Re: [Planetlab-support] Re: [Planetlab-users] less, man, gzip, and rpmbuild

[Neil S. <ns...@cs...>]

Aaron, thanks, that's great, and I'm a lot closer.

My next problem is that I can't build code that includes kernel 
headers.  This includes code that includes <limits.h>, and being able 
to include limits.h is a basic assumption of tests used by autoconf, so 
./configure fails.

I can't install the kernel headers because a dependency chain 
apparently wants to see a kernel in my vserver.

My guess is that the dependency isn't real.  Is there a way to override 
the dependency tracking?  (perhaps like equivs for Debian.)  Or a way 
to install vserver-util without the kernel dependency?  Or 
glibc-kernheaders that doesn't require vserver-util?  Or a line to add 
to yum.conf to get the right stuff for planetlab?

any help would be appreciated.
-neil

[uw_nspring@planet1 uw_nspring]$ cat x.c
#include <limits.h>

[uw_nspring@planet1 uw_nspring]$ gcc x.c
In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:126,
                  from /usr/include/limits.h:144,
                  from 
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/include/limits.h:132,
                  from 
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/include/syslimits.h:7,
                  from 
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.2/include/limits.h:11,
                  from x.c:1:
/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or 
directory

(on a controlled machine, I have no rh9 boxes)
skyo:~> rpm -qf /usr/include/linux/limits.h
glibc-kernheaders-2.4-7.16

(back to planetlab)
[uw_nspring@planet1 uw_nspring]$ sudo yum  install glibc-kernheaders
Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - i386 - Base
Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - Updates
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
Resolving dependencies
.package vserver-util needs linux >= 2.4.19-1_planetlab (not provided)

(and in case I should have followed directions better)
[uw_nspring@planet1 uw_nspring]$ yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - i386 - Base
Server: Red Hat Linux 9 - Updates
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
Getting groups from servers
No groups provided or accessible on any server.
Exiting.



On Jan 5, 2004, at 1:52 PM, Aaron Klingaman wrote:

> Try this once logged in to your vserver, as root (use su):
>
> ------------------
> mkdir yum-rpms
> cd yum-rpms
> for i in stock-rh9/python-2.2.2-26.i386.rpm \
>           stock-rh9/libxml2-python-2.5.4-1.i386.rpm \
>           stock-rh9/libxml2-2.5.4-1.i386.rpm \
>           stock-rh9/expat-1.95.5-2.i386.rpm \
>           stock-rh9/rpm-python-4.2-0.69.i386.rpm \
>           stock-rh9/elfutils-0.76-3.i386.rpm \
>           stock-rh9/gmp-4.1.2-2.i386.rpm \
>           planetlab/yum-2.0.3-1_planetlab.noarch.rpm \
> ; do
>      curl -O http://boot.planet-lab.org/install-rpms/$i;
> done
> rpm -ivh *.rpm
> ----------------------------
>
> Now, as root, to install gzip for example, type:
>
> # yum install gzip
> or
> # yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
>
> Yum will handle the dependencies, and ask you if its ok before actually
> installing anything.
>
> :)
>
> Aaron
>
> On Monday 05 January 2004 04:32 pm, Paul Brett wrote:
>> Aaron
>>
>> Given that we have all the RPMS installed on the boot server, it 
>> there a
>> simple way for a user to get yum up and running inside their vserver?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Paul Brett
>> PlanetLab Support
>> Email: pau...@pl...
>> Tel No: +1 503 712 4520
>>
>> |    -----Original Message-----
>> |    From: pla...@li...
>> |    [mailto:pla...@li...] On
>> |    Behalf Of Aaron Klingaman
>> |    Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:08 PM
>> |    To: Neil Spring; pla...@li...
>> |    Cc: pla...@li...
>> |    Subject: [Planetlab-support] Re: [Planetlab-users] less,
>> |    man, gzip, and rpmbuild
>> |
>> |
>> |    I've added gzip, and as a dependency, less is being
>> |    installed as well. This
>> |    change won't effect any already created slices nor any
>> |    nodes that have been
>> |    already installed (although this will change, we do have
>> |    the capability to
>> |    dynamically update the reference image on all the machines).
>> |
>> |    Aaron
>> |
>> |    > On Monday 05 January 2004 03:45 pm, Neil Spring wrote:
>> |    > > what is the "best" way to install these necessities on
>> |
>> |    a planetlab
>> |
>> |    > > slice?
>> |    > >
>> |    > > thanks,
>> |    > > -neil
>> |    > >
>> |    > > I'm used to Debian where:
>> |    > > [uw_nspring@planetlab02 uw_nspring]$ rpm -i
>> |
>> |    ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/9/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/rpm
>> |    -build-4.2
>> |
>> |    > > -0.69.i386.rpm
>> |    > > warning: /var/tmp/rpm-xfer.PQp5Zf: V3 DSA signature:
>> |
>> |    NOKEY, key ID
>> |
>> |    > > db42a60e
>> |    > > error: Failed dependencies:
>> |    > >          file is needed by rpm-build-4.2-0.69
>> |    > >          patch >= 2.5 is needed by rpm-build-4.2-0.69
>> |    > >
>> |    > > doesn't happen.
>> |    > >
>> |    > >