Re: Q: defining classes from shell command output

[Chris Edillon]

On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, jmw wrote:

> I'm trying to define a class using the out put of a shell command eg:
> control:
>          bits = ( "exec /usr/bin/isainfo -kv | cut -b1-2" )
>          addclasses  =  ( "$(bits)" )
> 
> This should presumably add a class called "32" or "64".
> 
> Instead I get classes that are  the actual shell command  - not the 
> output of the shell command.
> 
> Perhaps there is a cleaner  way to create a class based on the kernel 
> arch...
> 
  i could have sworn that a 64bit hard class was set by cfengine
itself on 64-bit plaforms.  not at work so i can't check that
right now, but see if there is a 64-bit related class in your list
of classes in the output of `cfengine -vp`

chris