From: Geoffroy VALLEE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wed 21/06/2006 08:30
To: Bernard Li
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Oscar-devel] trunk with Fedora Core 4 x86 - OK
FYI, i use yum-oscar and since i use it i do not have any issue
(my small
cluster is installed).
Le Mercredi 21 Juin 2006 00:04,
Bernard Li a écrit :
> I ran into an issue...
>
> This is
a bit complicated than the situation with fc3, since even with
> updates
(I presume) the yum version is too old for us to use and therefore
> we
rebuild yum-oscar.
>
> For fc4 - an updated version is available,
but you need to grab it via
> updates. I was trying to be smart
(heh), and updated the fc4 section for
> yume's prereq.cfg to look like
this:
>
> [fedora*:4:*]
> perl-IO-Tty
> !yum
>
python-urlgrabber
> python-elementtree
> yum
>
createrepo-0.4.3-5.1e
> yume
>
> Basically I was trying to
force it to uninstall whatever yum version the
> system currently have
installed, and install the yum version that is in
>
packages/yume/distro/fc4-i386 (which is the one d/led from fedora
updates).
>
> This works fine when I do "make install", but it dies
a horrible death when
> I run install_cluster the first
time:
>
>
===========================================================================
>==
== Running OSCAR wizard_prep script
>
===========================================================================
>==
--> Writing pre-oscar rpmlist...
> --> Bootstrapping OSCAR smart
package manager
> Calling gencache for /tftpboot/distro/fedora-4-i386,
this might take a
> minute ... success smartly removing:
yum
> smartly
installing:
>
perl-IO-Tty,python-urlgrabber,python-elementtree,yum,createrepo-0.4.3-5.1e,
>yume,packman-depman,packman-depman-rpms
Can't exec "yume": No such file or
> directory at
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/OSCAR/PackMan.pm line 351. can't exec
> program:
No such file or directory at
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/OSCAR/PackMan.pm
line 351. Error occured for
> prereq
> Could not bootstrap smart
package manager!
> Oscar Wizard preparation script failed to complete at
./install_cluster
> line 226.
>
> It seems that both yum and
yume were uninstalled (at least they weren't
> there when I run rpm
-q).
>
> However, if I run install_cluster again, it works fine (yum
and yume are
> both triggered to be installed).
>
> Does
anybody have any suggestions? It almost seems like we have to just
>
rebuild yum-oscar and check that in...?
>
> Cheers,
>
>
Bernard
>
> ________________________________
>
> From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Bernard Li
> Sent:
Tue 20/06/2006 11:38
> To: Geoffroy Vallée;
[email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Oscar-devel] trunk with
Fedora Core 4 x86 - OK
>
>
>
> During the call today we
decided to check in the updated yum from Fedora
> Core 4 updates. I
will check this in tonight and test it. Will keep you
> guys
posted.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bernard
>
> >
-----Original Message-----
> > From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf
> > Of Geoffroy Vallée
> > Sent: Monday, June 19,
2006 13:01
> > To: Bernard Li;
[email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Oscar-devel] trunk
with Fedora Core 4 x86 - OK
> >
> > Hi,
> >
>
> If you do not have an internet access, "yum update yum" does
> >
not fix the
> > problem since the package has to be available
within
> > /tftpboot/<something> to
> > be able to
create FC4 images (it was exactly my case). This
> > is
definitively
> > not a fix.
> > BTW, the solution to use an
online repository is still not
> > stable, as i said,
> > i
had a lot of time out and OSCAR does not deal with that at
> > all.
This is the
> > reason why i stopped to use this method.
>
>
> > Regards,
> >
> > Le Lundi 19 Juin 2006
15:01, vous avez écrit :
> > > Hi Geoffroy:
> >
>
> > > Yes, it is noarch, but the RPM has the python
version
> >
> > hardcoded in the
> >
> >
> path, so technically speaking it is distro-dependent, or rather
>
> > python-version-dependent and is not 100% portable. (I
>
>
> > believe in this case
> >
> > > it does
work, since they have same version of python...)
> > >
> >
> So we have to decide whether we ship something with our
>
>
> > tarball, or just
> >
> > > expect the
user to run "yum update yum" (as Erich suggested
> >
> > in
one of the
> >
> > > responses to the thread) - however the
issue with doing yum
> >
> > update is you
>
>
> > > need Internet access during installation (and yes we
need
> >
> > to automate
> >
> > >
this...)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
>
> > Bernard
> > >
> > > > -----Original
Message-----
> > > > From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf
> > > > Of Geoffroy Vallée
> > > > Sent:
Monday, June 19, 2006 11:53
> > > > To:
[email protected]
> > > > Subject: Re:
[Oscar-devel] trunk with Fedora Core 4 x86 - OK
> > > >
>
> > > Hey,
> > > >
> > > > I did solution
2), it is much more simple to do (i re-build
> > > > it but you
can
> > > > also just copy the fc3 package, it is a noarch
package)....
> > > > there is no way
> > > > for
me to remember to do solution 1) everytime i try OSCAR
> > > >
from scratch on
> > > > FC4.
> > > >
> >
> > But the conclusion is: trunk does _not_ work with FC4
>
>
> > without manual
> >
> > > > steps.
:-(
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > >
>
> > > > Le Mercredi 14 Juin 2006 03:49, Bernard Li a écrit
:
> > > > > I tested trunk with Fedora Core 4 x86, it is
fine...
> > > >
> > > > here's what I need
to
> > > >
> > > > > do:
> > > >
>
> > > > > 1) Download latest yum from Fedora Core 4
updates:
> > > >
> > > > http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/update
>
> > > s/4/i386/yum-
> > > >
> > > >
>2.4.1-1.fc4.noarch.rpm
> > > > >
> > > >
> 2) rpm -Uvh
> > > > >
> > > > > 3) Copy
the RPM to /tftpboot/oscar/fc-4-i386
> > > > >
> >
> > > 4) createrepo /tftpboot/oscar/fc-4-i386
> > > >
>
> > > > > 5) Run OSCAR Wizard
> > > >
>
> > > > > This should also fix the issue which John was
having
> >
> > regarding image
> >
> > >
> > creation.
> > > > >
> > > > > So
we need to decide here, do we:
> > > > >
> > >
> > 1) Simply check in the updated yum into
> > > >
>
> > > packages/yume/distro/fc4-i386
> > > >
> >
> > > or
> > > > >
> > > > > 2)
Rebuild yum-oscar?
> > > > >
> > > > > I
would prefer 1) since that requires less work, and seems
> > >
>
> > > > to be fine...
> > > >
> >
> > > I've also rebuilt a bunch of RPMs, didn't rebuild PVM yet
>
> > >
> > > > since I am hoping
> > >
>
> > > > > Thomas will be able to roll out a new release
version (no
> > > >
> > > > point building
it
> > > >
> > > > > now and rebuilding
again...)
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll leave the
rest to DongInn and John.
> > > > >
> > > >
> Cheers,
> > > > >
> > > > >
Bernard
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
Geoffroy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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>
>
> > --
> > Geoffroy
> >
> >
>
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