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Re: kludgey using 'layered' in 'version'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Angie Kelic)
Fri Mar 8 14:51:19 2002
Message-Id: <200203081951.OAA00013@prowler.mit.edu>
To: Alex Coventry <alex_c@MIT.EDU>
cc: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 08 Mar 2002 14:23:12 EST."
<200203081923.OAA25525@m2-225-8.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 14:51:15 -0500
From: Angie Kelic <sly@MIT.EDU>
(Laura removed from the cc list)
The program 'version' doesn't print all of /etc/athena/version,
but I believe just the last line of the file that contains the word
"Version" (garry correct me here). So just running the program
'version' will never tell you what program was used to isntall
the machine unless it is listed in the actual version line.
Since the kludgey script relies on the user to actuyally update
/etc/athena/version before they can take an athena update
replacing the word 'layered' with the word 'kludgey' will hepl
distinguish between users who somehow layered their machines
by hand and people using your installer.
--Angie
In message <200203081923.OAA25525@m2-225-8.mit.edu>,
Alex Coventry writes:
>
>hmm, was it installed using the kludgey script? if so, that suggests
>that the script failed to complete on that machine.
>
>alex.
>
>> The confusion is likely my fault; I asked the user to run "version" and
>> they got
>>
>> Athena Workstation (linux) Version Layered Wed Mar 6 17:35:01 EST 2002
>>
>> so I concluded that it was a layered install. :-\
>
