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http://neil.franklin.ch/Projects/dphys-config/Logfile - done and todo
author Neil Franklin, last modification see last entry near bottom
copyright ETH Zuerich Physics Departement
use under either modified/non-advertising BSD or GPL license
background is the dphys-admin project, read its Logfile at:
http://nic.phys.ethz.ch/projects/dphys-admin/Logfile
as part of that wrote this tool to do auto-loading of config for packages
here only log of the events pertaining to making this tool
2005.04.28 Thu
looking at dphys-admin example config and dphys-local-admin generated config
note that dphys-local-admin also sets /etc/default/dphys, also needs change
only contains url-path for accessing config files on config server
heeb discussion about /etc/default/dphys and what packages use it
according to new policy all dphys-setup-* use local files, no net access
only dphys-local-* fetches stuff from server, used by older packages
has led to proliferation of dphys-local-* packages, work, duplicate code
heeb uses dphys-common-tools lib now, common code, has url-path hardcoded
bring up suggestion of single downloader, dphys-config, with url-path in it
on server then file with list file-on-server:path-on-target:script-to-run
will require per-package config files, no splitting/processing
is cleaner, but means that keyboard needs setting twice (X and console)
split out /etc/default/dphys to separate dphys-local-etc-default-dphys
to be left there, so long still old-style packages use it
add that to top of /pub/debian-local/share/main.pkglist to be safe
senguen discuss paths for config files
we will use http://server/configs/sarge/<hostname>/<conffile>
which will then be /pub/debian-local/configs/sarge/<hostname>/<conffile>
2005.04.29 Fri
forked dphys-config project off from dphys-admin
while starting up that removed 3.0 remark from README
make dphys-config so it will work on woody and sarge, so path version depend
no file contains "woody" or "sarge", only /etc/debian_version "3.0" or "3.1"
so path http://server/configs/`cat /etc/debian_version`/<hostname>/<file>
and with http://server/configs/sarge/<hostname>/<conffile> comfort symlink
makesourcepackage generated project directory
Makefile new title line, README adapted from dphys-admin, Logfile started
2005.05.12 Thu
further generating project, FAQ, INSTALL
sketched out what features need to go in
2005.05.13 Fri
further generating project, index.html.*, makefile make tar
dphys-config.example setting CONF_BASEURL for server and subdir
needed to read configs, so not settable by dphys-config
so set it by dphys[2|3] end[firstrun|2ndstage] by writing into file
this also solves the `cat /etc/debian_version` problem
dphys[2|3] dependant [woody|sarge] string in above action
started coding dphys-config
all sh script boilerplate taken from makesourcepackage (dphys-admin is perl)
while at it more code unification, added stuff missing in some places
download list of config files to process, file tests copied from dphys-admin
test runs download, wget of 404 files faills to give error message
2005.05.19 Thu
further coding dphys-config, missing wget error message was missing "!"
