%include syntax and usage

[Shabazian, Chip]

The way I do this is to create the file I want, along with the
decisioning logic in %pre.

Example

if xxxxx ; then
cat << EOF >> /tmp/pkg2include
pkg1
pkg2
etc
EOF

Then in the %packages, I use
%include /tmp/pkg2include

I think I ran into problems when the file doesn't exist, so I added:
touch /tmp/pkg2include
at the end of the %pre so the file was there, even if it was empty.

Chip 

-----Original Message-----
From: kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com
[mailto:kickstart-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Robert Denton
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:40 AM
To: kickstart-list at redhat.com
Subject: %include syntax and usage

Hello all,

I am hoping someone can help me with this.  I am trying to separate my
%packages list into a different file using the %include directive.  I am
finding that no matter what I try, the install aborts due to not being
able to see the packages file.  Hhere si the set up:

I build the linux computers via http, typing this at the boot prompt:

linux ks=http://10.10.10.52/ks.cfg

This points the install to the kickstart config which is located here on
my webserver:

/var/build/linux/ks.cfg

Also in that directory is 'packages'

/var/build/linux/packages

In the kickstart file I have tried all of these and none have worked:

%include packages
%include ./packages
%include /var/build/linux/packages
%include http://10.10.10.52/packages

Could someone give me some pointers on the syntax?  Thanks!


Robert Denton
Network Administrator
Headsprout
800.401.5062 x1305
www.headsprout.com


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