Daniel Hilst
fefced0b49
The otherpkgs postscript writes two diagnostic lines for each package
sublist: the split package array with its size, and the detected package
manager. On a list with tens of entries these lines fill the updatenode
output and the node log, and hide the install results.
The two echo commands sit in xCAT/postscripts/otherpkgs, after the
IFS split that builds pkgsarray, and no condition guards them. Every
other diagnostic in the script runs only when VERBOSE is set.
This change puts the two lines in the same "if [ $VERBOSE ]" block the
rest of the script uses.
xCAT-test/bats/postscripts_otherpkgs.bats runs the split and the lines
that follow it. One case asserts no output when VERBOSE is empty, and
fails on the parent commit. A second case asserts both lines are still
printed when VERBOSE is set.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Hilst <392820+dhilst@users.noreply.github.com>
(cherry picked from commit 402a6f4a45)
xCAT
xCAT is a toolkit for deployment and administration of clusters of all sizes.
The xCAT sunset was only a quick eclipse
Dear xCAT Community,
The xCAT sunset has changed course. VersatusHPC has been invited to join the xCAT Consortium, and future development will move toward direct upstream contributions coordinated with the Consortium and its existing member companies.
That matters most for Enterprise Linux 10 (EL10). EL10 support is coming to xCAT, restoring a future operating-system path for sites that still rely on xCAT. This is an important change from the previous sunset guidance, where the lack of an EL10 path was one of the strongest reasons to move away from xCAT.
The xCAT Consortium continues to recommend Confluent as the long-term successor to xCAT, and that remains the Consortium position. Users planning new cluster-management deployments should evaluate Confluent and its xCAT comparison documentation.
At the same time, xCAT is no longer sunsetted. The Consortium and participating companies will continue updating xCAT while there is community and user demand for it.
In summary:
- xCAT development is continuing upstream through the Consortium and participating companies.
- Enterprise Linux 10 support is coming.
- Confluent remains the Consortium-recommended successor and migration path.
- xCAT updates will continue while there is community and user demand.
We want to thank the xCAT Consortium and community for keeping this project moving. The sun went behind the moon for a moment, but xCAT is still here.
For more information on Confluent and how to get started, please visit the Confluent: Project Page, Documentation or Confluent vs xCAT comparison.
With thanks,
The xCAT Consortium
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