Re: fedora 16 to 17upgrade fails again

[Patrick Dupre <pdupre@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2012-08-05 10:44, Patrick Dupre wrote:
> On 2012-08-05 02:00, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > On 08/05/2012 07:24 AM, Patrick Dupre wrote:
> > > This is the second time that it happens:
> > > The uograde from fedora 16 to 17 fails with the message:
> > > The /usr merge script failed. THis is required for Fedora 17 to 
> > > work. The upgrade cannot continue.
> > >
> > > Then, it is impossible to boor on the previous installation.
> > >
> > > This is a real serious bug (x86_64)
> >
> > I may be a serious problem.  But it won't get addressed if you don't
> > file a *detailed* bugzilla.  On your F16 system, did you have /usr 
> > on
> > a separate partition?
>
> Yes,
>
> I have /
> /usr
> /usr/lib
> /usr/local
> /home
>
> (Old fashion, like it was recommanded a while ago).
>
> > An upgrade failure is annoying.  But, should never be fatal.  In 
> > that
> > doing a backup before hand simply results in one doing a fresh
> > install.
> Yes I have a backup, but it would better to undertsand before
> reinstalling again
> because this failure is reproducible. In fact probably very little
> need to repaired.
> I have other machines to update.
This were the issue is:
in update.py
Why anaconda tries to make symbolic link when it is just regular 
partition?
So, how can I go back to the previous configuration?
How, can I anticipate the issue?

def upgradeUsr(anaconda):
    """
    Handle the upgrade of /bin, /sbin, /lib, /lib64 to symlinks into 
/usr/
    This uses dracut's convertfs module
    """
    dirs = ["/bin", "/sbin", "/lib", "/lib64"]
    dirs = [ROOT_PATH+d for d in dirs]
    if all(map(os.path.islink, dirs)):
        log.info("upgradeusr dirs are already symlinks")
        return

    if anaconda.intf is not None:
        w = anaconda.intf.waitWindow(_("Upgrade /usr symlinks"),
                            _("Running /usr merge script"))

    if 
iutil.execWithRedirect("/usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/30convertfs/convertfs.sh",
                              [ROOT_PATH],
                              stdout="/dev/tty5", stderr="/dev/tty5"):
        log.error("convertfs failed")

        if anaconda.intf is not None:
            w.pop()
            rc = anaconda.intf.messageWindow(_("/usr merge failed"),
                           _("The /usr merge script failed. This is 
required"
                             " for Fedora 17 to work. The upgrade 
cannot continue."
                             "\n\n"))
        sys.exit(0)
    log.info("convertfs was successful")

    if anaconda.intf is not None:
        w.pop()

> > --
> > Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to
> > build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe 
> > trying
> > to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is 
> > winning.
> > -- Rick Cook, The Wizardry Compiled
>
> --
>
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>  Patrick DUPRÉ                |   |  email: pdupre@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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