[Rdo-list] experiences trying out RDO Havana (H2 milestone) on RHEL 6.4

[Pádraig Brady]

On 08/06/2013 02:52 PM, Perry Myers wrote:
> On 08/06/2013 07:05 AM, Matthias Runge wrote:
>> On 04/08/13 16:56, Perry Myers wrote:
>>>
>>> So, checklist:
>>>
>>> * packstack in Havana needs to create demo tenant and import cirros
>>>   image just like in RDO Grizzly
>>> * Horizon seems to have screen refresh/updates and More button issues
>>> * Need Neutron packages for Havana so that we can use Neutron in Havana
>>> * Need Packstack available so that RDO Nightly users can install the
>>>   nightly builds
>> Perry,
>>
>> sadly I was unable to install via packstack for several due several
>> issues, so I can not reproduce your issue.
>>
>> One thing I mentioned for Havana is, we require a newer version of
>> python-django-compressor:
>> http://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/python-django-compressor/1.3/2.el6/noarch/python-django-compressor-1.3-2.el6.noarch.rpm
>>
>> Does that change the behaviour of Horizon in your install?
>> yum localinstall ... && service httpd restart
> 
> I'll try this when I get a chance, but a few questions...
> 
> If this is required for Horizon, why is it not listed with an explicit
> Requires in the spec file?

It's best to avoid explicit versions if possible.
It adds a maintenance burden/cruft and might preclude
using otherwise OK older versions with backports on some systems.

> If it's required for Horizon, why is the package not installed right now
> when I install RDO Havana milestone 2?

I presume more testing is required.
I see the updated el6-havana version was just built today.

I did a quick test. The package installed without issue,
and horizon seems to work without issue with basic tests,
so I've now added this to the havana el6 repo
(the fedora 19 version of this package is already
 at 1.3 in the Fedora repos).

> If the package just hasn't hit EPEL yet, we should be carrying it in RDO
> repos explicitly until it does hit EPEL

I'm not sure that epel-6 can be updated due to
explicit requires on Django14.  Well more accurately
it might benefit from an update, but would probably
need to be a separate package for epel-6 and rdo-havana

thanks,
Pádraig.