misc-files

Repository for miscellaneous files frequently overwritten by upstreams.

This repository is driven by the tracking list file files.list and utilizes GitHub Actions to keep files updated. Files in this repository are being used by the following packages:

• iana-etc:
  • /usr/share/iana-etc/port-numbers.iana
  • /usr/share/iana-etc/protocol-numbers.iana
• bind (Not currently referenced by autobuild scripts)

files.list

This file tells what file should be tracked by which package and renamed in the following format:

package-name url [file-name]

Example:

bind https://www.internic.net/zones/named.root

• package-name: The name of the package to which the file belongs
• url: The URL to download the file from
• file-name: Optional, will default to $(basename $url) if not provided

How the workflow works?

The main workflow periodic-update is triggered under the following conditions:

• Update files.list on branch master
• Cron "0 0 * * *"
• Manually triggered by maintainers

When triggered, the workflow:

1. Parses files.list to determine which files to download.
2. Downloads each file, optionally renames each file, and calculates its checksums.
3. If changes are detected:
   • Commits the updates directly to the master branch
   • Then syncs the updated files to their package-specific branch (e.g. iana-etc)
   • Tags the commit in that branch with the current date (e.g. iana-etc-20250914)
4. If no changes are detected, the commit step is skipped and the workflow exits without further action.

License

The workflow itself is licensed under the MIT License. All other files originated from external sources are subject to their respective upstream license.