Feature request: option to generate a lastupdate file during aptly publish

[Grimler91]

Feature request: option to generate a lastupdate file during aptly publish

[neolynx]

Hi,

could this be achieved by exploring the Release.gpg file ? A HTTP HEAD command returns the last modified:

$ curl --head http://aptlyserver/patch/dists/stable/Release.gpg
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx/1.22.1
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:07:15 GMT
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Content-Length: 516
Last-Modified: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:01:45 GMT
...

[Grimler91]

Hi @neolynx, I think for mirrors it would be useful with a lastupdate file, as that might be what they are used to. I can run a cronjob on the server and parse the Release file to generate a lastupdate file easily though, thanks for the idea!