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1 files changed, 35 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/Mailman/bin/make_instance.py b/Mailman/bin/make_instance.py
index 756199cea..435b0863a 100644
--- a/Mailman/bin/make_instance.py
+++ b/Mailman/bin/make_instance.py
@@ -22,27 +22,36 @@ import grp
import pwd
import sys
import optparse
+import setuptools
from string import Template
import Mailman
from Mailman.Version import MAILMAN_VERSION
-from Mailman.i18n import _
+
+# Until an instance is actually created, this module won't be importable
+# because the Defaults.py module won't have been created yet.
+try:
+ from Mailman.i18n import _
+except ImportError:
+ def _(s): return s
__i18n_templates__ = True
SPACE = ' '
+DEFAULT_RUNTIME_DIR = '/var/mailman'
def parseargs():
- parser = optparse.OptionParser(MAILMAN_VERSION, usage=_("""\
+ parser = optparse.OptionParser(version=MAILMAN_VERSION,
+ usage=_("""\
%prog [options]
Create a Mailman instance by generating all the necessary basic configuration
support and intervening directories.
"""))
parser.add_option('-r', '--runtime-dir',
- type='string', default='/var/mailman', help=_("""\
-The top-level run-time data directory. All supporting run-time data will be
+ type='string', default=DEFAULT_RUNTIME_DIR, help=_("""\
+The top-level runtime data directory. All supporting runtime data will be
placed in subdirectories of this directory. It will be created if necessary,
although this might require superuser privileges."""))
parser.add_option('-p', '--permchecks',
@@ -50,11 +59,11 @@ although this might require superuser privileges."""))
Perform permission checks on the runtime directory."""))
parser.add_option('-u', '--user',
type='string', default=None, help=_("""\
-The user id or name to use for the run-time directory. If not specified, the
+The user id or name to use for the runtime environment. If not specified, the
current user is used."""))
parser.add_option('-g', '--group',
type='string', default=None, help=_("""\
-The group id or name to use for the run-time directory. If not specified, the
+The group id or name to use for the runtime environment. If not specified, the
current group is used."""))
parser.add_option('-l', '--language',
default=[], type='string', action='append', help=_("""\
@@ -67,8 +76,7 @@ Enable the given language. Use 'all' to enable all supported languages."""))
-def main():
- parser, opts, args = parseargs()
+def instantiate(user=None, group=None, runtime_dir=None):
# Create the Defaults.py file using substitutions.
in_file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(Mailman.__file__),
'Defaults.py.in')
@@ -76,42 +84,48 @@ def main():
with open(in_file_path) as fp:
raw = Template(fp.read())
# Figure out which user name and group name to use.
- if opts.user is None:
+ if user is None:
uid = os.getuid()
else:
try:
- uid = int(opts.user)
+ uid = int(user)
except ValueError:
try:
- uid = pwd.getpwnam(opts.user).pw_uid
+ uid = pwd.getpwnam(user).pw_uid
except KeyError:
- parser.print_error(_('Unknown user: $opts.user'))
+ parser.print_error(_('Unknown user: $user'))
try:
- user_name = pwd.getpwuid(uid)
+ user_name = pwd.getpwuid(uid).pw_name
except KeyError:
- parser.print_error(_('Unknown user: $opts.user'))
- if opts.group is None:
+ parser.print_error(_('Unknown user: $user'))
+ if group is None:
gid = os.getgid()
else:
try:
- gid = int(opts.group)
+ gid = int(group)
except ValueError:
try:
- gid = grp.getgrnam(opts.group).gr_gid
+ gid = grp.getgrnam(group).gr_gid
except KeyError:
- parser.print_error(_('Unknown group: $opts.group'))
+ parser.print_error(_('Unknown group: $group'))
try:
- group_name = grp.getgrgid(gid)
+ group_name = grp.getgrgid(gid).gr_name
except KeyError:
- parser.print_error(_('Unknown group: $opts.group'))
+ parser.print_error(_('Unknown group: $group'))
# Process the .in file and write it to Defaults.py.
- processed = raw.safe_substitute(runtime_dir=opts.runtime_dir,
+ processed = raw.safe_substitute(runtime_dir=runtime_dir,
user_name=user_name,
group_name=group_name)
with open(out_file_path, 'w') as fp:
fp.write(processed)
# XXX Do --permchecks
# XXX Do --language
+
+
+
+def main():
+ parser, opts, args = parseargs()
+ instantiate(opts.user, opts.group, opts.runtime_dir)