made /pub/debian-local/configs/woody/pomfrey/conf_list dir and test conf_list
despite 1 line loops runs twice, 1st for conffile, 2nd for place
is because -d sets line end, not field separator
using IFS= fails with syntax error, use cut, this works
allow $SCRIPT to be a full command with parameters, strip for some stuff
allow commented out lines and empty lines in config files list
made an cron.d script and started init.d script
how pass cron/init.d to dphys-admin? not at all, own scripts for such cases
same for special stuff like dphys-admin, own init.d and cron.d for timing
2005.05.20 Fri
dphys-config finished init.d script, run early before daemons
search all dphys-local-* packages for functions they do
decide what to offer in dphys-config, and what to expect in scripts
dphys-local-admin: generate /etc/dphys-admin
URL base (now superfluous as we load), and email adress -> get 2 files
dphys-local-afs: get /etc/openafs/CellServDB file from server
generate /etc/default/afs.conf from config vars -> get a file
dphys-local-anacronconf: generate /etc/cron.d/anacron to start anacron
-> file, with randomised time already in it
dphys-local-aptconf: generate /etc/apt/sources.list -> get file (or files)
dphys-local-auth: get /etc/ssh/* and chown/chmod, inst /etc/pam.d/* files
generate /etc/pam_ldap.conf with config var in it, host in group
generate /etc/cron.allow from NIS -> all get files (host specific)
dphys-local-autofs: generate auto.master and restart /etc/init.d/autofs
-> files and trigger script (or direct restart command)
dphys-local-console-keymap: get config, run /usr/sbin/install-keymap
-> leave or install an file and run script
dphys-local-debconf: just set critical and noninteractive -> done already
dphys-local-devfsconf: generate /etc/devfs/compat_symlinks -> get file
and we are dropping devfs -> so no need anyway
dphys-local-dhclient: generate /etc/dhclient.conf -> get file
after 10 scripts it seems, copy+script is enough
worst case make an (reduced) package with just special actions
man page dphys-config.8, from dhys-admin, but as sh also from dphys-pkgtools
while doing this noticed inconsistent terminology and missing functions
main->common (better to read) and conf_list->dphys-config (more obvious)
config files may need paths making (else error and not there)
if file installed under same name (usual) dont require duplicate typing
have an option for removing config files not needed any more
2005.05.26 Thu
for better user visible naming changes:
main->common, pre|post->hostpre|hostpost, conf_list->dphys-config.list
make directory for new config files
for place path ending in / add file name, save user typing
while man page added example where full name needed, same name, diff dir
added for debugging an directory base, so can test in /tmp/.../<stuff>
test runs, fixes, OK
improved man page wording and formatting, pass to senguen to check over
2005.05.27 Fri
on pomfrey make /etc/dphys-config config file, as no dphys-local-config wanted
package version 20050527.122702-1, changelog:
"initial release"
fails to install /usr/sbin/dphys-config
was Makefile, still had # in each line, from when generating
intro to senguen, how to use it, explained exact site layput, ideas
make /pub/debian-local/configs/woody/`hostname` directories for all
added symlinks to ../SITE/dphys-config.list
made empty (only comments) SITE/dphys-config.list file
all hosts made /etc/dphys-config file with server location
existing dphys-admin pkglist file added dphys-config so it gets installed
with senguen ported some dphys-local-* packages, see how it performs
noticed good thing to oder some files into directories under SITE
can copy by dir/file syntax, but in /tmp/dphys-config-*/ needs mkdir -p
files wgetted have current time, lose edit time, tried -N, same, leave it
if command is multiple separated by ; shell fails to split them, use eval
2005.06.09 Thu
fixed debian/dphys-config.init, removed unneccessary and effectless parameter
was still /usr/sbin/dphys-config init, from editing old dphys-admin script
if no scripts found, not just warning, also don't run missing script
improved error messages, log fatal and warning, for when running cron/init.d
packaged version 20050609.173645-1, changelog:
"fix init.d, no script don't run, improve err msg, syslog fatal/warning"
2005.06.10 Fri
on system install with config before admin, using scripts only fetched by admin
gives time dependency, admin packages need config, so must be this way
config already doesn't run script, and then gives warning, ignore it
