OK, point taken. I'll keep it open.
-j
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GRIDPP2: Deployment and support of SRM and local storage
> management [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Owen Synge
> Sent: 19 May 2005 16:40
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Minutes of the storage phone conf
>
>
> On Thu, 19 May 2005 15:39:08 +0100
> "Jensen, J (Jens)" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > http://agenda.cern.ch/fullAgenda.php?ida=a053145
>
> Reading the agenda I am unhappy about the first statement,
>
> <quote url="http://agenda.cern.ch/fullAgenda.php?ida=a053145">
>
> 8 09/02/2005 Resurrect SRM client API Jens Open
>
> There is an API, but it's not straightforward to use. FWIW, this is
> what it looks like:
>
> http://cvs.gridpp.rl.ac.uk/viewcvs/viewcvs.cgi/edg/edg-se/modu
> les/client/common/gpp-srm1-client/src/?cvsroot=SG
>
> It's generated off gSOAP but with my own modifications, and it uses
> CERN's CGSI plugin to do the GSI stuff. Since it is unlikely that I
> will have time to improve it, I'm calling this the API and closing the
> action. I did start to write a cleaner one in C++ but then Owen
> wanted C and that's even harder to get right so it won't happen.
>
> </quote>
>
> I understand you closing the action due to shortage of effort. To
> suggested its an API and the item is closed is not accurate, its
> abandoned. Transferring the action to someone else in the future wont
> happen if you say it exists. As I say I don't have a problem with the
> outcome just what is said. I also believe test code is essential and
> will try to get some from another source. C is the best
> language to use
> as Perl and Python functionality tests can then be completed betterand
> easier, as C++ STL API's need to be translated to ANSI C to be easiliy
> useful for scripting languages.
>
>
>
> <quote url="http://agenda.cern.ch/fullAgenda.php?ida=a053145">
>
> Jiri is currently improving the YAIM configuration, addressing these
> four issues, among other things.
>
> However, it may be easier to deploy these improvements via the more
> traditional yum/apt-get methods, at least initially. Comments
> welcome.
>
>
> </quote>
>
> I am currently fighting with YAIM as I think that yaim is the solution
> for installing all LHC software and you system admins want consistency
> and simplicity across LHC code base.
>
> Also how do I modify the Minutes, since this is probably going
> automatically to some high level committee.
>
> Regards
>
> Owen S
>
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