> > > > Someone posted a link to a python script that fairly neatly encapsulates > > all the necessary steps (dependency checks, package ordering, and > > genhdlist) ... I don't have the link handy - but I've been using it for > > the last three weeks (with a few tweaks) and it's working for both 32 and > > 64-bit versions of RHEL4 for me. > > > > If you want a copy I can send you one. > > > > hth, > > Klaus > > > > Thanks for responding, Klaus - > > Mind just telling me the name of the script? Perhaps I can google for > it and get some more information on it, such as some documentation. > > I'd honestly like to fully understand the entire process, rather than > just use a script that does it all for me - however, the idea of an > all-in-one tool does sound very appealing. > It was called 'do_update'. http://www.math.uh.edu/~tibbs/do_update (thanks to my Firefox history!). Seems pretty straightforward - I haven't learned python yet, but it wasn't too daunting. Klaus