user can avoid warning if using /bin/sh -c "if [ ... ] ; then ... ; fi"
then admin fetched packages must run script on install (postinst/init.d)
if it finds an preexisiting (non-purge remove or config) file there
document this behaviour and solution in man page
packaged version 20050610.134347-1, changelog:
"improved man page, gotchas, dphys-config vs dphys-admin install time"
2005.06.16 Thu
problem with wget -N and -O options clashing, -N not really usefull, remove it
packaged version 20050616.130021-1, changelog:
"bugfix wget without -N, some verbose output now as info"
senguen request optimise output, -v all, no -v installing/script, -q nothing
made wget retry each file 3 times, and put out error if not finding server
at present we have with 150 hosts and 30 files up to 5 faillures every night
packaged version 20050616.152551-1, changelog:
"changed cron.d time to avoid 04:00 net reconfig troubles"
2005.06.17 Fri
above wget 3 times also fails, now explicit loop, call 3 times and evaluate
only return on 200 or 404 status, everything else log and abort
packaged version 20050617.130219-1, changelog:
"bugfix config overwrite partial with files when DNS sporadic fails"
spread load of 150 systems over an hour like dphys-admin
call with none|"none"|"cron"|"init" mode, on cron delay by rand
file permissions of installed files, man page document chown/chmod usage
packaged version 20050617.142523-1, changelog:
"randomised cron run times to spread load, man documented chown/chmod"
2005.06.30 Thu
senguen no // in path, fixed generating CONFPLACE
packaged version 20050630.105838-1, changelog:
"fixed // in install paths"
2005.07.01 Fri
also handle large files, such as entire kernel.tar.gz files
so keep all downloaded "temporary" files, for wget -N, permanent work dir
no delete of temp dir at end, so move from /tmp to /var/cache
wget no -O, so use (cd ; wget), so no file renaming, no .common, use .merged
test run, works in /tmp/dphys-config.debug, but pam.d/* screwed
is missing -O which contained pam.d/, dir needs to go into cd
handle chown/chmod problems, now that temporary files are permanent
packaged version 20050701.155459-1, changelog:
"handle large files, only fetch once, unless file changed"
2005.07.07 Fri
corrected some outdated comments
2005.09.08 Thu
all scripts added exit 0 at end, following new policy
makefile install .example
man page document options -q -v -D -h
set INSTALL <date>= to ???????? (= none yet)
packaged version 20050708.144751-1, changelog:
"fix for sarge chown/chmod -f bug"
2005.09.15 Thu
improved man page gotchas section wording
2005.09.23 Fri
on booting errors, because can not access config files server
is because identd is only started by inetd with is rc2.d/S20, we have S18
delay execution until after S20, will need restarting updated S20 daemons
needs to run before dphys-admin (S24), so run as S22, changed debian/*.init
packaged version 20050923.171624-1, changelog:
"bugfix rc2.d/S?? runlevel, after S20 of inetd and identd"
2005.09.29 Thu
still failed, works on newly installed, but not on updated preexisting
is fault of update-rc.d, does no install if existing link, no remove old
fix this by doing an mv by hand, als all new machines work right
2005.10.13 Thu
extended man page with more examples, loading scripts, improved wording
also suggested method for making/copying an new host
packaged version 20051013.151800-1, changelog:
"improved man page, describe scripts and host copying"
2005.12.22 Thu
changed CMD_* stuff to same new system as in dphys3
2006.06.29 Thu
fixed -D bug, shift 1 after the if DEBUG_$1 tests, as in dphys3 and msp
added set -e after config stuff, as now in all other scripts
add robustness against non-0 return values, || /bin/true in some places
added debug output of exit value of called scripts
systematic command|script -> command naming for triggerable command
chmod/chown of temp config files only if script run, else never reason
2006.06.30 Fri
added support for uninstalling outdated config files
run the facultative script as pre uninstall instead of post install
yes, we are now up to the full abilities of Debian package install/remove
just here for single non-packaged config files, and list file driven
and with host specific assembly of each file from 3 parts pre/all/post
when uninstalling only remove the target file
its temporary files can not be located for sure, leave them in /var/cache
when testing erroneous line with : at beginning, does nonsense
should issue an error message and abort, same if no : or nothing after
same also if no config file part could be retrieved, file(s) missing
