Short: MirrorManager for Aminet downloads, MUI support Author: Tobias Ferber, Harald Kunze Uploader: ukjg rz uni-karlsruhe de (Tobias Ferber) Type: comm/misc Replaces: MirrorMan.lha Architecture: m68k-amigaos ****************************************************************************** * Changes ****************************************************************************** + The new tool AMM has been added to the distribution! AMM reads ADT index files of type adt-v1 and adt-v2 and expands macros in script files with information taken from those files! + The documentation had been generally revised and some major improvements have been made. + Some minor changes in the ARexx scripts have been made, especially since the format of the human-readable INDEX and RECENT has changed a little. ****************************************************************************** * Overview ****************************************************************************** -> PLEASE SUPPORT SHAREWARE AND REGISTER TODAY! <- MirrorManager is a management system for downloads from your Aminet site. Here is a short overview of what MirrorManager can do for you: + Scan the files in your incoming directory and add filenotes according to the `Short' information given in the Aminet INDEX file + Create the Aminet directory hierarchy on your system (your local Aminet mirror) from the Aminet TREE file + Move the files in your incoming directory to your local Aminet mirror directory tree + Create a LOCAL index file from the files available in your Aminet mirror directory tree + Compare your LOCAL index file with the actual Aminet INDEX file in order to find changes and new revisions ****************************************************************************** * Installation ****************************************************************************** You are strongly urged to use the supplied installer script to install MirrorManager! (1) The supplied installer script will create a `MirrorManager' directory and copy the desired files coming with this package into it. (2) If you installed the GUI application then you also have to tell MirrorManager about a number of path and filenames. Click the Configure icon in the MirrorManager/rexx/ drawer to do this. NO OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR SYSTEM WILL BE MADE ! ****************************************************************************** * Requirements ****************************************************************************** (1) You need MUI if you want to have a GUI (: (2) You should have the actual Aminet INDEX and TREE file ****************************************************************************** * Notes ****************************************************************************** + THIS IS A BETA VERSION !!! Read the History and Distfiles for more information! + The docs are not yet updated, they are still as of version 1.5 We know that! Please do not report it! + I've included my default configuration script in rexx/MirrorManager.rexx. This script contains absolute pathnames for my personal installation only! Please edit this script and change these values if needed before you use it or use rexx/Configure to setup MirrorManager for your system. + Example data files which can be used with some scripts like CleanupIncoming and ExamineIndex can be found in the `xtras' drawer. + Here is how to read the archive filename: (MirrorManager-)V.RXN.lha | ||| | ||+--- release #N | |+---- X = (b)eta, (i)nternal, (r)egistered | +----- revision #R +------- version #V -> PLEASE SUPPORT SHAREWARE AND REGISTER TODAY! <-