Add deb package to multiple deb dists without re-uploading it

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#1

Problem:

I would like to upload a package to multiple dists. That is, I would like it to appear in http://my-pulp/pulp/content/my-repo/dev/dists/first/main/binary-amd64/Packages , http://my-pulp/pulp/content/my-repo/dev/dists/second/main/binary-amd64/Packages and so on.

Expected outcome:

Being able to add the package to a dist using its href/prn, for example.

Pulpcore version:

core: 3.69.2
pulpcore-client: 3.13

Pulp plugins installed and their versions:

Server (docker compose setup):

deb: 3.5.0
rpm: 3.27.2
file: 3.69.2
maven: 0.8.1
ostree: 2.4.4
python: 3.13.0
ansible: 0.23.1
certguard: 3.69.2
container: 2.22.1

Client:

pulp-cli==0.30.2
pulp-cli-deb==0.3.1
pulp-glue==0.30.2
pulp-glue-deb==0.3.1

Operating system - distribution and version:

Ubuntu 22.04

Other relevant data:

I know of the advanced copy feature but it was not clear to me if it could be used for this purpose.

#2

This is possible if not very conveniently. The docs at the bottom of this page show a workflow for manually creating Release, ReleaseArchitecture, and ReleaseComponent from a script talking directly to the API. Do this for each of the multiple dists you want. Then upload your package to one of the dists (also described in the docs). In order to add the same package to the other dists without re-uploading you need to manually create a PackageReleaseComponent for each extra dist you want the package in and add it to the same repo. This can be done using the PRC API endpoint using the repository parameter (similar to the upload command in the docs). See: REST API - Pulp Project

I don’t think this is possible using Pulp CLI commands, because we are missing a create command for PackageReleaseComponents:

$ pulp deb content -t package_release_component --help
Usage: pulp deb content [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Commands:
  list
  show

Unfortunately there are a lot of feature gaps in pulp-cli-deb.

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#3

No problem! I am writing all my pulp-deb related code using pulp-glue. I already got around to creating releases manually and all that, the only thing is that I was doing the upload many times over.

Glad to know there is a way around it, thank you!

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