but allow any of the 3 parts to be missing, inkl the main/site one
man page updated to reflect uninstall ability, added more examples
packaged version 20060630.155509-1, changelog:
"added ability to remove config files, with pre uninstall commands"
2006.07.02 Sun
problem with recursive dpkg call hanging after update
was because dphys-admin -> apt-get update -> dpkg -> dphys-config postinst
-> init.d -> dphys-config init -> dphys-scripts -> dpkg (recursive)
problem is using dpkg in dphys-scripts, instead of using dphys-admin `` stuff
actually dphys-scripts itsself is a violation of dphys-config idea
from dphys-config should not run stuff that changes dpkg (u/i/r/p) state
while looking at this switched off debugging output which was left on
packaged version 20060702.003332-1, changelog:
"bugfix switched off debugging which was left enabled"
2006.07.27 Thu
correct site and host directory tests, so it aborts if not there
for command return value != 0 output and log an note
added {} syntax to filed for commands to trigger
it is substituted for the full filename of the file being (un)installed
2006.07.28 Fri
{} syntax tested, updated man page, update/upgrade on our site
simplified dphys-config.list using {}
packaged version 20060728.131953-1, changelog:
"bugfix Server reachability tests, added {} feature"
for running triggered commands use /bin/sh -c instead of eval
saves user typing /bin/sh -c whenever an if [ ] is needed
and also safer than with subshell, variables of script not damagable
2006.08.03 Thu
tested /bin/sh -c
noticed foo:/root: instead of foo:/root/: gives user-incomprehensible errors
check for such user errors, warn user and auto-correct them
updated man page to not have /bin/sh -c "" in its script test example
added -f option, to only run an filtered set of dphys-config.list lines
saves time when just one/few config file(s) has been updated updated man page
packaged version 20060803.105525-1, changelog:
"triggered command full shell without sh -c "", added -f filter option"
unified code for handling running external commands into run_command_safely ()
unified code for downloading/merging into fetch_and_merge_config_file ()
for variable amount and position of backtick/if/include
brainstorming with heeb, only if first line #@dphys-config-preprocess ... ...
with ... ... give selection and row of preprocessor modules to call
this allows normal configfiles to stay unchanges, no accidents
and per file user selecton how much needs to possibly be escaped
`stuff` for substituting with stdout of an command, such as /bin/hostname
#@if <condition> ; <line to insert> for host specific, condition may be [ ]
#@include extension to generalise host[pre|post]
2006.08.04 Fri
/bin/sh -c code change has been distributed, simplify dphys-config.list
bug report, upgrade error on 30 of 150 hosts, CONFPLACE seems to be not set
all of astro department (exept one) and just 2 others (and one special case)
special case is most likely because having own dphys-config.list.hostpost
upgraded "non-absolute place" from NOTE to WARNING, added log of it
ensure that tests on CONFFILE_NAME and CONFPLACE defend against spaces
debug run shows that /bin/grep ${CONF_LINEFILTER} is the culprint
CONF_LINEFILTER set to .* for no filtering, and globbed after substitution
so first filename in . becomes filter, rest files read instead of stdin
packaged version 20060804.112852-1, changelog:
"bugfix CONF_LINEFILTER missglobbed screwing config list"
backtick/if/include preprocessor completed, extensive testing, works
expanded man page with preproc options
2006.08.10 Thu
senguen Bugreport that dphys-config fails on newly install hosts
config files do not get installed, downgrade to 20060728 version works
both newer source restored on server, diffs, just small stuff, should work
pomfrey upgraded again to 20060804, test, works, must be new install problem
try new install 20060728 fails on config lines without sh -c
but only one warning, must have abborted before the second one
is /usr/sbin/install-keymap `/bin/cat /etc/install-keymap` returns 128
known bug, Debian Bug ID 339005, surfaced here because of set -e
20060804 version has set +e and set -e to combat such stuff
new try, again gets 20060728, makesourcepackage -ui is failing to upload
rsync produces error 23, but transfers, makesourcepackage -u transfers
makelocalsite deletes 20060804 instead of 20060728, is file date
20060728 has date of 0809 from restoring, so newer, 20060804 deleted
delete 20060728 manually and reindex, try new install, works
