try: crucial_packages += file(CRUCIAL_PACKAGES_OPTIONAL_PATH2).read().split()
except: pass
for package in crucial_packages:
- Message( "\nUpdating crucial package %s" % package)
- os.system( "%s %s -y update %s" %(YUM_PATH, yum_options, package))
+ # if package is not yet installed, like e.g. slice images,
+ # need to yum install, not yum update
+ if os.system("rpm -q %s > /dev/null"%package)==0:
+ Message( "\nUpdating crucial package %s" % package)
+ os.system( "%s %s -y update %s" %(YUM_PATH, yum_options, package))
+ else:
+ Message( "\Installing crucial package %s" % package)
+ os.system( "%s %s -y install %s" %(YUM_PATH, yum_options, package))
except:
pass