OpenPBS/MAUI is still the default scheduler for OSCAR, we should really replace it with Torque at some point...
Cheers, Bernard > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Jeremy Enos > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 13:04 > To: Boris Daix; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Oscar-devel] OSCAR4Debian > > w/r/t OpenPBS and Maui packaging... There are newer versions > of those packages available in OPD than in OSCAR svn (or > cvs). The newer version of PBS that I'm referring to is > re-labeled "Torque", and has additional patches applied which > differentiate it from the very old and unmaintained OpenPBS > version. I've been out of the loop for a bit, so it's > possible that someone has replaced OpenPBS w/ that Torque > package in the main tree already, although I haven't seen > anything about it. > > Jeremy > > At 02:51 AM 8/19/2004, Boris Daix wrote: > >Hello there, > > > >(I've just subscribed to this list so please forgive my newbiness.) > > > >I've been working on adapting OSCAR to Debian since may 3, in my > >internship at EDF/R&D[1]. The main project is to build a full, > >Debian-based workstation for scientific computation -- one > component of > >which is, of course, clustering software. > > > >EDF logically wants to make OSCAR usable within Debian since > it would > >make everything Debian-based for them (hence better maintainable for > >deployment services). > > > >Note that I may, one day soon, follow the long way to become Debian > >Developer. It will then be easy to upload whatever piece of > software > >into Debian if it's not in yet. > > > > > >I've hardly worked on packaging openpbs and maui: what I > mean is having > >software built, installable, runnable and uploadable in Debian > >-- but mostly to make them Debian Policy[2] compliant. I've > also done > >such a task with pfilter, oda and c3 tools. I'm about to do the job > >for env-switcher and few others. Moreover, Debian already provides > >lam, pvm, mpich, hdf5 and so on -- so I don't have to adapt > the whole > >stuff. In fact, I first make packages for Debian, then I make OSCAR > >packages depend upon them. That's the better way, IMHO, to get both > >OSCAR and Debian powers sat together. > > > >I plan to get advantage of brand-new Debian-Installer to customize > >Sarge so that it becomes OSCAR-enabled, as RPM-based distros > do. But > >before that I'd like to be able to run OSCAR upon a standard Sarge > >(first installed without OSCAR). > > > >I'm now considering adapting the installing frontend: I noticed that > >perl-QT (libqt-perl in Debian) was required to run OSCAR > GUIs, but what > >is that OSCAR-specific so we have to build it ourselves > (same questions > >for each of lib/*)? I noticed the use of autoconf too: > >what job does it do, regarding GUIs? > > > >I'll be happy to give more details on my work. Please be > aware of that > >CVS access is closed by EDF's proxies, so I may miss some pieces > >sometimes. My job is currenty based upon oscar-3.0.tgz. > > > >Regards, > > > >[1] http://retd.edf.fr/ > >[2] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ > >-- > >Boris Daix > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- > >SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on > Blank Media > >100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for > only $33 Save > >50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > >http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > >_______________________________________________ > >Oscar-devel mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on > Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic > DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free > Shipping and Free Gift. > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ Oscar-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel
