Klaus Steden wrote: >>>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 > Klaus - Looks to be pretty neat. Seems a bit out of date, but I think the concept remains the same. However, I'm still looking for some documentation that clearly explains how the procedure is done - what to do after a comps.xml file is edited, how to create the hdlist files, etc etc. I guess I'll keep searching here. ANy feeback by others would also be greatly appreciated. Again, thanks for the time! -dant
