debmirror (1:2.5) unstable; urgency=low

  The --cleanup option has been renamed to --precleanup for clarity.
  (The old option name will continue to work for now.)

  Debian mirror admins recommend that all mirrors include trace files.
  So debmirror now defaults to --rsync-extra=trace. It will warn
  if you specify a configuration that does not include trace files,
  or if the trace files cannot be downloaded, using rsync, from
  the specified mirror.

  A proxy specified with --proxy or the ftp_proxy environment variable
  will now be used for ftp mirroring. There is no need to use
  --method=hftp to enable using ftp proxy, and that method is deprecated.

 -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:37:38 -0400

debmirror (1:2.3) unstable; urgency=low

  * Use diff files to update Contents files; option --pdiff is now --diff

    Contents files are relatively large and can change frequently,
    especially for the testing and unstable suites. Use of the diff files
    to update Contents files will significantly reduce the total download
    size.

    The option '--pdiff' has been renamed to '--diff' because it no longer
    affects only "package diffs". For the configuration file the variable
    to use is now '$diff_mode'.

 -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org>  Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:33:39 +0200

debmirror (1:2.2) unstable; urgency=low

  * Support mirroring of translated packages descriptions

    If the option --i18n is passed, debmirror will also mirror the files
    containing translated package descriptions. The --include and --exclude
    options can be used to select which translations to mirror.

 -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org>  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:58:07 +0200

debmirror (1:2.1) unstable; urgency=low

  * Support mirroring of trace files, ./doc, ./indices and ./tools

    Mirroring trace files and files from the listed directories can be
    specified using the --rsync-extra option. As the name implies,
    debmirror will always use rsync to transfer these files, irrespective
    of what transfer method is specified in the --method option.

    With this new feature, debmirror can mirror all files needed to
    create custom CD images using debian-cd. Note that current versions
    of debian-cd no longer require the ./indices directory.

    See the man page for details.

 -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org>  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:55:19 +0200

debmirror (1:2.0) unstable; urgency=low

  * Option --root=directory no longer requires "/" or ":" prefix

    It is now possible to leave the default at "debian" and all
    transfer methods should just work. For backwards compatibility
    debmirror will remove a leading "/" or ":" if one is passed.

  * More efficient mirroring through use of a state cache

    Debmirror now has the option to save the state of the mirror to a
    cache file between runs. The cache has a configurable expiry time.
    While the cache is valid, debmirror will trust that the mirror is
    consistent with this cache instead of checking the presence of files
    on disk. Use of the cache avoids a large amount of disk access and
    may reduce the time required for updates.

    The limited validity of the cache ensures that the actual state of
    the mirror still gets checked periodically. You may want to consider
    using the --md5sums option in combination with the state cache.

    See the man page for details.

  * Support for mirroring "current" Debian Installer images

    With the option to specify a different set of dists and arches than
    for the package archive. In this release there are no progress
    updates displayed yet.

 -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org>  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:32:09 +0200

debmirror (1:1.0) unstable; urgency=low

  * Uncompressed Packages/Sources files

    In line with official Debian mirrors, debmirror will no longer
    include uncompressed Packages and Sources files on the local
    mirror. The only exception is when the remote mirror itself does
    not contain a gzipped Packages/Sources file.

  * Automatic creation and update of suite->codename symlinks

    Debmirror will now extract the correct codename and suite from
    the Release file and use those for the local mirror. The directory
    name for a release will always be the codename, and a symlink will
    be created for the suite. This means it no longer makes any
    difference whether you pass --dists=<codename> or --dists=<suite>.

    A new option --omit-suite-symlinks allows to skip creation of the
    symlinks (e.g. when mirroring archived releases).

    Your local mirror will need to be converted if it currently uses
    suites as directories. Use the --allow-dist-rename option to allow
    debmirror to automatically do the conversion for you. This should
    only need to be done once.

