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Re: re mote upgrade user package using ipkg

by Anch :: Rate this Message:

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Hi Tim,
The commands are correct. But I need to update a package which I built, not one from the gumstix repos. When I will do an update, I want it to check my servers for updates. How do I provide ipkg this information?

thanks
Muktabh

tmeyer wrote:
If i understand you correctly, these commands are what you are looking for:

ipkg update
ipkg upgrade


Tim

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Anch <muktabh@ymail.com> wrote:

>
> HI,
> I have a small application added to gumstix. To update the app, I copy the
> .ipk, remove the old package and install the new .ipk (I remove since I
> dont
> change the version number currently)
> I wish to be able to upgrade this app remotely. I plan to write a startup
> script which will check if internet connection is available. If yes it will
> try to upgrade the app. I was wondering if ipkg can directly handle this if
> I use version numbers, or do i need to download the ipk file manually and
> then run ipkg install app?
>
> thanks
> Muktabh
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