OK, good and better news.
I've written an updated SL_desktop_tweaks that checks to see if the startkde is
broken, and if it is, fixes it. It's currently in testing, but has been tested.
yum --enablerepo=sl-testing update SL_desktop_tweaks
Troy
Troy Dawson wrote:
Hi,
I have good news and bad news.
The good news is that I have fixed SL_desktop_tweaks, the other good
news is that I have recompiled kdebase with a higher number so that it
will be installed, bringing in a fresh startkde.
The bad news.
If you point yum to both of those files, it will install the new kdebase
and *then* the new SL_desktop_tweaks, meaning your startkde still get's
wiped out.
What to do in the present.
If you want to fix it by hand.
yum --enablerepo=sl-testing clean all
yum --enablerepo=sl-testing update SL_desktop_tweaks
yum --enablerepo=sl-testing update kdebase
If you want to wait and let it be done automatically?
I will be putting the new SL_desktop_tweaks into the errata today.
I will be putting in the new kdebase into the errata in the middle of
next week.
Does anyone see the problem yet?
Yep, fresh installs after next week that then do an update.
Solution?
Well ... in my mind, this is critical. We might have to do a re-spin of
S.L. 5.0.
That's not the end of the world, we've done it before, we've just never
done it so late after a release.
Troy
Troy Dawson wrote:
Just to let everyone know, I'm working on this. I have several
comments from people on the correct way to fix it, it should be at
least in testing in a couple hours.
I apologize for this.
Troy
Jon Peatfield wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007, Urs Beyerle wrote:
I don't see why this happens ... Who edits /usr/bin/startkde with sed?
ok, I found it. It is in trigger script of SL_desktop_tweaks!
this produces the error (in triggerpostun scriptlet):
# cat /usr/bin/startkde | sed 's:xsetroot -solid \"#5C0B13\":s:xsetroot
-solid \"#000000\":' > /usr/bin/startkde
fails with
sed: -e expression #1, char 33: unknown option to `s'
should it be, like this???
# cat /usr/bin/startkde | sed 's:xsetroot -solid \"#5C0B13\":xsetroot
-solid \"#000000\":' /usr/bin/startkde
Apart from the destination...
I think the typo is a little clearer if you do:
$ rpm -q SL_desktop_tweaks --triggers | grep 'startkde.*sed' |sed
's/.*|//g'
sed 's:xsetroot -solid \"#5C0B13\":xsetroot -solid \"#000000\":' >
/usr/bin/startkde.tmp
sed 's:xsetroot -solid \"#5C0B13\":s:xsetroot -solid \"#000000\":' >
/usr/bin/startkde.tmp
the spurious 's:' isn't in the other relevant trigger...
if [ -f /usr/bin/startkde ] ; then
cat /usr/bin/startkde | sed 's:xsetroot -solid
\"#5C0B13\":s:xsetroot -solid \"#000000\":' > /usr/bin/startkde.tmp
mv -f /usr/bin/startkde.tmp /usr/bin/startkde
chmod 755 /usr/bin/startkde
fi
Hmm I don't want to critisize because of the glass-houses stuff but
possibly using && might be good belt-and-braces here.
Having said that I just spent 20 mins trying to figure out problems
caused by my use of:
printf "/isunix\na\ndoccmd = 'WWW'\n.\nw\nq\n" | ed docopt.m
in a script which didn't expct someone to stick a comment in it's way
(oops).
If you remove SL_desktop_tweaks before the upgrade and put it back
afterwards it would probably work too. Given that we now are doing
our own 'desktop-tweaks' (though not as cleanly as this package!!),
I'm no longer sure I need SL_desktop_tweaks.
...
SL_desktop_tweaks-5-4 should be fixed !!!
The sed on startkde stuff wasn't in the SL_desktop_tweaks for SL4 as
far as I can see.
If it is being worked on, then the code to 'fix'
/etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf can be removed since that no longer exists I
think it is /etc/gdm/custom.conf these days...
-- Jon
--
__________________________________________________
Troy Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] (630)840-6468
Fermilab ComputingDivision/LCSI/CSI DSS Group
__________________________________________________
