yum-dump.py in chef-0.8.2

- old
+ new

@@ -43,12 +43,21 @@
 
 # Can't do try: except: finally: in python 2.4 it seems, hence this fun.
 try:
   try:
     y = yum.YumBase()
-    # Only want our output
-    y.doConfigSetup(debuglevel=0, errorlevel=0)
+    try:
+        # Only want our output
+        y.doConfigSetup(errorlevel=0,debuglevel=0)
+    except:
+        # but of course, yum on even moderately old
+        # redhat/centosen doesn't know how to do logging properly
+        # so we duck punch our way to victory
+        def __log(a,b): pass
+        y.doConfigSetup()
+        y.log = __log
+        y.errorlog = __log
     
     # Yum assumes it can update the cache directory. Disable this for non root 
     # users.
     y.conf.cache = os.geteuid() != 0
     
@@ -68,10 +77,20 @@
         break
     
     y.doTsSetup()
     y.doRpmDBSetup()
     
-    db = y.doPackageLists('all')
+    try:
+        db = y.doPackageLists('all')
+    except AttributeError:
+        # some people claim that testing for yum.__version__ should be
+        # enough to see if this is required, but I say they're liars.
+        # the yum on 4.8 at least understands yum.__version__ but still
+        # needs to get its repos and sacks set up manually.
+        # Thus, we just try it, fail, and then try again. WCPGW?
+        y.doRepoSetup()
+        y.doSackSetup()
+        db = y.doPackageLists('all')
     
     y.closeRpmDB()
   
   except Errors.YumBaseError, e:
     print >> sys.stderr, "Error! %s" % e 