[Xorp-hackers] Xorp RPMs

[Pavlin Radoslavov]

> Here's a script that adds the xorp user, sets up the groups
> correctly, and fixes (hacks) a library linkage so that xorp compiled
> on fc5 works on at least fc5 and fc8....

Can you confirm that the library linkage hack is actually needed for
the latest 1.5 code?
For example, the configure mechanism will test for various things
(incl. whether libpcap is installed), and libpcap will be actually
used only if it is available.
The same applies for libcrypto.

Pavlin

> Feel free to use this as you wish.
> 
> 
> Firt, the script to package it up after the make_install:
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> # Script for packaging up a stripped xorp tarball.
> 
> make install
> cp xorp_install.bash /usr/local/xorp/
> chmod a+x /usr/local/xorp/xorp_install.bash
> 
> cd /usr/local
> if [ "$1_" != "nostrip" ]
> then
> 	find xorp -name "*" -print|xargs strip
> fi
> tar -cvzf /tmp/xorp.tgz xorp
> cd -
> 
> 
> And the install script, called xorp_install.bash
> 
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> # Xorp should be un-tarred in /usr/local
> if [ `pwd` != "/usr/local/xorp" ]
>      then
>      echo "ERROR:  You must un-tar xorp.tgz in /usr/local so that the files are placed in /usr/local/xorp"
>      exit 1
> fi
> 
> # Add xorp user and group
> echo "Creating xorp user and adding xorp to xorp and root groups..."
> adduser xorp
> usermod -a -G xorp xorp
> usermod -a -G root xorp
> 
> # I compile xorp on FC5, and it has a hard dependency on libpcap.0.9.4 and libcrypto.so.6
> # Fake out the link here so that it will start OK.  This works on Ubuntu 8.0.4 & FC8, no idea
> # if it will work elsewhere. --Ben
> if [ ! -f /usr/lib/libpcap.so.0.9.4 ]
>      then
>      echo "Attempting to soft-link /usr/lib/libpcap.so.9.4 to a similar library...."
>      ln -s /usr/lib/libpcap.so.0.9.* /usr/lib/libpcap.so.0.9.4
> fi
> 
> # This is required on Ubunto 8.0.4, but no needed on Fedora, so
> # commenting this out. --Ben
> #if [ ! -f /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.6 ]
> #    then
> #    echo "Attempting to soft-link /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.6 to a similar library...."
> #    ln -s /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.* /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.6
> #fi
> 
> echo "Completed installation setup for Xorp, testing library linkage...."
> 
> if /usr/local/xorp/bin/xorpsh -h > /dev/null 2>&1
>      then
>      echo "Seems to work fine..."
> else
>      echo "ERROR:  xorpsh returned error code.  Please contact support."
> fi
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Ben
> 
> 
> > 
> > Pavlin
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ben Greear <greearb at candelatech.com>
> Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com
> 
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