You are right.
I just ran:
control:
split = ( ${n} )
# packagestohave = ( ReadFile(/var/mln/packagelist,4000) )
packagestohave = ( csh:tcsh )
shellcommands:
any::
"/usr/bin/apt-get install ${packagestohave}"
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(replacing the readfile with an explicit list)
and the syntax above worked
Lev Lvovsky <lists1@sonous.com> writes:
% That wouldn't (at least readily), explain why I don't have this
problem
% with only one element in the list (which does have the dashes). Any
% chance you could post a working example list of this form? I'd
like to
% see the debug output on something that's known to work.
%
% The debug output wherein it complains about improper IPv6 addresses
is
% especially frsutrating (in my post from yesterday).
%
% thanks for the help,
% -lev
%
%
% On Feb 26, 2004, at 6:52 PM, John Sechrest wrote:
%
% >
% > Do we have the problem with "-" in the names of things for this
too?
% >
% > I have used lists and they have worked, so there is something
% > simple here.
% >
% >
% >
% >
% > Lev Lvovsky <lists1@sonous.com> writes:
% >
% > % Sadly no, that results in parse errors (fatal ones).
% > %
% > % -lev
% > %
% > %
% > % On Feb 26, 2004, at 6:29 PM, John Sechrest wrote:
% > %
% > % >
% > % >
% > % > Lev Lvovsky <lists1@sonous.com> writes:
% > % >
% > % >
% > % > % however, changing smart_list to something with more than
one
% > item
% > % > % (leaving everything else the same):
% > % >
% > % > % smart_list = (
% > % > tsthvy1-smarthost.domain.com:tsthvy1-db1.domain.com )
% > % >
% > % > % results in all sorts of parsing errors when a connection
is
% > % > attempted:
% > % >
% > % >
% > % > Isn't the syntax for a list:
% > % >
% > % > smart_list =
tsthvy1-smarthost.domain.com:tsthvy1-db1.domain.com
% > % >
% > % >
% > % >
% > % >
% > % > -----
% > % > John Sechrest . Helping people use
% > % > . computers and the
Internet
% > % > . more effectively
% > % > .
% > % > . Internet:
% > sechrest@peak.org
% > % > .
% > % > .
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% >
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% > . more effectively
% > .
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% > .
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