[maemo-developers] where might this old version be coming from

[From: Julius Luukko]

Eero Tamminen wrote:
> AM had some things it needs too, so all together the required steps
> are following:
> 
> On PC:
> * Creating directory structure expected by AM to memory card root:
>    mkdir -p /media/<USB mount>/dists/diablo/user/binary-armel
> * Moving the armel binary packages to this directory
>    mv *.deb /media/<USB mount>/dists/diablo/user/binary-armel
> * Generating the Packages file in that directory:
>    cd /media/<USB mount>/dists/diablo/user/binary-armel
>    apt-ftparchive . | gzip -9 > Packages.gz
> 
> On device:
> * Add the memory card repository to the Application manager
>    from Menu->Tools->Application catalogue:
>    - give Catalogue name like "Memory card"
>    - give "file:///media/mmc1/" as Web address
>    - leave Distro empty and Components as "user"
>      (if you change that from "user", change also the directory
>       hierarchy on memory card accordingly)
> * OK this & cancel catalog list and the new catalog is
>    refreshed.  In AM installable package list you see
>    then all packages listed under the "user/" section
> 

Hi Eero and all,

I tried this and all went well except that the last "/" was too much in 
the Web address: it should be just "file:///media/mmc1". With the last 
"/" AM found the packages but was unable to load them.

-- 
Julius