Jeremy Lyon wrote:
On 8/31/06, *Ed Brown* <ebrown@xxxxxxxx <mailto:ebrown@xxxxxxxx>> wrote:
A 'debug mode' or error-handling framework
for %pre and %post scripts like I'm suggesting, would allow for far
easier development, and a more robust recovery capability, and allow
%post to be more fully utilized for what is was intended for, instead
of resorting to post-post scripts.
How would you build such a framework though?
Hi,
Do we really have to go as far as a full framework? perhaps some handy
interim would be better?
It might be possible to simply run a shell, and connect it's output to a
TTY, as well as it's input. I know that some people on this list already
use that as a method of debugging.
It's not a case of building a framework. It's more simply a a way of
finding a better way to implement the way %post deals with output from
the comamnds that it runs, ideally in a way that can be interracted with
IF DESIRED, or logged for future reference.
I don't see it as complicated, in theory. However, I'm not an Anaconda
developer, so have no idea what the code is like. Perhaps it might be a
good idea to go dig out the code, and find out whether or not there is a
Coding reason why this won't work.
It just seems odd to me that the Anaconda guys hadn't already thought of
it. Perhaps it's a limitation/feature of the way Anaconda was built to
work. Remember, it doesn't just do kickstart, it's also the same engine
used to install machines manually.
Phil
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