James Carlson wrote: > Mark Martin writes: > >> It looks like the synchronization process is stuck around case 2009/118 >> httping. This case and others after it are not available on the >> external web site. >> > > There's nothing interesting about either of those cases. > > However, the sync process has been in dire straits for some time now, > and was recently stressed by some Java-related cases that went through > LSARC and that had _hundreds_ of javadoc-generated files in them. > > There are multiple problems here. One is that the transfer mechanism > itself is a little shady. Another is that the opensolaris.org > infrastructure itself is unsound when driven by scripts like this. > > I've been baby-sitting it for days now. It's getting better, but it's > unclear when or if it will recover. > > Thanks for taking a look at this, again.
Add the additional download times for all that newly generated HTML containing all those case materials, and the site's usability has taken a severe hit as well. That problem can only get worse over time with the current layout (all that generated DHTML on the left pane). I have suspected for some time that the only real benefit I can personally bring to either ARC, aside from my casual foray into internship duties is to act as a resource for rewriting tools. At the moment, I'm personally constrained for time, or I'd try to lead a requirements gathering effort. I know John Plocher's prior work in the area would be a great starting point. Until my local spacetime expands, I guess you're probably stuck with the babysitting chores and the robustness of the site will still be variable. Is anyone else interested in at least getting a requirements gathering exercise started?
