I'd also recommend using /bin/ash if you want to test drive any wierd or
convoluted logic you're going to put into the %pre section.
/bin/bash works for testing %post stuff, but the %pre interpreter isn't
a full-fledged bash shell, so you can't do fancy stuff like
${parameter//pattern/string} like you can do in bash.
I'm not 100% sure if ash is even the interpreter used in %pre, but it's
been a perfect simulator for me so far.
Also, if you don't want to sleep for an eternity, you could put
something like this in %pre or %post:
exec < /dev/tty3 > /dev/tty3
chvt 3
echo "Press <Enter> to continue with installation."
read foo
chvt 1
......
Then you could go mess around in Alt-F2 for as long as you like; and
just Alt-F3, <Enter> when you're ready to continue the build.
Shabazian, Chip wrote:
When testing/debugging, I put a sleep 99999999999 in my %pre and %post.
You can then go into the Alt-F2 shell and test whatever you want. When
it works the way you want, just kill the sleep process, and the build
will continue.
Chip
-----Original Message-----
From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Citek
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:00 PM
To: Discussion list about Kickstart
Subject: Re: %post script for swapfile
On Mar 15, 2006, at 2:05 PM, Shabazian, Chip wrote:
That should work just fine as is
Thanks, Chip.
The reason I asked is because there doesn't seem to be any easy way to
test/debug a %post script. That is, the only way to test/debug is to
run the entire install process again. So, it's nice to know in advance
that a post script should work.
Regards,
- Robert
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