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Re: [CentOS-devel] Question re RPM Package Naming
by Les Bell 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob(a)darkover.org> wrote: >> > Oh, I couldn't do that - modesty forbids, etc. Anyone who needs to know who > to blame will know to use "rpm -qi" to track the packager down. In any > case, that leaves an ambiguity; is the package for the OUP's el5, or CentOS > el5? Since it is not an official package of either of them, it really makes no difference, does it ? << Ah - I guess that answers my question: I thought that the .centos part just indicated that the RPM was built on/for Centos. But if it really means it's an official package, that's an entirely different proposition. >> That is the cannonically correct way to do official packages. But if you are submiting something that will end up in EXTRAS, you don't need to worry about that, since it will most likely require other modifications. << Yes - that was the idea of submitting it via this list. In that case, I can just sit back and relax, since it's somebody else's problem. Thanks! Best, --- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP [http://www.lesbell.com.au] Tel: +61 2 9451 1144 FreeWorldDialup: 800909

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Re: [CentOS-devel] Question re RPM Package Naming
by Les Bell 18 Apr '07

18 Apr '07

Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob(a)darkover.org> wrote: >> My suggestion would be .el5.lesbell.XXX.rpm, at it will both identify the distro and the source of the package. << Oh, I couldn't do that - modesty forbids, etc. Anyone who needs to know who to blame will know to use "rpm -qi" to track the packager down. In any case, that leaves an ambiguity; is the package for the OUP's el5, or CentOS el5? I suspect there's also a complication with whose GPG key is used to sign the distributed package, too. For my own part, I'd prefer the ".el5.centos.xxx.rpm" designation, but I'd like to know the canonically correct way to do this. Best, --- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP [http://www.lesbell.com.au] Tel: +61 2 9451 1144 FreeWorldDialup: 800909

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Re: [CentOS] Re: Jigdoes of CentOS 4.4 and 5.0 i386/x86_64 CD/DVD available.
by Lance Davis 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Maciej Zenczykowski wrote: >> also need to keep in mind that if its going to hit .centos.org machines, >> its going to come atleast a few days later than the .torrent - since we >> tend to get hit real hard by people using yum and doing net installs as >> well. > > So ideally the best solution here is to have some sort of DNS resolving in > place so that mirror.centos.org always resolves to your closest in-sync > mirror -- I was under the impression that we already have this for yum??? But --- does jigdo have any kind of indirection in place , eg to get a list of mirrors and use them ?? Or could yum be used as a wrapper around jigdo maybe to pull stuff down using fastestmirror or maybe even dags stuff ?? Otherwise it gets messy because mirrors have different file structures, so just using CNAME's wont work. The trouble I see is that if a user doesnt have a local mirror or local copy of a set if isos then downloading the packages individually from a mirror may be less efficient than downloading an iso / set of isos, and certainly without mirror redirect and fastestmirror it is a non starter ... The fedora guys have beern working on stuff that we also ought to look at , and we should look at metalinks while we are at it. Regards Lance -- uklinux.net - The ISP of choice for the discerning Linux user.

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Fwd: [CentOS] RHWAS rebuild efforts
by Leonardo Pinheiro 17 Apr '07

17 Apr '07

On 3/10/07, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists(a)karan.org> wrote: > > > Can you give us more details on what packages need JDK, and which JDK? > > I'd like to understand what is going on, which packages are not ported > > to Centosplus yet and why. > > There are bits of jboss and mod_jk stuff form rhwas4as that need the > java stuff. > > > Do we have to build (compile) JDK? > > if you want to, but considering its unlikely we will get the sources for > 1.5.x jdk, I'd say we might need the route of nosrc.rpm instead :) > > > Can't we use JPackage.org's and give users instructions on how to > > install and enable their repository? > > Maybe thats possible ( I know at least the mysql-jdbc package has its > origins in jpp ) , would you like to take this effort on ? > > Jim and HughesJr have been looking at the rhwas stuff, if you are > interested in taking this up, maybe we can start a wiki page with details. > > - KB Talking about JPackage, besides the JDK, there are *lots* of other packages there, some of them only in SRPM by now, some of them not usable yet (1.7bis beta). For sure they have been making a good work, and of course it is desirable that JPackage 1.7b (or whatever version) goes stable so that we have something that is very usable (enterprise/stable). If RHWAS needs packages that are provided by JPackage (is this the case?), and JPackage provides a great diversity of packages for the Java world, I'd like to rise a discussion on this: - how to provide a healthy/enterprise/[reasonably community supported] Java environment on CentOS - if packaging by ourselves is interesting - if we could get more engaged on JPackage (or make our own JPackage modified version) - if it is interesting to make a QA team for the Java Ecosystem on CentOS, because of its importance What do you thing? What is your opinion? Maybe Jim, HughesJr and Karanbir can also speak on this :-) Thanks Leonardo

