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LON-CAPA server machine.	LON-CAPA server machine.
<P>	<P>
This document is the functional model description which describes the computations	This document is the functional model description which describes the computations
and their expected results necessary to manage packaging and filesystem management	and expected results necessary to manage packaging and filesystem management
for LON-CAPA both now and in the future in a manner that is <B>synchronous</B>	for LON-CAPA both now and in the future in a manner that is <B>synchronous</B>
with software development, installations, and upgrades. Promulgation of coding	with software development, installations, and upgrades. Promulgation of coding
changes, version control, and maintaining a handle on security and network optimization	changes, version control, and maintaining a handle on security and network optimization
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<BR>Red Hat Package Manager. A system to manage software applications (packages). This system tracks package	<BR>Red Hat Package Manager. A system to manage software applications (packages). This system tracks package
interdependencies, configuration files, and file alterations. The RPM packaging system can (and probably should) reside on a different	interdependencies, configuration files, and file alterations. The RPM packaging system can (and probably should) reside on a different
computer than the central file repository computer. The RPM packaging system should probably be on a computer	computer than the central file repository computer. The RPM packaging system should probably be on a computer
accessible to the	accessible to programmers involved with system development.
<LI><B>LCIC</B>	<LI><B>LCIC</B>
<BR>LON-CAPA Integrity Check. A script-based system which analyzes a computer to determine the RPM composition	<BR>LON-CAPA Integrity Check. A script-based system which analyzes a computer to determine the RPM composition
(missing or contrastingly extraneous RPMs), extraneous files which do not belong to any RPM, and RPM file	(missing or contrastingly extraneous RPMs), extraneous files which do not belong to any RPM, and RPM file
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<LI><B>What are the specifics associated with the process LON_CAPA_update_RPM_build_tree?</B>	<LI><B>What are the specifics associated with the process LON_CAPA_update_RPM_build_tree?</B>
<BR>This process checkouts LON-CAPA directories and files. This process reads from the <TT>packaging/file_map.txt</TT>.	<BR>This process checkouts LON-CAPA directories and files. This process reads from the <TT>packaging/file_map.txt</TT> and the
This process reads RPM <TT>.spec</TT> template files to set up the two LON-CAPA RPMs (LON-CAPA-base and LON-CAPA-auxiliary).	<TT>packaging/permissions.txt</TT> file. This process reads RPM <TT>.spec</TT> template files to set up the two LON-CAPA RPMs (LON-CAPA-base and LON-CAPA-auxiliary).
These updated RPMs are placed into a pool of RPMs from which to generate the customized RedHat installation/upgrade CD.	These updated RPMs are placed into a pool of RPMs from which to generate the customized RedHat installation/upgrade CD.
A 'comps' file is generated to customize the grouping of packages on the CD image. The CD image is written and made accessible	A 'comps' file is generated to customize the grouping of packages on the CD image. The CD image is written and made accessible
on the web.	on the web.
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[configuration settings that need to be saved?]	[configuration settings that need to be saved?]
[description of file and what it does]	[description of file and what it does]
</PRE>	</PRE>
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	<LI><B>What is the correct format for the <TT>packaging/permissions.txt</TT> file?</B>
	<BR>Every line refers to a file or directory to install/upgrade on a LON-CAPA system. There are four/five fields to each line which are space-separated.
	File listing:
	<PRE>
	[octal mode]
	[user to own file]
	[group to own file]
	[file name]
	</PRE>
	Directory listing:
	<PRE>
	[octal mode]
	[user to own file]
	[group to own file]
	DIR
	[file name]
	</PRE>
<UL>	<UL>
<LI><TT>[computer-type]</TT> - a list of capitalized letters indicating which computer-types this file is to be installed on. P=main packaging computer. A=LON-CAPA software development access server. L=LON-CAPA software development library server. C=central CVS file repository computer. PAL means this file is to be installed on the main packaging computer and the software development library and access servers. P means this file is to be installed on just the main packaging computer. AL means the file is to be installed on just the software development library and access servers.	<LI><TT>[computer-type]</TT> - a list of capitalized letters indicating which computer-types this file is to be installed on. P=main packaging computer. A=LON-CAPA software development access server. L=LON-CAPA software development library server. C=central CVS file repository computer. PAL means this file is to be installed on the main packaging computer and the software development library and access servers. P means this file is to be installed on just the main packaging computer. AL means the file is to be installed on just the software development library and access servers.
<LI><TT>[file location on CVS repository]</TT> - the file location on the CVS repository. For example, <TT>/loncom/htpasswd</TT>, <TT>loncom/startup.pl</TT>, and	<LI><TT>[file location on CVS repository]</TT> - the file location on the CVS repository. For example, <TT>/loncom/htpasswd</TT>, <TT>loncom/startup.pl</TT>, and

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