https://github.com/void-linux/void-updates

Update check system for void-packages
https://github.com/void-linux/void-updates

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Update check system for void-packages

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/void-linux/void-updates
• Owner: void-linux
• License: isc
• Created: 2018-06-15T15:26:47.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-02-01T06:54:31.000Z (12 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-20T15:11:59.447Z (10 months ago)
• Topics: voidlinux
• Language: Shell
• Homepage: https://voidlinux.org
• Size: 17.6 KB
• Stars: 29
• Watchers: 17
• Forks: 10
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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void-updates

============

Script intended to be run daily via cron for finding upstream updates

to [void-packages][]. This is just a wrapper around `./xbps-src update-check`.

Requirements

------------

* xbps

* git

Usage

-----

1. Create a dedicated user for `void-updates` which is member of the

   `xbuilder` group.

2. Run a command like the following from the dedicated user's crontab

   daily:

    void-updates -p 20 \

      -r https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages.git \

      -s /var/cache/void-packages \

      -o /srv/http/void-updates

[void-packages]: https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages