+
+################################################################################
+
+def get_packages_from_ftp(root, suite, component, architecture):
+ """
+ Returns a filename containing data collected by aggregating Packages.gz files
+ gathered for each architecture.
+
+ Returned file has to be manually deleted afterwards.
+ """
+ filename = "%s/dists/%s/%s/binary-%s/Packages.gz" % (root, suite, component, architecture)
+ (fd, temp_file) = temp_filename()
+ (result, output) = commands.getstatusoutput("gunzip -c %s > %s" % (filename, temp_file))
+ if (result != 0):
+ fubar("Gunzip invocation failed!\n%s\n" % (output), result)
+ filename = "%s/dists/%s/%s/debian-installer/binary-%s/Packages.gz" % (root, suite, component, architecture)
+ if os.path.exists(filename):
+ (result, output) = commands.getstatusoutput("gunzip -c %s >> %s" % (filename, temp_file))
+ if (result != 0):
+ fubar("Gunzip invocation failed!\n%s\n" % (output), result)
+ return temp_file