OPKG Repository Server Setup

[HenningS]

Hi Group,

im searching for information for setting up an repository for OPKG
pakages.
I could not find anything in this group (and in the internet surely) -
which i hope is mostly related to this topic.
Can someone give me some hints?

Would an OPKG repository be the same like an IPKG Repo?

Regards,

Henning

[HenningS]

I see. No Replys. Found it myself.

For anyone else having the same question:

An OPKG Repository is just a simple HTTP Servier with a special file
structure.
Setup:
1. Checkout the opkg-utils from http://svn.openmoko.org/trunk/src/host/opkg-utils/
(svn checkout http://svn.openmoko.org/trunk/src/host/opkg-utils/)
2. make && make install
3. run "opkg-make-index" to add Packages to your Repository.
4. For a full featured opkg-repository you will need the Paketindex -
you can create one with
"gzip -c Packages > Packages.gz"
5. Copy files to your http server of your choice - add URL to your
"myrepo.conf" in /etc/opgk folder.



Correct?

Thanx for the help.

(like doing conversations with myself)


Anyone has a clue (or a guideline) how to secure a repository to
unauthorized access?

[Martin Jansa]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2012 at 02:56:19AM -0700, HenningS wrote:
> I see. No Replys. Found it myself.
>
> For anyone else having the same question:
>
> An OPKG Repository is just a simple HTTP Servier with a special file
> structure.
> Setup:
> 1. Checkout the opkg-utils from http://svn.openmoko.org/trunk/src/host/opkg-utils/
> (svn checkout http://svn.openmoko.org/trunk/src/host/opkg-utils/)

newer version is here
http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/opkg-utils/
for python-2.6 you need last patch from:
https://github.com/shr-project/opkg-utils/tree/jansa/pull
until it's merged to yoctoproject repo.

> 2. make && make install
> 3. run "opkg-make-index" to add Packages to your Repository.

and use -r option when regenerating index (won't parse all .ipk files,
just new and changed).

> 4. For a full featured opkg-repository you will need the Paketindex -
> you can create one with
> "gzip -c Packages > Packages.gz"
> 5. Copy files to your http server of your choice - add URL to your
> "myrepo.conf" in /etc/opgk folder.
>
>
>
> Correct?

yes

Cheers,

> Thanx for the help.
>
> (like doing conversations with myself)
>
>
> Anyone has a clue (or a guideline) how to secure a repository to
> unauthorized access?
>
> On 1 Jun., 14:35, HenningS <h.spi...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Group,
> >
> > im searching for information for setting up an repository for OPKG
> > pakages.
> > I could not find anything in this group (and in the internet surely) -
> > which i hope is mostly related to this topic.
> > Can someone give me some hints?
> >
> > Would an OPKG repository be the same like an IPKG Repo?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Henning
>

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Henning,

This post was very helpful. Were you able to figure out how to secure the opkg repository?

[Henning Spille]

Hi,

nope sorry can't remember. Securing the WS may be no problem. But the
client... Can't remember how i did it.

[Gabe Torres]

Henning,

Thanks for your help. I ended up patching OPKG to do basic http auth through libcurl. 

Thanks again,

Gabe

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Gabe Torres

BuLogics, Inc.

Skype: gtorres88

[Henning Spille]

Nice work! Is it on GitHub already? :)