 -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org>  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:44:02 +0200

debmirror (20070123) unstable; urgency=low

  * New gpgv support

    The Release.gpg check has been rewritten to use gpgv, the same
    method as used by apt and debian-installer. As a side effect the
    keyring file has been changed to ~/.gnupg/trustedkeys.gpg.
    Existing setups must copy their pubring.gpg to trustedkeys.gpg or
    import the relevant keys there. This allows to only have the
    Archive keys in trustedkeys.gpg while still having a pubring.gpg
    for other use.

 -- Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:53:14 +0100

debmirror (20060907) unstable; urgency=low

  * Pdiff support

    The Debian archive added pdiff files for the index files to speed
    up apt-get update. Debmirror now uses those pdiff files to update
    the index files but by default keeps them out of the local mirror
    because they greatly slow down operations for local networks. You
    can change the behaviour with the --pdiff-mode option.

  * Postcleanup is now default

    It was mentioned that the default --cleanup removes files before
    the index files are updated. That can result in files missing from
    the mirror when the mirroring fails and the index files aren't
    updated at the end (and also while debmirror runs). The
    --postcleanup does not have that effect but can lead to temporarily
    more space usage on the mirror. If you are short on space you
    might want to make sure you use --cleanup.

  * Autodetecting non-existing archs and sections

    In the past it was impossible to mirror i386,amd64 and sarge,etch
    because sarge has no amd64 architecture. Similarly there is no
    debian-installer section in contrib. Debmirror now ignores any
    combination of arch, suite and section that does not exist locally
    and is not listed in the Release file for the suite. This
    obsoletes the previously hardcoded exceptions and should allow to
    mirror unknown archives like Ubuntu without problems.

    Note that debmirror will fail when a combination of arch, suite
    and section that exists locally gets dropped from the Release
    file. There is no danger of loosing a branch when the Release file
    is corrupted or the upstream changes.

 -- Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>  Thu,  7 Sep 2006 15:36:47 +0200

debmirror (20050207) unstable; urgency=low

  * Release.gpg file and check is now mandatory unless ignored

    Debmirror now checks the Release.gpg signature when mirroring to
    guard against syncing against a compromised mirror. For security
    reasons this check is on by default but can be disabled using
    --ignore-release-gpg. For the check to work the Debian archive key
    must be added to the (debmirror) users keyring or an alternative
    keyring must be configured.

    !!! This breaks existing debmirror scripts and cron !!!
    !!! jobs in almost all cases. Take care to adapt.   !!!

  * Release files are now mandatory unless ignored

    Sometimes downloads of meta files can abort for some reason and the
    download modules are not always reliable on reporting this.
    Debmirror now stops if the md5sum of meta file does not match the
    info in the Release file to guard against tampering or download
    failures. This check can be disabled with --ignore-missing-release
    but that is discouraged strongly.

  * output options have been split into verbose, progress and debug

    Verbose gives an overview of whats happening and a file by file
    progress while progress option adds individual download progress
    for the files (FTP and rsync only). Debug isn't useful unless
    something doesn't work.

  * download methods now include hftp and http

    Hftp is ftp over a http proxy like squid, what most people will
    (mistakenly) know as ftp_proxy.

    Hftp requires the use of a proxy while http will use it if given.
    ftp_proxy or http_proxy are taken from the environment unless
    overridden by --proxy.

  * cleanup can now be done pre or post mirroring

    Cleaning up after mirroring will use more space during mirroring
    but keeps a consistent mirror available at all times. Cleaning up
    before mirroring on the other hand will remove obsolete files
    while they are still referenced from the old Packages/Sources
    files. --postcleanup is recommended unless space prohibits it.

  * rsync options can be specified, e.g. to add --bwlimit

    Take note that --rsync-options override the default options
    completely and should include "-aIL --partial" for normal
    operation.

  * small errors (a missing deb or src)) can be ignored

    Sometimes the upstream mirror is inconsistent in itself. By
    default debmirror will download all available files but not update
    the meta data (Packages/Sources files) unless the mirror is
    consistent. Your mirror will stay stuck in the past until the
    upstream mirror is repaired. With --ignore-small-errors you can
    sync the mirror even if some files are missing.

    Users of --cleanup might want to always use --ignore-small-errors
    to minimize the overall inconsistencies.

 -- Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>  Mon,  7 Feb 2005 05:30:34 +0100