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   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.

   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.

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"

   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

   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' recognizes the following options to control how it

operates.

     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.

`--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.

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