[Mailman-Users] Two commands in PRIVATE_EXTERNAL_ARCHIVER?

[Tobias Eigen]

Many, many thanks, Richard - that did the trick. <phew> Now I can continue with 
my testing and migration to FUD Forum. 

Best wishes, 

Tobias

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Quoting Richard Barrett <r.barrett at openinfo.co.uk>:

> At 17:34 17/06/2003, Tobias Eigen wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >While we're on the subject of PRIVATE_EXTERNAL_ARCHIVER - has anyone
> >successfully set it up to have two commands executed to generate two
> external
> >archives at the same time? I want to continue using mhonarc while also 
> >testing
> >another system (FUD Forum).
> >
> >I realize this is probably a trivial question for some of you, but I've
> been
> >digging around quite a bit in Google and haven't found the answer. My
> latest
> >attempt is:
> >
> >PRIVATE_EXTERNAL_ARCHIVER = '(/usr/bin/mhonarc -add -outdir
> >/usr/local/mailman/archives/private/%(listname)s -rcfile
> >/usr/local/mailman/archives/private/mhonarc.rc -htmlext html -idxfname
> >index.html -title %(listname)s -reverse
> >-spammode ; /usr/local/mailman/scripts/maillist.php
> >%(listname)s\@lists.kabissa.org)'
> >
> >.. which runs the first one (mhonarc) correctly as usual and does also 
> >runs the
> >second one (maillist.php). However, the second one does not seem to be
> passed
> >the message at all.
> >
> >I've tried a range of things based on the above - no luck. Any advice is
> >appreciated.
> 
> Try making the first part of the command 'cat > /tmp/teststuff$$;' to 
> insert the msg into a temporary file. Have the two subsequent command parts 
> executing the archivers and taking their STDIN from the temporary file. 
> Make the last part of the command 'rm /tmp/teststuff$$' to tidy up.
> 
> Something like this might work:
> 
> PRIVATE_EXTERNAL_ARCHIVER = 'cat > /tmp/teststuff$$; archiver-1-command 
> %(listname)s-stuff < /tmp/teststuff$$; archiver-2-command 
> %(listname)s-stuff < /tmp/teststuff$$; rm /tmp/teststuff$$'
> 
> I think the temporary files are safe but caveat emptor ...
> 
> 
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Tobias
> >
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> >Tobias Eigen
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> >
> >Kabissa - Space for change in Africa
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> >
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> >
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