Mason,
On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 11:16:11AM +0100, Ivan J. wrote:
> > c. snag each relevant Packages, Release, Contents file
> >
> > TBD: What's the minimal set of files I need to regenerate, beyond
> > the Packages files?
>
> The files that need to be generated are "Packages" and "Release". In the
> 21st century, you'll also want "InRelease" to sign these repositories,
> and definitely compress the "Packages" files with gzip or xz.
I would also add to this the Sources and Contents files and Translations files
in i18n/.
Perhaps look at
https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/merged/. As far as I can see,
everything there is necessary.
Best wishes
Mark