Cloud-init on RHEL5

[Tim Bell]

As Jan mentions, we have cloud-init on RHEL5 with python26 at CERN. There will surely be some details but it is a good basis for collaboration and integrates well with RHEL5 systems.

Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cloud-bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org [mailto:cloud-
> bounces at lists.fedoraproject.org] On Behalf Of Jan van Eldik
> Sent: 09 August 2012 20:29
> To: Joshua Harlow
> Cc: Scott Moser; Fedora Cloud SIG; Ran Du; Ben Dylan Jones; Gavin Mccance
> Subject: Re: Cloud-init on RHEL5
> 
> Hi Joshua,
> 
> cloud-init-0.6.3-0.9.bzr532.el5 exists in EPEL5, it uses python26 from EPEL5.
> 
>            cheers, Jan
> 
> On 08/07/2012 07:33 PM, Joshua Harlow wrote:
> > Correct currently its targeted for 2.6 or greater.
> >
> > RHEL5 I might have to work on soon (someone people here want it) but I
> > am really not looking forward to that, haha, and will pushback on it
> > if I can :-P (everyone should be able to install 26 or greater)
> >
> > On 7/13/12 4:37 AM, "Pádraig Brady" <P at draigBrady.com> wrote:
> >
> >     On 07/13/2012 09:28 AM, Jan van Eldik wrote:
> >     >  Hi Padraig, all,
> >     >
> >     > > cloud-init for RHEL (derivatives) was
> >     [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/cloud-init-0.6.3-0.7.bzr532.el6
> >     released] and has received successful testing.
> >     > > Also progressing in parallel is a significant
> >     [https://code.launchpad.net/~cloud-init/cloud-init/rework cloud-init
> >     rework]
> >     > > (374 commits as of 27 June) focusing on Red Hat consumability.
> >     >
> >     >  This sounds very good, thanks to all who contributed.
> >     >
> >     >  Do you know it the cloud-init rework will include support for
> >     RHEL5? We would like to contribute to that, but we are not sure what
> >     the best way forward is.
> >     >
> >     >  It seems there are different ways to make cloud-init work under RHEL5:
> >     >
> >     >  - make it work w/ the system python24.
> >     >  - make it work w/ python26 from EPEL5
> >     >
> >     >  We have a preference for the second option (as it is more
> >     forward-looking), but there may be constraints we have not considered.
> >     >
> >     >  How do people feel about this?
> >
> >     I didn't notice anything in the rework specific to python 2.4
> >     I also notice that Amazon's variant specifies /usr/bin/python2.6
> >     So I think at this stage python 2.6 is the earliest considered.
> >
> >     cheers,
> >     Pádraig.
> >
> 
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