I don't use this package anymore. Developement continues over on Kunde21's fork
Paclan is a tool to share archlinux packages between machines on a LAN. It is similar in functionalitis to Pacserve, but aims at simplicity.
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Install the go toolchain (see http://golang.org/doc/install)
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Build:
$ cd /path/to/paclan $ go build -
Copy the files in relevant places:
$ cp paclan /usr/bin $ cp paclan.conf /etc/pacman.d/ $ cp paclan.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/ -
Add the relevant
includeline in the pacman config (/etc/pacman.conf) for each repo where you wish to share packages on the LAN:Include = /etc/pacman.d/paclan.conf
A PKGBUILD is provided. Use standard makepkg procedures (see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Makepkg) or install it directly from the AUR.
Paclan isn't expected to be run manually, a systemd service file is provided. For more details, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd