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

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Yeah, check out your yum.conf. You'll notice by default it points to some Duke 
servers. Should have mentioned this earlier, but you'll probably want to 
point it at our servers (at least to get the correct kernel headers).

Here is an example yum.conf (actually from the real system):

------------------

[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest

[RedHat9Base]
name=Red Hat Linux 9 Base
baseurl=http://boot.planet-lab.org/install-rpms/stock-rh9

[RedHat9Updates]
name=Red Hat Linux 9 Updates
baseurl=http://boot.planet-lab.org/install-rpms/updates-rh9

[PlanetLab]
name=PlanetLab RPMS
baseurl=http://boot.planet-lab.org/install-rpms/planetlab

[ThirdParty]
name=Third Party RPMS
baseurl=http://boot.planet-lab.org/install-rpms/3rdparty

---------------------

With this yum.conf file, you should be able to:

# yum install linux-headers

And only install that rpm, since, there is already some parts of the kernel in 
your slice (actually, rpm thinks the whole package is already installed).

Aaron

On Wednesday 07 January 2004 12:12 am, Neil Spring wrote:
> 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.
>
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