Kernel is not installed with empty <packages> tag

4 Jun 2003

      Hello everyone,

I'm using the following control file
to perform a SuSE 8.1 autoinstallation:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "/usr/share/YaST2/include/autoinstall/profile.dtd">
<profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns"
xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns">
  <configure>
    <networking>
  <dns>
    <dhcp_hostname config:type="boolean">true</dhcp_hostname>
    <dhcp_resolv config:type="boolean">true</dhcp_resolv>
    <domain>demo-zone.com</domain>
    <hostname>praga</hostname>
    <nameservers config:type="list">
      <nameserver></nameserver>
    </nameservers>
    <searchlist config:type="list">
    </searchlist>
  </dns>
  <interfaces config:type="list">
    <interface>
      <bootproto>dhcp</bootproto>
      <broadcast></broadcast>
      <device>eth0</device>
      <ipaddr></ipaddr>
      <netmask></netmask>
      <network></network>
      <options></options>
      <remote_ipaddr></remote_ipaddr>
      <startmode>onboot</startmode>
      <wireless>no</wireless>
    </interface>
  </interfaces>
  <routing>
    <ip_forward config:type="boolean">false</ip_forward>
    <routes config:type="list">
      <route>
        <destination>default</destination>
        <device>-</device>
        <gateway></gateway>
        <netmask>-</netmask>
      </route>
    </routes>
  </routing>
</networking>

    <runlevels>
      <default>5</default>
      <services config:type="list"/>
    </runlevels>
    <scripts>
  <post-scripts config:type="list">
  </post-scripts>
  <pre-scripts config:type="list"/>
</scripts>

    <users config:type="list">
      <user>
        <encrypted config:type="boolean">false</encrypted>
        <user_password>changeme</user_password>
        <username>root</username>
      </user>
    </users>
    <x11>
      <color_depth config:type="integer">16</color_depth>
      <configure_x11 config:type="boolean">true</configure_x11>
      <display_manager>kdm</display_manager>
      <enable_3d config:type="boolean">false</enable_3d>
      <monitor>
        <display>
          <frequency config:type="integer">75</frequency>
          <height config:type="integer">768</height>
          <max_hsync config:type="integer">60</max_hsync>
          <max_vsync config:type="integer">75</max_vsync>
          <min_hsync config:type="integer">31</min_hsync>
          <min_vsync config:type="integer">50</min_vsync>
          <width config:type="integer">1024</width>
        </display>
        <monitor_device>1024X768@75HZ</monitor_device>
        <monitor_vendor> VESA</monitor_vendor>
      </monitor>
      <resolution>1024x768</resolution>
      <start_x11 config:type="boolean">true</start_x11>
    </x11>
  </configure>
  <install>
    <bootloader>
      <write_bootloader config:type="boolean">true</write_bootloader>
      <lba_support config:type="boolean">true</lba_support>
      <linear config:type="boolean">false</linear>
      <location>mbr</location>
    </bootloader>
    <general>
      <clock>
         <hwclock>localtime</hwclock>
         <timezone>Europe/Madrid</timezone>
      </clock>
      <keyboard>
         <keymap>spanish</keymap>
      </keyboard>
      <language>es_ES</language>
      <mode>
        <confirm config:type="boolean">false</confirm>
        <forceboot config:type="boolean">false</forceboot>
        <interactive_boot config:type="boolean">false</interactive_boot>
        <reboot config:type="boolean">false</reboot>
      </mode>
      <mouse>
        <id>probe</id>
      </mouse>
    </general>
    <partitioning config:type="list" >
      <drive>
        <device>/dev/hda</device>
        <use>all</use>
      </drive>
    </partitioning>
    <report>
      <errors>
        <log config:type="boolean">true</log>
        <show config:type="boolean">true</show>
        <timeout config:type="integer">10</timeout>
      </errors>
      <messages>
        <log config:type="boolean">true</log>
        <show config:type="boolean">false</show>
        <timeout config:type="integer">10</timeout>
      </messages>
      <warnings>
        <log config:type="boolean">true</log>
        <show config:type="boolean">false</show>
        <timeout config:type="integer">10</timeout>
      </warnings>
    </report>
    <software>
      <addons config:type="list">
<addon>Kde</addon>
</addons>
      <base>Minimal+X11</base>
      <packages config:type="list">
      </packages>
    </software>

  </install>
</profile>

However, when installation finishes,
there is no kernel installed under /boot
(the k_deftl package is not installed).

I have discovered that removing

      <packages config:type="list">
      </packages>

of the control file, the installation
works fine with the kernel installed.
It seems autoyast2 doen't like an
empty <packages> list.

Somebody have experienced similar
behaviour? What is the cause?
Maybe an autoyast2 bug?

Thanks in advance,

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Fermín
Agora Systems, S.A.

Kernel is not installed with empty <packages> tag

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