2005-01-11 Jeremy Katz <katzj@redhat.com>

	* packages.py (readPackages): Ensure that the Core group exists in
	the comps file (#143930)

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 69e237515..15d0a6bd6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-01-11  Jeremy Katz  <katzj@redhat.com>
+
+	* packages.py (readPackages): Ensure that the Core group exists in
+	the comps file (#143930)
+
 2005-01-10  Jeremy Katz  <katzj@redhat.com>
 
 	* dispatch.py (installSteps): Pass new arg to desktopchoice
diff --git a/packages.py b/packages.py
index c46fedb8c..05b3a72c1 100644
--- a/packages.py
+++ b/packages.py
@@ -178,6 +178,18 @@ def readPackages(intf, method, id):
                                  "Press <return> to try again."))
             continue
 
+    # people make bad tree copies all the time.  let's just mandate that
+    # the Core group has to exist in the comps file else we complain
+    if not grpset.groups.has_key("core"):
+        intf.messageWindow(_("Error"),
+                           _("The comps file in your installation tree is "
+                             "missing critical groups.  Please ensure that "
+                             "your install tree has been correctly "
+                             "generated."),
+                           type="custom", custom_icon="error",
+                           custom_buttons=[_("_Exit")])
+        sys.exit(0)
+
     while iutil.getArch() == "ia64":
         try:
             method.mergeFullHeaders(hdrlist)