On 03/29/2011 08:19 AM, Simon Lukasik wrote: > (A) A big part of the code depends directly on python-rpm. > We don't want 'import rpm' on Debian nor 'import apt' on Fedora. > (B) /etc/sysconfig does not exist on Debian
I would suggest to use /etc/default/rhn. /etc/default is Debian equivalent for /etc/sysconfig. More or less. > (C) redhat-release does not exist on Debian /etc/debian_version or lsb_release -r or lsb_release -c > (D) Architecture names are slightly different Yeah, but we already have Debian architecture in DB and rhnpush count with it, right? > Potential solutions: My priorities: > (1) Create a Debian patch, and apply it only when building the .deb > package. It is easier for start, but the patch needs to be maintained. +1 > (2) Modify upstream rhn-client-tools, to include bits for both: Debian & > Fedora and choose one during a build-time. +3 > (3) Same as (2) but in run-time. (polymorphism). +2 > (4) interleave with if-else: > if getPlatform() == 'deb': import apt > else: import rpm +2 > (5) Still there is an option to write rhn-client-tools from scratch. > (Design new interface). I doubt anybody likes that. -10 -- Miroslav Suchy Red Hat Satellite Engineering _______________________________________________ Spacewalk-devel mailing list Spacewalk-devel@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/spacewalk-devel