20060804 try shows abbort after first triggered script, is an missed edit
exit 0 -> return 0, not return ${RETVAL} else script abborts after return
works now as it should, all installed, but no output for - lines
while here add missing message when running - lines to current
packaged version 20060810.132054-1, changelog:
"bugfix missed exit 0 to return 0 in run_triggered_commands ()"
further with preprocessor stuff testing, seems to work
old, not used any more, file sections remain in the cache
need to be replaced on server by empty files, not deleted, error prone
wget can not delete them after now getting 404
when recieving an 404 delete the not fetched file, if existing
but this fails because filename not known in broken_net_wget_or_die ()
and adding annother parameter makes code more bloated, less readable
alternative get rid of caches version before fetching, or after installing
or even at beginning all, or after run all, no cache at all, only spool|tmp
has additional advantage of no need of copying over permissions to cache
may produce more server load, but wget is doing 200 anyway, no cache effect
and at roughly 1M of files per host not really relevant anyway
removed all caching, deleted old cache directory
now SYS_WORKDIR in /var/tmp, delete it at end of run
test run shows warnings in syslog, from non-zero return values
own scripts add exit 0 Debian stuff add || /bin/true to commands
2006.08.11 Fri
test if still warning output in syslog, none any more
noticed dphys-config-* scripts log that they have run
add option and code for doing this, so log shows that we run, as no own log
packaged version 20060811.111000-1, changelog:
"preprocessor backticks/if/include, no cache"
added all previous "packaged version ????????.??????-?, changelog:" lines
same also done to all other projects, consistent better docs
publish dphys-config-* scripts, added missing exit 0
updated comments in script to use new {} and sh -c handling features
dphys-config-quota added missing set -e and needed || /bin/true
copied all my scripts to SITE.example/local/sbin dir of dphys-config project
and made in SITE.example an dphys-config.list and other files used by it
2006.08.17 Thu
index.html.en extended with all dphys-config-* scripts, and their config files
/etc/quota -> /etc/dphys-config-quota.list, config and script updated
Makefile copy SITE.example to /u/s/d/dphys-config/examples
dphys-config-usb-mouse merged into dphys-config-x, only if USB mouse used
was already in, now just redundant old leftover, deleted
dphys-config-x and dphys-config-filesys also log error messages into syslog
while at it systematic adding of exit 1 after all ERROR and FATAL
convert out site to using #@include instead of .host[pre|post]
2006.08.18 Fri
processing for #@include screws up when * in line, expands with directory
same problem as with grep .*, checked up all ${} and added "" where needed
while test run without preprocessor tags error processing
#@dphys-config-preprocess line, fails because cut -f 2- no " ", broken
checked up all cut -f and added tests for if needed data there
packaged version 20060818.153432-1 changelog:
"bugfix ${} globbing * in data, bugfix cut -f 2- full line no delimitor"
2006.08.25 Fri
finished convertig our site to use #@include instead of .host[pre|post]
remove .host[pre|post] feature for -2/3 server load and -1/2 runtime
get rid of .merged suffix, use everywhere the remaining ex main file name
copy dphys-config.list to /etc, not just in /var/tmp, as that is now deleted
allows better debugging of dphys-config.list generation, as it stays visible
when missing #@include file no NOTE: warning, annoys users, little value
packaged version 20060825.142020-1 changelog:
"removed .host[pre|post] feature, dphys-config.list in /etc, no NOTE:"
2006.09.08 Fri
dphys-config.8 lintian man page warning fixed, \ before - because groff crap
2006.09.14 Thu
get ready for publication as an official Debian Linux ?.? (etch) package
reworked and updated documentation, FAQ, INSTALL, README, index.html.en
senguen wants to make own debian/* as lintian complains about native package
looked into any information lost if deleting debian/* to avoid collision
debian/changelog is all info duplicated in this Logfile, deleted it
debian/control is just wget depends and docu text, add to other docs
clearer in FAQ and man page, added to INSTALL and README
debian/copyright is nearly same as in README, updated that
debian/dphys-config.cron.d is simple example, move to main dir
and removed debian/rules stuff #@rc.d@ start 22 2 .
