Java and gite-WN

After sorting out the hassle with cfengine earlier I still couldn't get nodes to build from scratch without intervention. gliite-WN (3.1.1.0) wasn't installing due to failed dependencies on java by bouncycastle. Steve T to the rescue (again) with his notes on JPackage. Sun have updated the jdk to 1.5.0.14 (there are quite a few CVE vulns before -13) but the jpackage is only available to -13. Luckily the CVS log of the spec file (available here) simply bumps the version number between 13 and 14 only. I therefore patched and compiled our own java-sun-1.5.0 package for the cluster.

Name : java-1.5.0-sun Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 1.5.0.14 Vendor: (none)
Release : 1jpp Build Date: Fri 07 Dec 2007 16:43:26 GMT
Install Date: (not installed) Build Host: svr031.gla.scotgrid.ac.uk
Group : Development/Interpreters Source RPM: java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.nosrc.rpm
Size : 71332405 License: Sun Binary Code License
Signature : (none)
Packager : Scotgrid Glasgow
URL : http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0
Summary : Java Runtime Environment for java-1.5.0-sun
Description :
This package contains the Java Runtime Environment for java-1.5.0-sun

it seems OK on the worker nodes - the three I rebuilt went straight to glite-WN 3.1.1.0 without any hassle. - just before the announcement that they've bumped the version number to 3.1.1.1. Typical.