Specifically, do you use .DEP files to generate it, or is it by hand?

Yes, dep file is used if it is exist.
This script is used. I run it everytime i add or update or remove a package from repository.
You have to enter in the directory where the script exists (the root of the repository) and run from there.
Also the directories appeared in the script have to exist in the repository with txz and dep files inside them at least.
Then type

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sh .metagen.sh asc (produce signature of files)
sh .metagen.sh md5 (produce md5 and checksum files)
sh .metagen.sh all  (produce meta, rss and PACKAGES.TXT)
sh .metagen.sh filelist (produce FILELIST.TXT)

type sh .metagen.sh to see details

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.metagen.sh [pkg [file]|all|new|PACKAGESTXT|md5|rss|asc|filelist|checksums [-a]|man [-a]]
.metagen.sh [miss|provide] pattern

If the dep, md5,meta,con files exist then these info added into the PACKAGES TXT.
to produce only PACKAGES.TXT can type

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sh .metagen.sh PACKAGESTXT

More details here
Other developers use these scripts
Alienbob use this script

[daemonspud]

Where would I get the mentioned DEP files?

[djemos]

dep file is created from txz file running depfinder

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depfinder -f package-name.txz

dep files are not needed to create PACKAGES.TXT. Slackware repos have PACKAGES.TXT without dependency files.
dep files for slackel are here inside the sub-directories
user do not need the dep files to use slackel. What are you trying to do ?

[daemonspud]

dep file is created from txz file running depfinder

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depfinder -f package-name.txz

dep files are not needed to create PACKAGES.TXT. Slackware repos have PACKAGES.TXT without dependency files.
dep files for slackel are here inside the sub-directories
user do not need the dep files to use slackel. What are you trying to do ?

I'm trying to make a local repo on Slackware, that points to a more local mirror as slackware.uk isn't very fast where Iive.

[djemos]

1. Suppose you want to create a x86_64 local repo for slackware-15.0
your local repo to be under directory ~/myrepo

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mkdir -p ~/myrepo/x86_64
cd ~/myrepo/x86_64
wget -m -nH -r -np --cut-dirs=4 -R "=D","=A","index.html" https://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/salix/x86_64/slackware-15.0/deps/

Download adddepinfo.sh

and copy it to ~/myrepo/x86_64/slackware-15.0

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cp adddepinfo.sh ~/myrepo/x86_64/slackware-15.0

Edit the adddepinfo.sh script and change the line like this SLACKREPO="https://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/sla ... re64-15.0/"

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cd ~/myrepo/x86_64/slackware-15.0

run adddepinfo.sh

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sh adddepinfo.sh -f

local repo is ready with deps

2. If you want to create a local repo for slackware64 current to use with slackel
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cd ~/myrepo/x86_64/
mv slackware-15.0 slackware-current
cd slackware-current

Edit the adddepinfo.sh script and change the line like this SLACKREPO="https://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/sla ... 4-current/"

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rm -rf extra patches CHECKSUMS.md5* ChangeLog.txt PACKAGES.TXT*

run

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sh adddepinfo.sh -f

local repo is ready with deps

3. Now in both cases to use it.
Edit /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc

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sudo geany /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc

Comment the two lines where you see :OFFICIAL put a # in front like this
#SOURCE=http://www.slackel.gr/repo/x86_64/slack ... /:OFFICIAL
#SOURCE=http://www.slackel.gr/repo/x86_64/slack ... /:OFFICIAL

and copy under the lines (change djemos with your user name type whoami in terminal to see it)
For slackware-15.0

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SOURCE=file:///home/djemos/myrepo/x86_64/slackware-15.0/
SOURCE=file:///home/djemos/myrepo/x86_64/slackware-15.0/extra/

For slackware-current to use with slackel

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SOURCE=file:///home/djemos/myrepo/x86_64/slackware-current/ 
SOURCE=file:///home/djemos/myrepo/x86_64/slackware-current/extra/

now can run
sudo slapt-get -u
sudo slapt-get --upgrade

NOTE: can always edit and change the line SLACKREPO= to point to whatever mirror is fast for you e.g. SLACKREPO="http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/slackware/ ... 4-current/
and run again sh adddepinfo.sh -f