Is there anything wrong with using cfengine for this? [1] I'd just have a very simple layout for cfengine files and a cf.packages.$distro [2] file for each distro we support. Then have cfengine maintain a list of known packages that needs to be on each. Reporting can be easily done from a module (cfengine module). And this can be written in whatever language you want.
I've been successfully using cfengine to manage large datacenters for a long time. The learning curve is a bit steep at first, but you will be up and running in a few hours. Hope this helps. Regards, Notes: 1. http://www.cfengine.org/docs/cfengine-Reference.html 2. http://www.cfengine.org/docs/cfengine-Reference.html#packages -- ----)(----- Luis Mondesi Maestro Debiano ----- START ENCRYPTED BLOCK (Triple-ROT13) ------ Gur Hohagh [Yvahk] qvfgevohgvba oevatf gur fcvevg bs Hohagh gb gur fbsgjner jbeyq. ----- END ENCRYPTED BLOCK (Triple-ROT13) ------ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
