I'm trying to incorporate my RPMs into a kickstart install and I'm using
/usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py with the following syntax and
errors:

[root@darkstar]# /usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py comps.xml
/redhat9 i386
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py", line 187, in ?
main()
File "/usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py", line 39, in main
hdlist = readAndMergeHeaderList(path, arch)
File "/usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py", line 22, in
readAndMergeHeaderList
hdlist = rpm.readHeaderListFromFile("%s/%s/RedHat/base/hdlist"
rpm404.error: (2, 'No such file or directory')

The path to comps.xml is /redhat9/RedHat/base/comps.xml.

Anyone know how to get rid of the errors? Thanks.
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Hank

Hank Kingwood wrote:

> I'm trying to incorporate my RPMs into a kickstart install and I'm using
> /usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py with the following syntax and
> errors:
>
> [root@darkstar]# /usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py comps.xml
> /redhat9 i386
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py", line 187, in ?
> main()
> File "/usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py", line 39, in main
> hdlist = readAndMergeHeaderList(path, arch)
> File "/usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py", line 22, in
> readAndMergeHeaderList
> hdlist = rpm.readHeaderListFromFile("%s/%s/RedHat/base/hdlist"
> rpm404.error: (2, 'No such file or directory')
>
> The path to comps.xml is /redhat9/RedHat/base/comps.xml.
>
> Anyone know how to get rid of the errors? Thanks.

Why not just do them post-insallation using a bit of shell scripting in
your ks.cfg? That's how *I* do it....

Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> Hank Kingwood wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to incorporate my RPMs into a kickstart install and I'm
>> using /usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py with the following
>> syntax and errors:
>>
>> [root@darkstar]# /usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py comps.xml
>> /redhat9 i386
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>> File "/usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py", line 187, in ?
>> main()
>> File "/usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py", line 39, in main
>> hdlist = readAndMergeHeaderList(path, arch)
>> File "/usr/share/comps-extras/getfullcomps.py", line 22, in
>> readAndMergeHeaderList
>> hdlist = rpm.readHeaderListFromFile("%s/%s/RedHat/base/hdlist"
>> rpm404.error: (2, 'No such file or directory')
>>
>> The path to comps.xml is /redhat9/RedHat/base/comps.xml.
>>
>> Anyone know how to get rid of the errors? Thanks.
>
>
> Why not just do them post-insallation using a bit of shell scripting in
> your ks.cfg? That's how *I* do it....

That's what I had to resort to, but I'm a purist... I'd like to get
this working to make life more streamlined and also remove the
vulnerable versions of openssh from the Red Hat 9 rpm list. I thought I
could simply replace the vulnerable rpms of openssh with the latest rpms
and have Anaconda rock-n-roll. That didn't work...

If I could have getfullcomps.py work, I would be able to sleep at night...
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Hank