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ohnobinki@(none) - 16 years ago 2009-05-03 22:32:36

added TODO describing our plan of action
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*************************
 

	
 
Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005,
 
2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 

	
 
This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives
 
   This file is free documentation; the Free Software Foundation gives
 
unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it.
 

	
 
Basic Installation
 
==================
 

	
 
Briefly, the shell commands `./configure; make; make install' should
 
   Briefly, the shell commands `./configure; make; make install' should
 
configure, build, and install this package.  The following
 
more-detailed instructions are generic; see the `README' file for
 
instructions specific to this package.
 
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Compilers and Options
 
=====================
 

	
 
Some systems require unusual options for compilation or linking that the
 
`configure' script does not know about.  Run `./configure --help' for
 
details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
 
   Some systems require unusual options for compilation or linking that
 
the `configure' script does not know about.  Run `./configure --help'
 
for details on some of the pertinent environment variables.
 

	
 
   You can give `configure' initial values for configuration parameters
 
by setting variables in the command line or in the environment.  Here
 
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Compiling For Multiple Architectures
 
====================================
 

	
 
You can compile the package for more than one kind of computer at the
 
   You can compile the package for more than one kind of computer at the
 
same time, by placing the object files for each architecture in their
 
own directory.  To do this, you can use GNU `make'.  `cd' to the
 
directory where you want the object files and executables to go and run
 
@@ -100,10 +100,24 @@ architecture at a time in the source cod
 
installed the package for one architecture, use `make distclean' before
 
reconfiguring for another architecture.
 

	
 
   On MacOS X 10.5 and later systems, you can create libraries and
 
executables that work on multiple system types--known as "fat" or
 
"universal" binaries--by specifying multiple `-arch' options to the
 
compiler but only a single `-arch' option to the preprocessor.  Like
 
this:
 

	
 
     ./configure CC="gcc -arch i386 -arch x86_64 -arch ppc -arch ppc64" \
 
                 CXX="g++ -arch i386 -arch x86_64 -arch ppc -arch ppc64" \
 
                 CPP="gcc -E" CXXCPP="g++ -E"
 

	
 
   This is not guaranteed to produce working output in all cases, you
 
may have to build one architecture at a time and combine the results
 
using the `lipo' tool if you have problems.
 

	
 
Installation Names
 
==================
 

	
 
By default, `make install' installs the package's commands under
 
   By default, `make install' installs the package's commands under
 
`/usr/local/bin', include files under `/usr/local/include', etc.  You
 
can specify an installation prefix other than `/usr/local' by giving
 
`configure' the option `--prefix=PREFIX'.
 
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Optional Features
 
=================
 

	
 
Some packages pay attention to `--enable-FEATURE' options to
 
   Some packages pay attention to `--enable-FEATURE' options to
 
`configure', where FEATURE indicates an optional part of the package.
 
They may also pay attention to `--with-PACKAGE' options, where PACKAGE
 
is something like `gnu-as' or `x' (for the X Window System).  The
 
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you can use the `configure' options `--x-includes=DIR' and
 
`--x-libraries=DIR' to specify their locations.
 

	
 
Particular systems
 
==================
 

	
 
   On HP-UX, the default C compiler is not ANSI C compatible.  If GNU
 
CC is not installed, it is recommended to use the following options in
 
order to use an ANSI C compiler:
 

	
 
     ./configure CC="cc -Ae"
 

	
 
and if that doesn't work, install pre-built binaries of GCC for HP-UX.
 

	
 
   On OSF/1 a.k.a. Tru64, some versions of the default C compiler cannot
 
parse its `<wchar.h>' header file.  The option `-nodtk' can be used as
 
a workaround.  If GNU CC is not installed, it is therefore recommended
 
to try
 

	
 
     ./configure CC="cc"
 

	
 
and if that doesn't work, try
 

	
 
     ./configure CC="cc -nodtk"
 

	
 
Specifying the System Type
 
==========================
 

	
 
There may be some features `configure' cannot figure out automatically,
 
but needs to determine by the type of machine the package will run on.
 
Usually, assuming the package is built to be run on the _same_
 
architectures, `configure' can figure that out, but if it prints a
 
message saying it cannot guess the machine type, give it the
 
   There may be some features `configure' cannot figure out
 
automatically, but needs to determine by the type of machine the package
 
will run on.  Usually, assuming the package is built to be run on the
 
_same_ architectures, `configure' can figure that out, but if it prints
 
a message saying it cannot guess the machine type, give it the
 
`--build=TYPE' option.  TYPE can either be a short name for the system
 
type, such as `sun4', or a canonical name which has the form:
 

	
 
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Sharing Defaults
 
================
 

	
 
If you want to set default values for `configure' scripts to share, you
 
can create a site shell script called `config.site' that gives default
 
values for variables like `CC', `cache_file', and `prefix'.
 
   If you want to set default values for `configure' scripts to share,
 
you can create a site shell script called `config.site' that gives
 
default values for variables like `CC', `cache_file', and `prefix'.
 
`configure' looks for `PREFIX/share/config.site' if it exists, then
 
`PREFIX/etc/config.site' if it exists.  Or, you can set the
 
`CONFIG_SITE' environment variable to the location of the site script.
 
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Defining Variables
 
==================
 

	
 
Variables not defined in a site shell script can be set in the
 
   Variables not defined in a site shell script can be set in the
 
environment passed to `configure'.  However, some packages may run
 
configure again during the build, and the customized values of these
 
variables may be lost.  In order to avoid this problem, you should set
 
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`configure' Invocation
 
======================
 

	
 
`configure' recognizes the following options to control how it operates.
 
   `configure' recognizes the following options to control how it
 
operates.
 

	
 
`--help'
 
`-h'
 
     Print a summary of the options to `configure', and exit.
 
     Print a summary of all of the options to `configure', and exit.
 

	
 
`--help=short'
 
`--help=recursive'
 
     Print a summary of the options unique to this package's
 
     `configure', and exit.  The `short' variant lists options used
 
     only in the top level, while the `recursive' variant lists options
 
     also present in any nested packages.
 

	
 
`--version'
 
`-V'
 
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     Look for the package's source code in directory DIR.  Usually
 
     `configure' can determine that directory automatically.
 

	
 
`--prefix=DIR'
 
     Use DIR as the installation prefix.  *Note Installation Names::
 
     for more details, including other options available for fine-tuning
 
     the installation locations.
 

	
 
`--no-create'
 
`-n'
 
     Run the configure checks, but stop before creating any output
 
     files.
 

	
 
`configure' also accepts some other, not widely useful, options.  Run
 
`configure --help' for more details.
 

	
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new file 100644
 
1. Create a CLI interface for distren
 
	command: distren
 
	args: -i infile.tar.bz2 -o outfile.tar.bz2
 
	action: submits and blocks and retreives result of rendering the contents of infile.tar.bz2. Should currently just call stub functions.
 
	
 
2. Design of stubs in distren CLI:
 
	Stub for submitting file to a server
 
	Stub for waiting for server
 

	
 
3. Design of stubs in distrend:
 
	Stub for getting info from the tarball/validifying the tarball. Read distren-job.xml, a file in the tarball, to find out 1. which rendering system to use (that system, e.g. blender/povray, can read more specifics, such as name of file to pass to blender and frames. Options common between different systems will be handled in common as best as possible)
 
	Stub for unpacking file
 
	Stub for calling subsystem's action that does the rendering
 
	Stub for submission of new jobs to be distributed (a subsystem rendering a file with multiples frames should generate a subjob for each frame)
 
	Stub for publishing file and constructing job description so that the job can be shared
 

	
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