Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:05:18 +0000 From: Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> To: Devin Teske <dteske@vicor.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, "'Teske, Devin'" <Devin.Teske@fisglobal.com> Subject: Re: dialog(1) changed in RELENG_9 (was RE: [UPDATE] host-setup(1): a dialog(1)-based utility for configuring FreeBSD) Message-ID: <20110422170518.GA41759@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <039d01cc010d$73438830$59ca9890$@vicor.com> References: <039d01cc010d$73438830$59ca9890$@vicor.com>
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On Fri Apr 22 11, Devin Teske wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alexander Best [mailto:arundel@freebsd.org] > > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 8:42 AM > > To: Devin Teske > > Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; 'Teske, > > Devin' > > Subject: Re: [UPDATE] host-setup(1): a dialog(1)-based utility for configuring > > FreeBSD > > > > On Fri Apr 22 11, Devin Teske wrote: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Alexander Best [mailto:arundel@freebsd.org] > > > > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 7:55 AM > > > > To: Devin Teske > > > > Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; > > > > Teske, Devin > > > > Subject: Re: [UPDATE] host-setup(1): a dialog(1)-based utility for > > > > configuring FreeBSD > > > > > > > > On Thu Apr 21 11, Devin Teske wrote: > > > > > Hi List Members! > > > > > > > > > > I'm proud to announce the first update to my host-setup utility (a > > > > > dialog(1)-based host configurator for FreeBSD). The following > > > > > changes > > > > have been > > > > > made: > > > > > > > > > > - fixed bug where /etc/resolv.conf would be created with 0600 > > > > permissions > > > > > - fixed bug when switching from one default gateway to NO default > > > > gateway > > > > > - fixed typo in the title of netmask prompt and ifconfig options > > > > > dialog > > > > > - fixed bug that prevented entry of netmask if no netmask is > > > > > configured > > > > > > > > > > You can get the updated version here: > > > > > > > > > > http://druidbsd.sourceforge.net/download/host-setup.txt > > > > > > > > otaku% sudo ./host-setup.txt > > > > User cancelled. > > > > otaku% echo $? > > > > 1 > > > > otaku% > > > > > > Can you provide me with the output of "uname -spr"? > > > > FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT amd64 > > I haven't yet had a chance to pull that one down and install it yet. Hopefully > you can help me out with this one here. > > > > > > > > > It's working fine for me on FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE i386. > > > > > > Where you're bombing out is line 2403: > > > [ $retval -eq 0 ] || die "User cancelled." > > > > > > Functionally, that is testing the return status of dialog(1) for the > > > initial menu. See if you can execute this (a rough approximation of > > > the initial > > > menu): > > > > > > dialog --clear --title foo --hline bar --menu abc 17 55 9 1 a 2 b 3 c > > > 4 d 5 e X x 2> /tmp/dialog.menu.foo > > > > doesn't work. :( > > Bummer! We'll have to fix that. > > > > > > otaku% echo $? > > 255 > > otaku% cat /tmp/dialog.menu.foo > > > > Error: Unknown option --hline. > > Use --help to list options. > > Aha! I think I remember seeing in the list a thread related to swapping out > dialog(1) for something new. This must be it. > > > > > > > otaku% > > > > taku% whereis dialog > > dialog: /usr/bin/dialog /usr/share/man/en.ISO8859-15/man1/dialog.1.gz > > /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/dialog > > > > otaku% /usr/bin/dialog > > cdialog (ComeOn Dialog!) version 1.1-20100428 Copyright 2000-2007,2008 Thomas > > E. Dickey This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There > is NO > > warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR > > PURPOSE. > > I can't recall as I don't have the thread in front of me, but why was dialog(1) > replaced with cdialog? licensing? performance? > > I guess I could code my script to support this new dialog(1), but... can you see > if the below works (I removed the "--hline" option): > > dialog --clear --title foo --menu abc 17 55 9 1 a 2 b 3 c 4 d 5 e X x 2> > /tmp/dialog.menu.foo > > If that succeeds, then I can modify my script to not use `--hline' on RELENG_9 > and higher (referencing `sysctl -n kern.osreldate` for example). that works with $? == 0 > > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > A menu should appear. Select an item and then execute for me: > > > > > > echo $? > > > > > > If the above doesn't work, then I suspect that your dialog(1) is not > > > working properly. I'd then go and try this as a sanity check: > > > > > > cd /usr/share/examples/dialog > > > > otaku% cd /usr/share/examples/dialog > > cd: no such file or directory: /usr/share/examples/dialog > > Really? I would have thought that the examples in that directory (which are > merely shell scripts) would have been recoded for cdialog rather than altogether > removed. Maybe there was licensing issues there too. Was there? > > > > > > > sh menubox > > > echo $? > > > > > > The result in both cases (as long as you actually select a menu item) > > > should be "0". > > > > > > Also... (just as a sanity check for me) your /bin/sh is not a symlink > > > to bash is it? > > > > otaku% file /bin/sh > > /bin/sh: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (FreeBSD), dynamically > > linked (uses shared libs), for FreeBSD 9.0 (900034), stripped > > Cool. Though I'm still disappointed that my beloved dialog(1) has gone missing > (rather, replaced with something doesn't accept the same arguments and/or > options)(which is the problem that we're experiencing here). > > Is there anybody familiar with the changing-out dialog(1) that can bring me up > to speed with reasoning and specifics for RELENG_9? Also, might it be prudent -- > before cutting 9_0_RELEASE -- to add the fact that dialog(1) no longer accepts > `--hline' to the UPGRADING and/or ERRATA documents? > -- > Devin > > > > > > -- > > > Devin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > or > > > > > http://druidbsd.sourceforge.net/download/host-setup.gz > > > > > or > > > > > http://druidbsd.sourceforge.net/ > > > > > > > > > > For those not familiar with my host-setup(1) utility, it is a 2,500+ > line shell > > > > > script that utilizes the dialog(1) utility to walk the system > administrator > > > > > through setting up their TimeZone, Hostname, Network Interfaces, > > > > > Default Gateway, and DNS. Our custom FreeBSD installer sets this > > > > > script as the root login shell, making it very easy for field engineers > to quickly > > > > > get a system on the network without having to use the command-line (and > > > > > without having to reboot either). Underneath the hood - behind the > system > > > > > of prompts and dialogs - this script manages both the contents of > /etc/rc.conf, > > > > > /etc/resolv.conf, and others as well as utilizing ifconfig(8), route(8), > and many > > > > > other tools to avoid requiring a reboot, prompting you if you would like > to > > > > > make the new changes effective when values are changed from their active > > > > > settings. > > > > > > > > > > Here's the patch to show the details: > > > > > > > > > > [snip] > > > > > -- > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Devin Teske > > > > > > > > > > -> FUN STUFF <- > > > > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > > > > Version 3.12 > > > > > GAT/CS/B/CC/E/IT/MC/M/MU/P/S/TW d+(++) s: a- C+++@$ UB++++$ P++++@$ > L++++$ E- > > > > > W+++ N? o? K? w@ O M++$ V- PS+>++ PE@ Y+ PGP-> t(+) 5? 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