Changes between Version 22 and Version 23 of Development/Templates/ClientSideDepsCheck

Timestamp:

Oct 16, 2008, 7:15:11 PM (17 years ago)

Author:

/DC=es/DC=irisgrid/O=uam/CN=luisf-munnoz

Comment:

Documenting bad Yum versions

Development/Templates/ClientSideDepsCheck

@@ -17 +17 @@
 {{{createrepo /var/www/html/ca}}}
 
-''Note: if `createrepo` is not installed, you can use [http://gridp03.ft.uam.es/swrep/noarch/createrepo-0.9.5-2.noarch.rpm UAM's build] to get it.''
+== Set up YUM on your development machine ==
 
-== Set up YUM on your development machine ==
 === Install YUM ===
-If YUM isn't installed, you will need to install it on the machine where you normally develop Quattor profiles. Note that that checkdeps.py has been tested with YUM version 3.2.8 and requires at least this version (as used in Fedora 8).
 
-''Note: if you don't have YUM or the version in your distribution is too old (SL4), you can use [http://gridp03.ft.uam.es/swrep/noarch/yum-3.2.19-3.noarch.rpm UAM's build] or you can manage your Quattor server with Quattor, adding [source:templates/trunk/standard/quattor/server/service.tpl quattor/server/service.tpl] to its profile.''
+If YUM isn't installed, you will need to install it on the machine where
+you normally develop Quattor profiles. Note that that checkdeps.py has
+been tested with YUM version 3.2.8 and requires at least this version
+(as used in Fedora 8). Do '''NOT''' use version 3.2.19, it's known to
+fail with this script.
+
+''Note: if you don't have YUM or the version in your distribution is too
+old (below 3.2.8), you'll have to
+[http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/52/x86_64/SL/yum-3.2.8-10.sl.noarch.rpm upgrade Yum]
+or you can manage your Quattor server with quattor,
+adding [source:templates/trunk/standard/quattor/server/service.tpl quattor/server/service.tpl]
+to the profile.''
 
 === Set up a directory for YUM ===
+
 You will need to create a directory for YUM to store its metadata in. Any directory will do. This will be passed in to checkdeps as its working directory.
 
@@ -66 +76 @@
 }}}
 
-YUM detects a dependency problem and suggests a solution. The list of enabled repositories was generated from those contained in the profile, so the package suggested should be sensible.
+YUM detects a dependency problem and suggests a solution. The list of
+enabled repositories was generated from those contained in the profile,
+so the package suggested should be sensible.
 
-If you add the -p flag, then the program will output Pan lines adding the package (using {{{pkg_repl}}}) for easy cut-and-paste into the offending profile!
+If you add the -p flag, then the program will output Pan lines adding
+the package (using {{{pkg_repl}}}) for easy cut-and-paste into the
+offending profile!
 
 == Troubleshooting ==
@@ -77 +91 @@
 are using an old version and you should upgrade. This script has been
 tested on Yum versions for Fedora 8 and 9. You should use, at least,
-version 3.2.8.
+version 3.2.8, shipped with SL 5.2.
 
-If you are using SL4 or SL5, you'll have to build Yum. Or you can get
-the RPM from
-[http://gridp03.ft.uam.es/swrep/noarch/yum-3.2.19-3.noarch.rpm UAM's build].
 
 === Errors on packages while checking dependencies ===
 
 First, check your yum configuration. If it's all right, it means that
-you upgraded Yum following the steps above, but the repository
-metadata was created with an older version of createrepo.
+you upgraded Yum following the steps above, but the repository metadata
+was created with an older version of createrepo. Update your
+createrepo to an stable version.
 
-Again, you must upgrade createrepo to a newer version, which might
-involve re-building the RPM or downloading it from
-[http://gridp03.ft.uam.es/swrep/noarch/createrepo-0.9.5-2.noarch.rpm UAM's repository].
+Please note that yum 3.2.19 and createrepo 0.9.5 are known to cause
+problems.