build on sles10

[Shuichi Ihara]

Hi,

I'm attempting to build cobbler on sles10. I installed some packages
that are needed to build the cobbbler. The building is fine, but when I did
"cobbler sync" on sles10, I can see below errors. Do I still have any missing
packages?

# cobbler sync
exceptions.ValueError
invalid literal for float(): no package provides redhat
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler.py", line 65, in
main
    return BootCLI().run(sys.argv)
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler.py", line 44, in
run
    return self.loader.run(args)
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/commands.py", line 69, in
run
    return fn.run()
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/modules/cli_misc.py", line
211, in run
    return self.api.sync()
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 326, in sync
    sync = self.get_sync()
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 340, in
get_sync
    return action_sync.BootSync(self._config,dhcp=self.dhcp,dns=self.dns)
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_sync.py", line 61, in
__init__
    self.pxegen      = pxegen.PXEGen(config)
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/pxegen.py", line 55, in
__init__
    self.bootloc     = utils.tftpboot_location()
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/utils.py", line 609, in
tftpboot_location
    (make,version,rest) = os_release()
   File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/utils.py", line 581, in
os_release
    return (make, float(version), rest)

Thanks
-Ihara

[Michael DeHaan]

Shuichi Ihara wrote:
>  Hi,
>
>  I'm attempting to build cobbler on sles10. I installed some packages
>  that are needed to build the cobbbler. The building is fine, but when I did
>  "cobbler sync" on sles10, I can see below errors. Do I still have any missing
> packages?
>
>  # cobbler sync
>  exceptions.ValueError
>  invalid literal for float(): no package provides redhat
>    File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler.py", line 65, in
> main
>      return BootCLI().run(sys.argv)
>     File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/cobbler.py", line 44, in
> run
>      return self.loader.run(args)
>     File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/commands.py", line 69, in
> run
>      return fn.run()
>     File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/modules/cli_misc.py", line
> 211, in run
>      return self.api.sync()
>     File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 326, in sync
>      sync = self.get_sync()
>     File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/api.py", line 340, in
> get_sync
>      return action_sync.BootSync(self._config,dhcp=self.dhcp,dns=self.dns)
>     File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/action_sync.py", line 61,
> in __init__
>      self.pxegen      = pxegen.PXEGen(config)
>     File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/pxegen.py", line 55, in
> __init__
>      self.bootloc     = utils.tftpboot_location()
>     File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/utils.py", line 609, in
> tftpboot_location
>      (make,version,rest) = os_release()
>     File "/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/cobbler/utils.py", line 581, in
> os_release
>      return (make, float(version), rest)
>
>  Thanks
>  -Ihara
>
>     
This should be easy to fix.

What is happening is that cobbler is trying to figure out what OS 
version it's running on, and it does this by looking for the 
redhat-release package.

Basically we just need to add some code to that function to make it 
tolerate SLES and do the right thing.   Right now the code in question 
tolerates EL, Fedora, and Debian -- it just doesn't know about SuSE yet.

If you know Python and would like to volunteer to fix up cobbler so it's 
installable on SLES, that's welcome, otherwise someone else with a SLES 
box does need to take a look at this as I don't have one around.

We definitely do support SuSE as an install target and it would be nice 
to see it installable there as well.

--Michael
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[Shuichi Ihara]

Michael,

>  This should be easy to fix.
>  
>  What is happening is that cobbler is trying to figure out what OS 
>  version it's running on, and it does this by looking for the 
>  redhat-release package. 
OK, I see.

>  
>  Basically we just need to add some code to that function to make it 
>  tolerate SLES and do the right thing.   Right now the code in question 
>  tolerates EL, Fedora, and Debian -- it just doesn't know about SuSE yet.
>  
>  If you know Python and would like to volunteer to fix up cobbler so it's 
>  installable on SLES, that's welcome, otherwise someone else with a SLES 
>  box does need to take a look at this as I don't have one around. 
Could you point me codes (or example) which is pointed to tolerate EL, Fedora and Debian?
I want to take a look at that codes.

>  
>  We definitely do support SuSE as an install target and it would be nice 
>  to see it installable there as well. 
Yes, I know, but want to attempt to build on suse :)

Thanks a lot for your helps.

-Ihara

[Michael DeHaan]

Shuichi Ihara wrote:
>  Michael,
>
>    
> > This should be easy to fix.
> >
> > What is happening is that cobbler is trying to figure out what OS 
> > version it's running on, and it does this by looking for the 
> > redhat-release package.
> >     
>
>  OK, I see.
>
>    
> > Basically we just need to add some code to that function to make it 
> > tolerate SLES and do the right thing.   Right now the code in question 
> > tolerates EL, Fedora, and Debian -- it just doesn't know about SuSE yet.
> >
> > If you know Python and would like to volunteer to fix up cobbler so it's 
> > installable on SLES, that's welcome, otherwise someone else with a SLES 
> > box does need to take a look at this as I don't have one around.
> >     
>
>  Could you point me codes (or example) which is pointed to tolerate EL, Fedora and
> Debian?
>  I want to take a look at that codes.
>
>     
Sure, the traceback indicates where.

see os_version() in cobbler/utils.py

git source checkout instructions are listed at fedorahosted.org/cobbler

If you do make any patches, use the devel branch:   
https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/wiki/PatchProcess


> > We definitely do support SuSE as an install target and it would
> be nice 
> > to see it installable there as well.
> >     
>
>  Yes, I know, but want to attempt to build on suse :)
>
>  Thanks a lot for your helps.
>
>  -Ihara
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[Shuichi Ihara]

Appreciate! I will check them and try to enhance for suse.

-Ihara

Michael DeHaan wrote:
>  Shuichi Ihara wrote:
> > Michael,
> >
> >   
> >> This should be easy to fix.
> >>
> >> What is happening is that cobbler is trying to figure out what OS 
> >> version it's running on, and it does this by looking for the 
> >> redhat-release package.
> >>     
> > OK, I see.
> >
> >   
> >> Basically we just need to add some code to that function to make it 
> >> tolerate SLES and do the right thing.   Right now the code in question 
> >> tolerates EL, Fedora, and Debian -- it just doesn't know about SuSE yet.
> >>
> >> If you know Python and would like to volunteer to fix up cobbler so it's 
> >> installable on SLES, that's welcome, otherwise someone else with a SLES 
> >> box does need to take a look at this as I don't have one around.
> >>     
> > Could you point me codes (or example) which is pointed to tolerate EL, Fedora and
> Debian?
> > I want to take a look at that codes.
> >
> >   
>  Sure, the traceback indicates where.
>  
>  see os_version() in cobbler/utils.py
>  
>  git source checkout instructions are listed at fedorahosted.org/cobbler
>  
>  If you do make any patches, use the devel branch:   
>  https://fedorahosted.org/cobbler/wiki/PatchProcess
>  
>  
> >> We definitely do support SuSE as an install target and it would be nice 
> >> to see it installable there as well.
> >>     
> > Yes, I know, but want to attempt to build on suse :)
> >
> > Thanks a lot for your helps.
> >
> > -Ihara
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