%traceback section in config file?

Eric Smith eric at trueblade.com
Sat Jan 24 14:24:53 UTC 2009


Chris Lumens wrote:
>> According to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart, there's a  
>> %traceback section in the config file. That term appears only once on  
>> that page, and I couldn't find a reference to it anywhere using google.
>>
>> Does such a section exist, and if so, what does it do?
>>
>> Just curious. Thanks.
> 
> Yes, a %traceback is a type of script just like a %pre or %post.  It
> executes in the event anaconda gets a traceback, which is a python
> error.  We use these for automated install testing and reporting.  I
> don't think they are overly useful to end users, but who knows.

Thanks, Chris. Do you know if this is documented anywhere? For example, 
can I get access to the traceback in the script? Are there any options 
to the %traceback section itself?

I might have a use for this.

If it's not documented, I'll dig out the source.

Thanks!





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