add to Makefile installation into examples directory
debian/dphys-config.docs is nothing, deleted it
debian/dphys-config.init is simple example, move to main dir
add to Makefile installation into examples directory
debian/rules has nothing specific, deleted it
while editing man page noticed that it still refers to .host[pre|post]
update this to the new situation, partial rewrite, clarifications
while editing noticed terminology used uninstall vs remove
standardise on remove, and on postinstall and preremove, not postinst
analog to all other *.example rename SITE.example to site.example
as only producing an "upstream" and senguen doing "maintainer" version
remove FAQ and INSTALL and index.html.en references to my old packages
2006.09.15 Fri
released 1st (and feature completed) milestone
modified index.html and FAQ and INSTALL to show the milestone release
no Debian packaging any more, senguen does this now, no changelog entry
copy to ../dphys-config-20060915, made tar file of that
remade ../dphys-config.tar.gz archive for current state
senguen while "upstream" packaging made suggestion move /usr/sbin to /usr/bin
as it can also be used for distributing users dotfiles to multiple homes
change all sbin to bin and also all man page .8 to .1
add support for user configs ~/.dphys-config and ./dphys-config
copy changes to milestone/release 1, make new tar of release
2006.09.21 Thu
make place for storing dphys-config.list to variable, so can be user writable
don't source ./dphys-config, danger of endless recursion, and near useless
when user don't use /etc/dphys-config.list, go for ~/.dphys-config.list
Debian sid sed 4.1.5 newly fails caucious \{\}, because old basic regex style
sarge sed 4.1.2. still processed \{\}, remove both \, now works on both
2006.10.05 Thu
index.html.en small text fixes, Link to official Debian package in Sid
more checking for potential escaping problems, aggressive use of ""
all echo and CMD*PRINT* which have variables which may derive from user data
for VAR in "${VARS}" ; do fails, all ov VARS in one loop run
so need to do this without "", so with tr filter ${VARS} only valid chars
systematic rename to ${[SYS_]CONF[LIST|FILE][|_NAME|_URL|_PLACE]}
shrink space devoted to site.example in index.html.en, for more releases
update index.html.en and man page with what has changed since last release
2006.10.12 Thu
senguen porting to FreeBSD
finds no /bin/gzip and /bin/true, has both in /usr/bin (urgh)
we already set PATH, revise that, add /usr/local (for FreeBSD ports)
after that remove all absolute paths to commands, not only from Code
but also all example scripts, man page examples, Makefile
/bin/sh has no keyword function, sh and bash work without it, drop it
why does damn bash not warn of this, when running called as /bin/sh?
/bin/sh also fails on "~/.xxx", has to be given ~/."xxx" to work
2006.10.13 Fri
after all bugfixes and changes new release
updated FAQ, INSTALL, README, index.html.en
copy to ../dphys-config-20061013, made tar file of that
remade ../dphys-config.tar.gz archive for current state
2006.10.19 Thu
better automated test for missing "${VAR}", found one
automated search for possible missed cases, sed /\\$/N trouble
2006.10.20 Fri
better automated test for missing "${VAR}", found annother one
also replace ${TICK} processing with better, using set -e, prevent abbort
while doing so found bug in #@if condition/line splitting, fixed
as only fetched by senguen, no distribution, redo 2nd release
no dphys-config-20061013 any more, just dphys-config-20061020 as 2nd
2006.12.22 Fri
as part of taking this over als personal project, after leaving job
moved everything from www.phys.ethz.ch/~franklin to neil.franklin.ch website
changes all URLs to refer to new home, expanded links to other projects
we decided that I will keep on maintaining this project (and dphys-swapfile)
as I also use these 2 projects at home on my own non-Debian systems
2007.06.12 Tue
added functioning (not wget based) support for file: URLs, corrected man page
2007.06.13 Wed
trying to use new functionality, fixed wrong cut specification in file: test
2009.05.17 Sun
bugfixes for 2 reported bugs by Axel Beckert
wget returns HTTP status code server dependant, sometimes ok instead of OK
so filter out only the numeric code, do not use the textual message
