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Today I have [released][10] the next version of [DebTorrent][20]. It's |
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been over a month since the last release, which means there are lots |
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of new features in this one. |
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This is also the first release that I consider actually useable, as it |
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now listens for HTTP requests from APT for packages to download, and |
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feeds the downloaded packages back to APT. It also includes a backup |
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HTTP downloader that will use a Debian mirror to download packages |
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from, only when no peers can be found that have them. This means your |
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download always works, even if you're an early adopter (which I hope |
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you are) and there aren't that many peers available. Finally, the |
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larger packages have now been split into multiple pieces, which makes |
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downloading them much more efficient. |
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Here's the changelog: |
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* Add proxying capability to listen for HTTP requests from APT |
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* Add caching for all files downloaded |
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* Add automatic starting of torrents when Packages files are |
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downloaded |
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* Modify startup to initialize all torrent downloads to download |
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nothing |
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* Add automatic enabling of files to download based on requests from |
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APT |
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* Add a backup HTTP download from a mirror when no peers can be found |
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for a package |
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* Modify torrent creation to break large packages into multiple |
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pieces based on the information from |
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http://merkel.debian.org/~ajt/extrapieces/ |
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(thanks to aj for most of this) |
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* Add download status information available from |
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http://localhost:9988/ |
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* Add lots more documentation |
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I've already started work on the next release, which will include |
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almost no new features, but will be much easier (I hope) to use. It |
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will also be distributed in a .deb binary format for the first time, |
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and (again I hope) be available in the Debian archive. Here are the |
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plans I've come up with for the steps to complete for the next |
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release: |
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1. Make a debtorrent daemon script based on btlaunchmany |
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2. Make a config file with lots of explanations |
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3. Load configuration info from /etc |
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4. Save downloads and state to /var/cache |
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5. Log all messages to /var/log |
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6. Clean up the debug logging, possibly add debug levels |
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7. Use bittornado packaging files (debian/) |
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8. Add init script |
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I've never created/packaged a daemon before, so hopefully I haven't |
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made any blunders in those plans. |
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[10]: https://alioth.debian.org/frs/?group_id=31109 |
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[20]: http://debtorrent.alioth.debian.org/ |
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