Edited comps.xml - now what?

[Dan Trainor]

Dan Trainor wrote:
> Dan Trainor wrote:
> 
>>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  Seems a bit out of date, but I think the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
>>
> 
> 
> Forgive me for letting these emails get out-of-sync.  I downloaded them
> to my laptop at home, and have no way to retrieve them - but this was a
> response, retreived rfom the kickstart-list archives, by Phil:
> 
> ...snip...
> 
> On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, Dan Trainor wrote:
> 
> 
>>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.
> 
> 
> genhdlist, also with (depending whether the anaconda bug still exists)
> pkgorder. The exact incantations appear in the list archives.
> 
> ...snip...
> 
> Phil -
> 
> I think you're correct, that genhdlist is my answer.  I still don't
> understand exactly how it works.  And the exact incantations (nice word,
> btw - very fitting) do not appear in the list archives.  I think I found
> a total of ~20 emails that had any reference to the string 'genhdlist'.
>  I'm a bit lost for information.  The best I've found is a few examples
> of people who are trying to modify 'base/hdlist{2}'.
> 
> So I run it, and I get:
> 
> genhdlist:              genhdlist [--withnumbers] [--fileorder <path>]
> [--hdlist <path>] [--productpath <path>] <paths>+
> 
> What does --with-numbers do?
> What does --fileorder do?
> What is --hdlist referencing?
> What is a --productpath?
> Which additional paths is it asking for?
> 
> ...and we're just getting started.  I'd like to become familiar with all
> the tools that come with anaconda-runtime-10.0-5, because they *look* to
> be pretty important and useful.  I just can't find any documentation
> anywhere.
> 
> I've been telling myself the entire time:  "Hold back, don't ask these
> guys, just RTFM!" - then I think to myself, "Where is TFM?".  Is there
> any formal documentation on the anaconda-runtime suite of utilities?
> 
> Again, I greatly appreciate the time.
> 
> Thanks
> -dant
> 

Hey, all -

Are these questions legit, or am I just being crazy here? ;)

Anyone have any documentation on genhdlist?  Can I expect my RPMs to
"install" normally when installing from Anaconda, or do the RPMs have to
be "special"?

Frustrated, but appreciating all your time - thanks.
-dant