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<title>APT Method Interface </title> |
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<author>Jason Gunthorpe <email>jgg@debian.org</email></author> |
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<version>$Id: method.sgml,v 1.4 1998/10/30 07:53:49 jgg Exp $</version> |
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<version>$Id: method.sgml,v 1.5 1998/12/04 21:16:54 jgg Exp $</version> |
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<abstract> |
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This document describes the interface that APT uses to the archive |
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<tag>Site<item>String indicating the site authorization is required for |
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<tag>User<item>Username for authorization |
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<tag>Password<item>Password for authorization |
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<tag>Fail<item>Operation failed |
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<tag>Drive<item>Drive the media should be placed in |
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<tag>Config-Item<item> |
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A string of the form <var>item</>=<var>value</> derived from the APT |
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configuration space. These may include method specific values and general |
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the ones it wants. |
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<tag>Single-Instance<item>Requires that only one instance of the method be run |
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This is a yes/no value. |
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<tag>Pre-Scan<item>Method can detect if archives are already available. |
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This is a yes/no value. |
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<tag>Pipeline<item>The method is capable of pipelining. |
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<tag>Local<item>The method only returns Filename: feilds. |
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<tag>Send-Config<item>Send configuration to the method. |
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<tag>Version<item>Version string for the method |
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</taglist> |
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<tag>403 Media Failure<item> |
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A method that deals with multiple media requires that a new media be inserted. |
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The Media field contains the name of the media to be inserted. |
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Fields: Media |
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Fields: Media, Drive |
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<tag>600 URI Acquire<item> |
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APT is requesting that a new URI be added to the acquire list. Last-Modified |
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<tag>603 Media Changed<item> |
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This is sent in response to a <em>403 Media Failure</> message. It |
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indicates that the user has changed media and it is safe to proceed. |
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Fields: Media |
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Fields: Media, Fail |
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</taglist> |
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</sect> |
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