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From: Phil Ehrens (pehrens_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-04-08 13:30:16


Hmmm... I thought that lamboot would use
LAMHOME to do it's dirty work. Seems to me
it *should*, since it can, and it would be
the right thing.

Joe Griffin wrote:
> Hi Phil,
>
> I am not sure how this helps. For
> example ... I have my OS pointing to
> lam-6.3.1, and when I try this to point
> to lam-6.5.6, the hboot is still from
> lam-6.3.1. My simple script is:
>
> #! /bin/sh
> export LAMHOME=/opt/local/lam-6.5.6
> /usr/bin/env LAMHOME=/opt/local/lam-6.5.6
> $LAMHOME/bin/lamboot -d -v hosts
>
> BTW - I did not have any LAM daemons running,
> and I cleaned /tmp/lam* before making the
> test, so there were no conflicts.
>
> So ... I would really like to set the
> path to "hboot" when I call lamboot.
>
> Joe
>
>
> Phil Ehrens wrote:
>
> >The 'env' command is your friend:
> >
> >/usr/bin/env LAMHOME=/some/place /some/place/lamboot
> >
> >A useful variation:
> >
> >/usr/bin/env LD_PRELOAD= LAMHOME=/some/place /some/place/lamboot
> >
> >Joe Griffin wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>Is there a way to pass the
> >>path of "hboot" into lamboot?
> >>
> >>I have different software using
> >>different versions of LAM. I
> >>would like to allow users to
> >>run each software package at
> >>the same time.
> >>
> >>Currently I have to:
> >>- set LAMHOME/PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> >>- run job using LAM-6.3.1
> >>- set LAMHOME/PATH/LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> >>- run job using LAM-6.5.6
> >>
> >>I have control of the application scripts
> >>and can have the correct "lamboot" used,
> >>however, it appears that lamboot calls
> >>the hboot in my path (which can only
> >>be for a specific version).
> >>
> >>I tried creating a /bin/hboot which
> >>could determine the version (new version
> >>has a -b), and then call the correct
> >>hboot, but that lamboot did not like
> >>my trickery.
> >>
> >>So .. Is there a way to pass the path of
> >>"hboot" to lamboot?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Joe Griffin
> >>
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