using "| while read LINE ; do" screws up spaces, processed as separators
add IFS= before read, and also -r after read, prevent mutilations
this reported 3 times in preprocessing, but also once in own input file
2009.05.18 Mon
Axel Beckert reports above bugfixes are OK
he is also from today on the new official Debian maintainer for dphys-config
reported that the behavior fixed by above -r is reported Debian bug 510910
request for new feature, option set hostname, is not `hostname` inside chroot
this chroot is used for installing xen guests/vhosts, also good for tests
new option -c (configname) and config variable CONF_CONFNAME=`hostname`
documented option in help, also both of them in man page
while at it als drop deleting old tmp cache dir, no hosts with this any more
and the system variable SYS_OLD_WORKDIR used only for it
2009.05.19 Tue
Axel Beckert reports bashism, usage of local, not Posix sh compatible
and Lintian scan of man page finds 2 missed cases of - without using \-
2009.05.29 Fri
checked if other projects have local problem, only used that in dphys-config
dphys-config chaged all local VAR1=expr1 VAR2=expr2 to n*2 separate lines
local VAR1; VAR1=expr; local VAR2; VAR2=expr2
dphys-config.1 .* at line begin problem, place an "any" before it
and 2 cases of options beginning with - not escaped with \-
but also more cases, not flagged, not options, but some - in commands
in the end place an \ in front of every -, circumvent groff brokenness
want all to be minus, and if hyphen desired anyway use \(hy
this problem is in all dphys-* projects, is only an nuissance, not a bug
lead others for the moment, fix whenever an project needs other fixes
dphys-config also added wish for SYS_WORKDIR using mktemp
as commented out 2nd variant, no test, as in SYS_* section, keep it simple
2009.06.05 Fri
Axel Beckert tests and feedback
suggested CONF_TMP_DIR for /var/tmp or /tmp, good idea, added it
added also to dphys-config.example, while at it also added CONF_CONFNAME
and updated man page with CONF_TMP_DIR
suggested CONF_* option for PID or mktemp based workdir filename generation
added also to dphys-config.example, and updated man page
remove second variant of #SYS_WORKDIR=`mktemp ...` which requires user edit
instead in code test for CONF_USE_MKTEMP=yes and then extend with mktemp
2009.06.27 Sat
Axel Beckert tests and feedback (ready for release, but with patches)
change mktemp switch to be automatic, use if present, no config option
so now no need any more for an Debian patch to the option
fixed in code (test with "which"), man page, and config example
suggested set CONF_BASEURL to use example.net domain, reserved for non-use
is better so, no possibly valid (if unlikely) non-domain host name
consistency then changed man page example from .example.org to .example.net
test for unset CONF_BASEURL and abort with explicit error message
instead of aborting after many wget errors, and error msg only in servername
allows Debian maintainer to drop his init.d and cron.d tests
and these were only testing for presence of /etc/dphys-config anyway
and so prevent him from installing an commented out example file
init.d example also use > /dev/null 2>&1 like in cron.d example, consistant
so that no error message, if not configured (possibly only used by users)
also cron.d drop /usr/sbin like in init.d, also consistant
updated man page with suggested variants and expanded explanations
2009.06.29 Mon
just while last testing a new bug report came
one example script uses echo -e , yet annother bashism
also then Axel Beckert discovered an test -a/-o , in other example
did search, also found test -a/-o in main dphys-config script
2009.07.02 Thu
search for other echo -e usage
in old (pre-)pkgtools Makefile, removed from makelocalsite, because bashism
in older versions of swapfile, also removed, as not even used for anything
many cases in dphys2, all versions, but that is woody-only, long dead
so only active use remains this one case, change to get all correct
no test host here or ETH, so no fix, change to #$/bin/bash, as only example
checkbashisms also disallows echo -n but debian accepts this
used often, various init.d, makelocalsite, dphys-swapfile, dphys2, dphys3
lots of work to change everywhere, if missing usually only visual effect
