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Re: kludgey using 'layered' in 'version'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Angie Kelic)
Fri Mar 8 14:12:04 2002
Message-Id: <200203081911.OAA29510@prowler.mit.edu>
To: Alex Coventry <alex_c@MIT.EDU>
cc: linux-dev@MIT.EDU, boojum@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 08 Mar 2002 14:02:29 EST."
<200203081902.OAA25408@m2-225-8.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 14:11:36 -0500
From: Angie Kelic <sly@MIT.EDU>
Are you installing the last 9.0 'layered' rpms or something
from 9.0.9? None of the rpms referenced in the list
/afs/athena/system/control/list-## should have anythign in
them that enters a 'layered' line unless I am very very confused.
(Also note that that sort of line will stop a machine from taking
updates -- I think you say that in your install instructions though).
IMHO it would be worthwhile to not install the 'layered' rpms and
actually install the ones from the actual non-layered control list.
--Angie
In message <200203081902.OAA25408@m2-225-8.mit.edu>,
Alex Coventry writes:
>
>one of the athena rpm's is putting the "layered" line in
>/etc/athena/version. below it, if all goes well, the lines
>
>"Kludged install by SIPB on <date>
>Athena Workstation (linux) Version <version> <date>"
>
>is included by my script. is the extra "Kludged install" line
>insufficient for identifying kludgey machines?
>
>i can easily make the post install script replace /etc/athena/version
>altogether, but i don't understand why machines installed with my script
>are hard to identify as it is.
>
>alex.
