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| <H1>LON-CAPA Auxiliary Software Package Files and Directories</H1> |
<H1>LON-CAPA Auxiliary Software Package Files and Directories</H1> |
| <BR>Scott Harrison, September 2000 |
<BR>Scott Harrison, September 2000 |
| <BR>CVS location: doc/otherfiles |
<BR>CVS location: doc/otherfiles |
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This page shows applications and software packages which are secondary (yet |
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still necessary) to the proper functioning of the LON-CAPA network code. |
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| <IMG SRC="working.gif" ALT="working"> a "bug-free", working external software package |
<IMG HEIGHT=32 WIDTH=32 SRC="working.gif" ALT="working"> a "bug-free", working external software package |
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| <IMG SRC="almostfixed.gif" ALT="almost fixed"> an external software package that is a little buggy and is being worked on |
<IMG HEIGHT=32 WIDTH=32 SRC="almostfixed.gif" ALT="almost fixed"> an external software package that is a little buggy and is being worked on |
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| <IMG SRC="bug.gif" ALT="bug">an external software package that has a bug and is currently on the backburner (not being worked on) |
<IMG HEIGHT=32 WIDTH=32 SRC="bug.gif" ALT="bug">an external software package that has a bug and is currently on the backburner (not being worked on) |
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| <IMG SRC="notmade.gif" ALT="not made">an external software feature that has yet to be really developed, despite possible exploratory work (this may be added to an existing package, or may constitute a new package) |
<IMG HEIGHT=32 WIDTH=32 SRC="notmade.gif" ALT="not made">an external software feature that has yet to be really developed, despite possible exploratory work (this may be added to an existing package, or may constitute a new package) |
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| <TD>systemperl |
<TD>systemperl |
| <BR><A HREF="systemperl.html">[Synopsis]</A> <A HREF="LON-CAPA-systemperl-3.1-1.i386.rpm">[RPM]</A></TD> |
<BR><A HREF="systemperl.html">[Synopsis]</A> <A HREF="LON-CAPA-systemperl-3.1-1.i386.rpm">[RPM]</A></TD> |
| <TD>Various perl modules built from CPAN, but do not exist as well-supported RPMs. These modules implement important functionality as well as serving as APIs for system application resources (like kerberos and MySQL).</TD> |
<TD>Various perl modules built from CPAN, but do not exist as well-supported RPMs. These modules implement important functionality as well as serving as APIs for system application resources (like kerberos and MySQL).</TD> |
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| <TD>These are the CPAN downloads (http://www.cpan.org/): |
<TD>These are the CPAN downloads (http://www.cpan.org/): |
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<TD><IMG SRC="working.gif" ALT="working"></TD> |
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<TD>Minimal RPM set |
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<BR><A HREF="rpm_list.txt">[Synopsis]</A></TD> |
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The set of RedHat standard 6.2 RPMs (including security upgrades) needed for |
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correct functioning of the LON-CAPA server.</TD> |
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http://www.redhat.com |
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<BR>6.2 plus upgraded packages |
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<TD><IMG SRC="working.gif" ALT="working"></TD> |
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<TD>Developer RPM Set |
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<BR><A HREF="rpm_list.txt">[Synopsis]</A></TD> |
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<TD>A superset of the Minimal RPM set which has RPMs useful for those developing a LON-CAPA server (X-windows, GNOME, various scripting and other utilities). |
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http://www.redhat.com |
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<BR>6.2 plus upgraded packages |
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<TD><IMG SRC="almostfixed.gif" ALT="almost fixed"></TD> |
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<TD>Installation/Upgrade/Reconfiguration</TD> |
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<TD>A Python/TK interface set (orig. Redhat's "anaconda" package) is customized for LON-CAPA specific system maintenance and upgrade.</TD> |
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<TD>Interfaces have been scripted. Need to bug-proof data storage and passing between interface screens as well as system file interactions.</TD> |
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<TD><IMG SRC="bug.gif" ALT="bug"></TD> |
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<TD>Complete source-to-CD build</TD> |
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<TD>Separate from external software package building. This step is done when 1 command will read, build, compile, package, and burn a CD based on: |
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<LI>LON-CAPA base source code |
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<LI>Operating System |
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<LI>Operating System customizations |
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in a well-documented working manner. |
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<TD>A key step in all of this is to have all the LON-CAPA base source code automatically build into an RPM.</TD> |
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<TD><IMG SRC="notmade.gif" ALT="not made"></TD> |
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<TD>System Initialization Configuration</TD> |
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<TD>Start all needed modules and daemons upon system boot-up.</TD> |
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<TD>Already have written a setuid-ed (runnable by 'www') /etc/rc.d/init.d/loncontrol script. Needs to be greatly perfected and enhanced. Should also continually recheck (and if needed) reinitialize SQL database.</TD> |
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<TD><IMG SRC="bug.gif" ALT="bug"></TD> |
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<TD>System Monitoring</TD> |
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<TD>Have the system perform self-diagnostics and post status reports (as well as reacting to "bad" things like zombies).</TD> |
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<TD><TT>loncron</TT> has been used; we've been running it every three hours through crontab. Still some significant problems, including a slow start-up.</TD> |
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<TD><IMG SRC="bug.gif" ALT="bug"></TD> |
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<TD>Database blocking</TD> |
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<TD>Handle database requests through a separate parent-child daemon network layer.</TD> |
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<TD><TT>lonsql</TT> has been written and implemented in some tests of <TT>loncron</TT>. SQL database requests have been working, but <TT>lonsql</TT> needs to be trained to assess database status better and work with the metadata layer more closely. In other words, this scheme works, but there's a lot left to do. </TD> |
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