reassign 398981 tasksel
notfound 398981 2.23
found 398981 2.67
retitle 398981 default desktop to off on rack systems
tags 398981 + patch
thanks
I placed the rack detection stuff where I did because there
was a placeholder for it there - but, it might make sense to
move it earlier since there's no point in doing the
common_desktop_architecture test if we already know its a rack
system.
diff -urN tasksel-2.67.orig/debian/changelog tasksel-2.68/debian/changelog
--- tasksel-2.67.orig/debian/changelog 2007-04-18 02:40:47.000000000 +0100
+++ tasksel-2.68/debian/changelog 2007-06-21 13:29:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+tasksel (2.68) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+ * Use dmidecode to check if the chassis is of type "rack".
+ If it is, unmark the desktop task by default.
+
+ -- dann frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:27:27 +0100
+
tasksel (2.67) unstable; urgency=low
[ Translations of tasks ]
diff -urN tasksel-2.67.orig/tests/desktop tasksel-2.68/tests/desktop
--- tasksel-2.67.orig/tests/desktop 2007-01-02 21:20:51.000000000 +0000
+++ tasksel-2.68/tests/desktop 2007-06-21 13:48:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@
return 1
}
+rack_hardware () {
+ if test -x /usr/sbin/dmidecode && \
+ /usr/sbin/dmidecode | grep -q 'Type: Rack Mount Chassis'; then
+ return 0
+ fi
+ return 1
+}
+
if ! enough_ram || ! enough_disk; then
unmark
fi
@@ -92,12 +100,15 @@
if unlikely_desktop_architecture; then
unmark
elif common_desktop_architecture; then
- # XXX further heuristics here to avoid selecting the task on
- # high-end hardware that's intended to be used as a server.
- # For example, if it has two NICs with link, it's probably a
- # server. If it's rackmountable, a server, etc.
-
- mark # probably a desktop ...
+ if rack_hardware; then
+ # XXX further heuristics here to avoid selecting the task on
+ # high-end hardware that's intended to be used as a server.
+ # For example, if it has two NICs with link, it's probably a
+ # server. If it's rackmountable, a server, etc.
+ unmark
+ else
+ mark # probably a desktop ...
+ fi
else
# XXX further heuristics here
:
--
dann frazier
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