1 Explanation of configuration files options for katie
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7 Essential. List of database details, e.g.
16 If the database is local, Host should be blank. If the port is the
17 default (5432), it should be set to -1.
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24 Mandatory. List of directory locations, e.g.
28 | RootDir "/org/ftp.debian.org/ftp/";
29 | PoolDir "/org/ftp.debian.org/ftp/pool/";
30 | TemplatesDir "/org/ftp.debian.org/katie/templates/";
32 | IncomingDir "/org/ftp.debian.org/incoming/";
33 | OverrideDir "/org/ftp.debian.org/scripts/override/";
34 | ListsDir "/org/ftp.debian.org/database/dists/";
35 | LogDir "/org/ftp.debian.org/log/";
36 | Morgue "/org/ftp.debian.org/morgue/";
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44 Mandatory. List of all suites, e.g.
60 | Announce "debian-devel-changes@lists.debian.org";
62 | Description "Debian Unstable - Not Released";
64 | OverrideCodeName "sid";
69 Announce controls where "Installed foo" mails are sent; leave empty to
70 not send any. CodeName, Origin and Description are used by ziyi and
71 put in the Release files. OverrideCodeName is used by Denise.
72 Priority determines which suite is used for the Maintainers file as
73 generated by charisma/da_mkmaintainers (highest wins).
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80 Mandatory. List of dinstall options, e.g.:
84 | PGPKeyring "/org/keyring.debian.org/keyrings/debian-keyring.pgp";
85 | GPGKeyring "/org/keyring.debian.org/keyrings/debian-keyring.gpg";
86 | SigningKeyring "/org/ftp.debian.org/s3kr1t/dot-gnupg/secring.gpg";
87 | MyEmailAddress "Debian Installer <installer@ftp-master.debian.org>";
88 | MyAdminAddress "ftpmaster@debian.org";
89 | MyHost "debian.org"; // used for generating user@my_host addresses in e.g. manual_reject()
90 | MyDistribution "Debian";
91 | BugServer "bugs.debian.org";
92 | PackagesServer "packages.debian.org";
93 | NewAckList "/org/ftp.debian.org/katie/log";
94 | LockFile "/org/ftp.debian.org/katie/lock";
95 | Bcc "archive@ftp-master.debian.org";
96 | GroupOverrideFilename "override.group-maint";
99 PGPKeyring and GPGKeyring are mandatory fields which are filenames of
100 the PGP and GnuPG keyrings to be used by katie respectively.
102 SigningKeyring is the private keyring used by ziyi.
104 MyEmailAddress is used as the From: line for sending mails as a
105 script/daemon. MyAdminAddress is used as a contact address in mails.
107 MyDistribution is used in emails sent out by katie and others.
109 BugServer is used by katie and melanie when closing bugs.
111 PackagesServer is used by melanie when carbon-copying a bug close mail
112 to a package maintainer.
114 NewAckList is a mandatory field and contains the filename of list of
115 NEW packages dinstall knows about and is used when dinstall is running
116 in -k/--ack-new mode (usually in the daily cron run).
118 LockFile is a mandatory field and contains the filename of the
119 lockfile used by dinstall when in action mode (i.e. not using
122 All sent mail is blind carbon copied to the email
123 address in Bcc if it's not blank.
125 GroupOverrideFilename, if non-blank, is the override file which
126 contains the list of email addresses which, if part of the Maintainer
127 field, cause uploads to always be treated as maintainer uploads.
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134 Mandatory. List of all archives, e.g.
140 | OriginServer "ftp-master.debian.org";
141 | PrimaryMirror "ftp.debian.org";
142 | Description "Master Archive for the Debian project";
146 OriginServer and PrimaryMirror are mandatory and are used melanie's
147 bug closing mail templates. The host name and it's OriginServer and
148 Description are part of the SQL database in the 'archive' table.
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155 Mandatory. List of all architectures, e.g.
160 | all "Architecture Independent";
164 Both values go into the SQL database's 'architecture' table.
165 Description is currently unused.
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172 Mandatory. List of all components, e.g.
178 | Description "Main";
183 All three values go into the SQL database's 'component' table.
184 MeetsDFSG is currently unused.
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191 Mandatory. List of all valid sections, e.g.
198 The section goes into the 'section' table in SQL database.
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205 Mandatory. List of all valid priorities, e.g.
214 | source 0; // i.e. unused
217 The value is the sorting key. Both the section and it's sorting key
218 go into the SQL database's 'priority' table.
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225 Mandatory. List of al valid override types, e.g.
234 The type goes into the 'override_type' table in the SQL database.
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241 Mandatory. List all locations, e.g.
245 | /org/ftp.debian.org/ftp/pool/
247 | Archive "ftp-master";
252 There are three types: 'legacy', 'legacy-mixed' and 'pool'. 'legacy'
253 and 'pool' are assumed to have sections for all components listed in
254 the Components section 'legacy-mixed' are assumed to mix all
255 components into one location. The Archive and Type sections go into
256 the SQL database's 'location' table.
258 [Note: yes, this is horrible, it dates back to the original `import
259 the existent archive into the SQL Database' script (neve) and
260 isn't otherwise used. It should be revisted at some stage.]
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265 James Troup <james@nocrew.org>, Horsforth, Leeds
266 Wed, 26 Sep 2001 03:20:39 +0100