README

AutoMate
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	AutoMate is a tool to build packages for Debian and Ubuntu distributions.

	It supports dput, builds packages with cowbuilder and manages repository with reprepro.

	Running instances:
          * http://automate.mate-desktop.org (MATE Desktop)
          * http://build.linuxmint.com/automate/www/ (LinuxMint)

Requirements
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	# sudo apt-get install cowbuilder python-configobj python-argparse python-debian reprepro debhelper cdbs --no-install-recommends

	Install .debs for archive keyrings:
	
	# wget http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/debian-archive-keyring/debian-archive-keyring_2012.4_all.deb
	# wget http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/u/ubuntu-keyring/ubuntu-keyring_2012.05.19_all.deb
	# dpkg -i *keyring*.deb

Create an instance
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	# sudo ./automate-tool --instance test --prepare

	Edit configuration file (instances/test/automate.conf)

	# sudo ./automate-tool --instance test --create

	Set up your FTP server with anonymous upload to instances/test/upload

	Create a cron job in /etc/cron.d/ (see cron.sample)