conditionalize import of uuid package and avoid dependent code if

import fails (as it will on RHEL5)

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/py/mock/backend.py b/py/mock/backend.py
index 64d7455..3f60a08 100644
--- a/py/mock/backend.py
+++ b/py/mock/backend.py
@@ -13,8 +13,13 @@ import logging
 import os
 import shutil
 import stat
-import uuid
 import grp
+try:
+    import uuid
+    gotuuid = True
+except:
+    gotuuid = False
+
 
 # our imports
 import mock.util
@@ -244,14 +249,15 @@ class Root(object):
                 os.remove(hostspath)
             shutil.copy2('/etc/hosts', etcdir)
 
-        # Anything that tries to use libdbus inside the chroot will require this
-        # FIXME - merge this code with other OS-image building code
-        machine_uuid = uuid.uuid4().hex
-        dbus_uuid_path = self.makeChrootPath('var', 'lib', 'dbus', 'machine-id')
-        f = open(dbus_uuid_path, 'w')
-        f.write(machine_uuid)
-        f.write('\n')
-        f.close()
+        if gotuuid:
+            # Anything that tries to use libdbus inside the chroot will require this
+            # FIXME - merge this code with other OS-image building code
+            machine_uuid = uuid.uuid4().hex
+            dbus_uuid_path = self.makeChrootPath('var', 'lib', 'dbus', 'machine-id')
+            f = open(dbus_uuid_path, 'w')
+            f.write(machine_uuid)
+            f.write('\n')
+            f.close()
 
         # files in /etc that need doing
         for key in self.chroot_file_contents: