[Users] Problems with Scientific Linux and ovirt-release-11.0.0

[Doron Fediuck]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandro Bonazzola" <sbonazzo at redhat.com>
> To: "Jimmy Dorff" <jdorff at phy.duke.edu>, "Meital Bourvine" <mbourvin at redhat.com>
> Cc: "users" <users at ovirt.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 9:43:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [Users] Problems with Scientific Linux and ovirt-release-11.0.0
> 
> Il 21/02/2014 19:10, Jimmy Dorff ha scritto:
> > Hi Sandro,
> > 
> > Dave Neary's comment is good. Here is a new patch:
> > 
> > *** a/ovirt-release.spec    2014-02-21 10:10:00.000000000 -0500
> > --- b/ovirt-release.spec    2014-02-21 13:01:35.856636466 -0500
> > ***************
> > *** 69,75 ****
> >   #Fedora is good for both Fedora and Generic (and probably other based on
> >   Fedora)
> >   #Handling EL exception only (for now)
> > ! if grep -qFi 'CentOS' /etc/system-release; then
> > !     DIST=EL
> > ! elif grep -qFi 'Red Hat' /etc/system-release; then
> >       DIST=EL
> >   fi
> > --- 69,73 ----
> >   #Fedora is good for both Fedora and Generic (and probably other based on
> >   Fedora)
> >   #Handling EL exception only (for now)
> > ! if rpm --eval "%dist" | grep -qFi 'el'; then
> 
> Missing escape: %%dist
> pushed a new patchset, please review it on
> gerrit:http://gerrit.ovirt.org/24869
> and verify it on Scientific Linux :
>  http://jenkins.ovirt.org/job/ovirt-release_gerrit/30/artifact/exported-artifacts/ovirt-release-11.0.1-1.noarch.rpm
> 
> >       DIST=EL
> >   fi
> > 
> > Might be faster for you to submit cause I'm not familiar with gerrit, but I
> > can login with my Fedora FAS account.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Jimmy
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 2/21/14, 8:17 AM, Sandro Bonazzola wrote:
> >> Il 21/02/2014 16:25, Jimmy Dorff ha scritto:
> >>> On 2/21/14, 2:31 AM, Sandro Bonazzola wrote:
> >>>> Il 21/02/2014 07:34, Meital Bourvine ha scritto:
> >>>>> Hi Jimmy,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> As far as I know, scientific linux isn't supported by ovirt.
> >>>>
> >>>> IIUC it's based on CentOS / RHEL so it may work.
> >>>> Let us know if you've issues :-)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> But you can always try submitting a patch ;)
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>> SL works fine with ovirt. If you want to "support it", here is a patch.
> >>
> >> http://gerrit.ovirt.org/24869
> >> If you've an account on gerrit you can review / verify it.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> *** a/ovirt-release.spec    2014-02-21 10:10:00.000000000 -0500
> >>> --- b/ovirt-release.spec    2014-02-21 10:10:55.000000000 -0500
> >>> ***************
> >>> *** 73,76 ****
> >>> --- 73,78 ----
> >>>    elif grep -qFi 'Red Hat' /etc/system-release; then
> >>>        DIST=EL
> >>> + elif grep -qFi 'Scientific Linux' /etc/system-release; then
> >>> +     DIST=EL
> >>>    fi
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> If you don't support Scientific Linux, then I would recommend not
> >>> defaulting the DIST to Fedora and instead searching for the specific
> >>> supported
> >>> releases and error out otherwise.
> >>>
> >>> Future-wise, Scientific Linux *may* become a "CentOS variant" in Red
> >>> Hat's CentOS.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Jimmy
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> > 
> 
> 
> --
> Sandro Bonazzola
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Jimmy,
once successful with Scientific Linux, please let us know.

Thanks,
Doron