[3541] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: update failure from fresh install
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Mon Sep 3 11:27:54 2001
To: Angie Kelic <sly@MIT.EDU>
Cc: linux-dev@MIT.EDU, ghudson@MIT.EDU
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 03 Sep 2001 11:27:49 -0400
In-Reply-To: Angie Kelic's message of "Mon, 03 Sep 2001 11:21:09 -0400"
Message-ID: <sjmbskss39m.fsf@rcn.ihtfp.org>
Angie Kelic <sly@MIT.EDU> writes:
> >You should NOT update directly to 9.0 from the SIPB install.
>
> Derek, this statement makes no sense. Aren't we installing 8.4.25?
I don't know. What does /etc/athena/version say we're installing?
Note that I _believe_ the update process _does_ look at this file to
figure out the current state of the machine.
> Interestingly enough
> the athena 8.4.25 control list looks like this for ypbind:
>
> redhat-6.2-updates/RPMS/ypbind-1.7-0.6.x.i386.rpm 3
>
> Makes me wonder what the '3' is for -- there are other things in
> the control list with numbers after them:
[snip]
> perhaps the update uses this information in some way? perhaps
> they're typos, nevertheless, they are certainly something our
> 8.4.25 install doesn't put in place (since we generate a control
> list rather than copying the athena one).
>
> If the issue is the control list, then certainly updating
> in the 8.4 tree then going to 9.0 would *work* but really
> doesn't need to happen if that's all that is wrong.
Perhaps this is the problem. Greg? Any insights?
> --Angie
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