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Converting CD <=> DVD
by Wojciech Pilorz 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Hi, I am enclosing scripts and config files to generate exact copy of CentOS 5.0 i386 installation DVD image, that is CentOS-5.0-i386-bin-DVD.iso if you have CD images for i386. linux system is required to run them. If there is interest I can post the same for x86_64. Please follow README files for instructions. All the scripts are GPL. SHA1 for attached files: 439f7b0bd50722388a2836eedafeb1c227f97385 *00_README.txt 520e805b4c9386d1e08b3741337ee83afe60547d *DVDgen_bin_i386.tar.bz2 I am wondering if you would consider the scripts appropriate for inclusion on CentOS servers, so that people who need both DVD and CD could download jost one of them (after simplifications made possible by having all needed files on http / ftp / rsync servers ) [ The scripts would be simplified, if needed files, which are now obtained with curl, could be included. They are too large for inclusion in mail, so used the curl approach. ] I am also considering writing a script which would generate DVD iso image directly from CD iso files, without requiring individual files (which are now accessed via loopback mouting or copying from mounted media). Such script could be then run on any machine with perl installed, even most non-linux one. I can see from mail posting that a lot of people use non-linux machines for downloading, so maybe this would be valuable. Best regards, Wojtek Pilorz

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Re: [CentOS-devel] Centos 5 RPM Submission - pdftk-1.12-1.src.rpm
by Les Bell 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Ralph Angenendt <ra+centos(a)br-online.de> wrote: >> Na, let us rather keep that on-list :) << Done. ;) Best, --- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP [http://www.lesbell.com.au] Tel: +61 2 9451 1144 FreeWorldDialup: 800909

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Re: [CentOS-devel] Centos 5 RPM Submission - pdftk-1.12-1.src.rpm
by Les Bell 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Karanbir Singh <mail-lists(a)karan.org> wrote: >> Thanks for this, I'll look at this shortly - although, my gcj skills are rather non-existent! << Mine too; I've always regarded gcj as somewhat perverse. But the patch only fixes the Java equivalent of a #include so it doesn't change any program logic. I've done some basic testing of the compiled binary and it works for my needs, so it's probably OK. It may well build for 4.4, too - it certainly did before the patch was added, but I only have one 4.4 machine left here and it's running our Asterisk server so I'm not about to load it with RPM builds. I may have some other srpm's to contribute in due course; I kept supporting RH9 for some time with my own rpm's and may have to rebuild some other packages as I upgrade various systems around here. I think folks have got most things covered, though, and your own repo certainly saved me a lot of work when I first started doing things with CentOS - thanks! Feel free to contact me off-list if there are any problems with that srpm, obviously. Best, --- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP [http://www.lesbell.com.au] Tel: +61 2 9451 1144 FreeWorldDialup: 800909

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Centos 5 RPM Submission - pdftk-1.12-1.src.rpm
by Les Bell 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Spec file: --------------------------------------------------------- Summary: pdftk - the pdf tool kit Name: pdftk Version: 1.12 Release: 1 Packager: Les Bell (lesbell(a)lesbell.com.au) License: GPL URL: http://www.accesspdf.com/pdftk/ Source0: %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2 Patch0: gcj4.patch Group: Applications/Publishing BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root Requires: libgcj BuildRequires: gcc-java BuildRequires: libgcj-devel %description If PDF is electronic paper, then pdftk is an electronic staple-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. Pdftk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Keep one in the top drawer of your desktop and use it to: * Merge PDF Documents * Split PDF Pages into a New Document * Decrypt Input as Necessary (Password Required) * Encrypt Output as Desired * Burst a PDF Document into Single Pages * Report on PDF Metrics, including Metadata and Bookmarks * Uncompress and Re-Compress Page Streams * Repair Corrupted PDF (Where Possible) Pdftk is also an example of how to use a library of Java classes in a stand-alone C++ program. Specifically, it demonstrates how GCJ and CNI allow C++ code to use iText's (itext-paulo) Java classes. %prep %setup -q %patch0 -p1 %build unset CLASSPATH && cd pdftk && make -f Makefile.RedHat && cd - %install rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir} mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man1 install -m 0755 pdftk/pdftk $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}/pdftk install -m 0644 debian/pdftk.1 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man1/pdftk.1 gzip $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man1/pdftk.1 %clean rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT %files %defattr(-,root,root) %doc pdftk.1.html pdftk.1.notes pdftk.1.txt %{_bindir}/* %{_mandir}/man1/* --------------------------------------------------------- Source RPM URL: http://www.lesbell.org/pdftk-1.12-1.src.rpm Binary RPM's are also available at http://www.lesbell.org if anyone just can't wait. Back-story: I had pdftk working fine under CentOS 4.4, but upgrading to 5.0 (with gcj 4.1.1) broke the compile process with the following error: PngImage.java:568: error: Class 'ImgRaw' not found in type declaration. So I googled like crazy, worked out a fix, tested it, built a patch file and packaged it up to save others the trouble. There is a spec file for pdftk at svn.rpmforge.net, but it does not use a patch for this problem. Best, --- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP [http://www.lesbell.com.au] Tel: +61 2 9451 1144 FreeWorldDialup: 800909