correction either printf dependant (since when is this?) or allways visual
so leave this the way it is, as standard practise, very old systems may fail
test -a/-o also used in many projects, lots of work to change them all
-a in d-c examp, dphys-kernel-packages (many), dphys-pkgtools, dphys2, dphys3
-o in dphys-config, d-c example, dphys-pkgtools, dphys2, dphys3
but dphys-config is only currently used stuff, only fix it here
replaced [ cond -o cond ] with ( [ cond ] || [ cond ] ) 2+1 times
replaced [ cond -a cond ] with ( [ cond ] && [ cond ] ) 2 times
2009.09.26 Sat
after all bugfixes and changes, and my holiday and Axels done, new release
testing "current" 2 months showed no problems, no new Debian bug reports
updated FAQ, INSTALL, index.html.en (incl Debian Maintainer name change)
copy to ../dphys-config-20090926, change that Makefile, made tar file of that
remade ../dphys-config.tar.gz archive for current state
2010.01.06 Wed
Axel Beckert reports new Lintian complains about 2 man page spellings
one is according to Google used by 7.5% of writers, leave that
the other is used by 2%, where leave/change threashold, 1% or 3%
older historic language dispute case shown to be unter 0.1%, fix that
used in multiple projects, but all others dead ones, only fixes here
2010.01.18 Mon
Axel Beckert reports Bug, reported by Guerkan Senguen
parsing wget output fails if LANG= ist set and not to =C
is fundamental wget brokenness, no reliable tests on exitcode possible
curl as replacement ist not commonly installed, no 2 code variants
so fix will be to set LANG=C before calling wget
or better, catch potential other bugs, set it at beginning, for all
also requests DEBUG_* for keeping (last) wget calls output file
2010.01.21 Thu
fix personal failled->failed spelling, as below 0.1% used variant
used 8 times in dphys-config comments (2) and error messages (6)
dont bother fix one use in site.example/local/sbin/dphys-config-x comment
fix personal usefull->usefull spelling, 2% is under "common" 3% threshold
dphys-config (1), dphys-config.1 (3), index.html.en (5)
add/change LANG=C to/in main process environment, so wget also gets it
reorganised set-e/PATH/LANG commenting to be one "setup" block
add new DEBUG_* option, keep (last) wget calls output file
wget -o option is actually not stderr, rename file to @wget.output
2010.02.16 Tue
after all bugfixes and changes, and my holiday gone
testing "current" 3.5 weeks showed no problems, no new bug reports
updated FAQ, INSTALL, index.html.en (incl fixing some awkward HTML syntax)
copy to ../dphys-config-20100216, change that Makefile, made tar file of that
remade ../dphys-config.tar.gz archive for current state
2013.01.10 Thu
Axel Beckert reports Bug in backtick preprocessing, Quoted once too many times
as result spaces and options are considered part of command name, fails
also reports that wget faillure warning keeps triggering hobbit system monitor
would prefer it to just be an informational output
also questions whether it is still maintained, or if he should take it over
is still in productive use by me, so it is still maintained, stays here
2013.01.11 Fri
Axel Beckert mails all the details and 4 diffs he used to fix it
backtick preprocessing changed from SUBST="`"${TICK}"`" to SUBST="`${TICK}`"
after-wget WARNINGs downgraded to NOTEs, as only transient net failures
and if all 3 rounds fail it is will give an full FATAL error anyway
also information about his interactive testing extension, sounds usefull
mail discussion, what/howmuch of this to use, or what else instead
also information about his hobbit direct calling stuff, rejected
can not be added in my version, as no possibility of me testing it
also discussion of adding testing suite, I have at present no time for such
this would have to be something external, come from him as contribution
possibly as separate programm/script, with its docs, all in subdirectory
also reports potential interest of future rewrite in perl
that would have to be an separate fork/replacement, as 100% new code
2013.03.01 Fri
slightly improved 2 messages "config" to "list" and "config" to "file"
and also 2 from "config list" to "list" and "config file list" to "file"
the later of these actually is false output, as it is not the list
------ project status
doing:
todo:
possible extensions: