[OpenAFS] Linux afs client suggestions.

[Jason Edgecombe]

Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Derek Atkins wrote:
>
>> Dan Pritts <danno@internet2.edu> writes:
>>
>>> openafs.org won't necessarily issue RPMs for each and every RHEL point
>>> kernel release but rebuilding and making your own is not too hard; 
>>> you'd
>>> just have to build your own openafs-kernel rpms that contained the 
>>> module
>>> for the newest point release, put the new RPMs in a yum repo, and tell
>>> up2date (or yum if you went centos) where that yum repo was.
>>
>> Just as a point of information, I do try to build for every point
>> release kernel, but I don't do it in a timely fashion.  But yes,
>> the RPMs are set up to EASILY rebuild against a new kernel.
>
> If someone can provide a script to easily "notice" update kernels 
> available for (RPM, at least) platforms we support I will work on 
> getting something automated to kick out more builds.

how about this:
curl -l 
ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/fedora/linux/core/updates/6/i386/ 
 > file

grep for kernel rpms and store in file2, then check the differences.

Jason