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Czech - release notes and install slides
by David Hrbáč 16 Apr '07

16 Apr '07

Hi, I'd like to ask about %subj%. I'm translator of Czech version and right now I'm testing CentOS 5.0 and I see there are no Czech RN nor localized slides during the install process. I makes me sad, David Hrbáč

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CD to DVD script
by Phil Schaffner 14 Apr '07

14 Apr '07

The script below, a mod of http://merlin.fit.vutbr.cz/mirrors/centos/build/mkdvdiso.sh mentioned in http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-docs/2006-September/000039.html works for me to create a DVD ISO from a set of C5 CD ISOs. The repo-tree part is still not working. Any advice appreciated. Phil --------------------------------- mkdvdiso.sh ----------------------------------------- #!/bin/bash # by Chris Kloiber <ckloiber(a)redhat.com> # A quick hack that will create a bootable DVD iso of a Red Hat Linux # Distribution. Feed it either a directory containing the downloaded # iso files of a distribution, or point it at a directory containing # the "RedHat", "isolinux", and "images" directories. # This version only works with "isolinux" based Red Hat Linux versions. # Lots of disk space required to work, 3X the distribution size at least. # GPL version 2 applies. No warranties, yadda, yadda. Have fun. # Modified to add sanity checks and fix CentOS4 syntax errors # by Phil Schaffner <p.r.schaffner(a)larc.nasa.gov> # TODO: # Add checks for available disk space on devices holding output and # temp files. # Add optional 3rd parameter to specify location of temp directory if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then echo "Usage: `basename $0` source /destination/DVD.iso" echo "" echo " The 'source' can be either a directory containing a single" echo " set of isos, or an exploded tree like an ftp site." exit 1 fi DVD_DIR=`dirname $2` DVD_FILE=`basename $2` echo "DVD directory is $DVD_DIR" echo "ISO file is $DVD_FILE" if [ "$DVD_DIR" = "." ]; then echo "Destinaton Directory $DVD_DIR does not exist" exit 1 else if [ ! -d "/$DVD_DIR" ]; then echo "Destinaton Directory $DVD_DIR must be an absolute path" exit 1 else if [ "$DVD_FILE" = "" ] || [ -d "$DVD_DIR/$DVD_FILE" ]; then echo "Null ISO file name." exit 1 fi fi fi # exit 1 cleanup() { [ ${LOOP:=/tmp/loop} = "/" ] && echo "LOOP mount point = \/, dying!" && exit [ -d $LOOP ] && rm -rf $LOOP [ ${DVD:=~/mkrhdvd} = "/" ] && echo "DVD data location is \/, dying!" && exit [ -d $DVD ] && rm -rf $DVD } cleanup mkdir -p $LOOP mkdir -p $DVD if [ ! `ls $1/*.iso >&/dev/null` ] && [ $? = 0 ]; then echo "Found ISO CD images..." CDS=`expr 0` DISKS="1" for f in `ls $1/*.iso`; do mount -o loop $f $LOOP cp -av $LOOP/* $DVD if [ -f $LOOP/.discinfo ]; then cp -av $LOOP/.discinfo $DVD CDS=`expr $CDS + 1` if [ $CDS != 1 ] ; then DISKS=`echo ${DISKS},${CDS}` fi fi umount $LOOP done if [ -e $DVD/.discinfo ]; then awk '{ if ( NR == 4 ) { print disks } else { print ; } }' disks="$DISKS" \ $DVD/.discinfo > $DVD/.discinfo.new mv $DVD/.discinfo.new $DVD/.discinfo fi else if [ -f $1/isolinux/isolinux.bin ]; then echo "Found FTP-like tree..." cp -av $1/* $DVD [ -e $1/.discinfo ] && cp -av $1/.discinfo $DVD else echo "Error: No CD images nor FTP-like tree found in $1" cleanup exit 1 fi fi rm -rf $DVD/isolinux/boot.cat find $DVD -name TRANS.TBL | xargs rm -f cd $DVD mkisofs -J -R -v -T -o $2 -b isolinux/isolinux.bin \ -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 \ -boot-info-table . /usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/implantisomd5 --force $2 echo "Image complete, start cleanup..." cleanup echo "" echo "Process Complete!" echo "Wrote DVD ISO image to $DVD_DIR/$DVD_FILE" echo "" --------------------------------- mkdvdiso.sh -----------------------------------------

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