aixPB: Remove packages already installed by yum #1704
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Received an unfamilar error when running the yum role This doesnt look related to your changes but is stopping the yum role from succeeding. The variable |
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Also, I believe the yum role should run as one of the first roles, as it installs unzip and tar, both needed for the x11, xlc13 and xlc16 roles (and any other which involves decompressing and unzipping packages). The change would be more suitable in your other pr |
Looking at xlc13 - the vendor file is packed using gzip, not unzip - and depending on module logic AIX gzip and tar are fine for unpacking. If unarchive: Note: read unarchive Ansible module: states it requires zipinfo, unzip and gtar. This could be rewritten to use shell: and remove the module requirements. |
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| - name: Install yum package support | |||
| yum: name={{ item }} state=present update_cache=yes | |||
| with_items: | |||
| - http://www.bullfreeware.com/download/bin/2328/libiconv-1.14-22.aix6.1.ppc.rpm | |||
| - http://www.bullfreeware.com/download/bin/2591/libunistring-0.9.6-2.aix6.1.ppc.rpm | |||
| - http://www.bullfreeware.com/download/bin/3944/perl-5.24.0-3.aix6.1.ppc.rpm | |||
| - http://www.oss4aix.org/download/RPMS/cmake/cmake-3.7.2-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm | |||
| tags: rpm_install | |||
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Could you add yum tags to this task and the one below it please. The proper syntax is
tags:
- rpm_install
- yum
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thx @Haroon-Khel |
* Fixes from Markdown and Yaml linters + spelling typos * ansible: refresh macOS test machines + playbook patches (#1665) * Ansible: refresh macOS test machines + playbook patches * linter fixes * Update main.yml * Update MacOSX.yml * Update main.yml * Update main.yml * Update main.yml * Update main.yml * Update MacOSX.yml * Update MacOSX.yml * pbTests: Fix -nh option on the VPC help screen (#1735) Signed-off-by: Stewart X Addison <[email protected]> * Set remote_tmp for Ansible (#1736) * aixPB: Remove packages already installed by yum (#1704) * aixPB: Remove packages already installed via yum: statements * aixPB: Add additional tag 'yum' to a task * aixPB: Add additional tag 'yum' to a task * aixPB: Modify order of executition to have requirements first (#1695) * aixPB: Modify order of so-called role executition to have requirements first * aixPB: GNU software needed for some of the Ansible modules used in other plays * aixPB: Remove spurious comments * aixPB: Organize (and document/motivate) six groups of roles. * move aixfs configuration to precede yum - to ensure sufficient FS space for the yum installed packages. * move XLC installation to after yum processing to ensure Ansible unarchive module requirements are available. * aixPB: Remove trailing space * aixPB: move X11 (AIX BOS) installation check to after OSS core installation because it might need the Ansible unarchive: module. Also, number the role grouping to imporve recognition of 'sections' * doc: typo corrections and header modifications (#1734) * Fixes from Markdown and Yaml linters + spelling typos * fix to URL from Stewart review Co-authored-by: George Adams <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Stewart X Addison <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Will Parker <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Michael Felt <[email protected]>
Checklist
The playbook includes packages not available, directly, using yum. RPM's previously not available, are now available and need to be removed from the 'additional' packages list.
This replaces #1411