Thanks Josh for your suggestion ! Even I am wondering about the best possible way to get it tested. In case there is no other option then I would be needing a set of blades and some pool of computers rite? Meanwhile, in case anyone else has known of a better option pls suggest.
On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Josh Thompson <josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu>wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Kiran, > > Unfortunately, we don't actually have a default set of images available. > The > entries that come in the image table are there as examples for when people > are > creating their own base images. We probably should remove them and put > examples online somewhere instead. What do others on the list think about > this? > > We don't currently have a good solution for the fact that you really need a > full VCL install to do much useful development, and doing a full install > isn't > a simple thing. > > Josh > > On Tuesday June 01, 2010, Kiran N wrote: > > Thank you Josh! > > The plan sounds good to me since there are actually lot of code changes > and > > its important we document that correctly. > > > > I have a suggestion that while we are waiting for that , there are few > > things I need access to: > > There are some set of default images in database image table. I wanted to > > initiate the process of making a reservation on any one of those images. > > I needed that to test New reservation, Block reservation. So, in case > there > > is any captured image which is used by VCL for testing purposes please > let > > me know.This would in turn also need some computer table entries too. > > Overall, I would be needing some additional test data for me to test all > > the php files. > > Please let me know what can be done on that! > > > > Also I have submitted the ICLA form http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas > . > > Please let me know if there is anything else I am supposed to do! > > Any suggestions are welcome! > > > > On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Josh Thompson > <josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu>wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > Kiran, > > > > > > Wow - that's a lot of changes. We're in need of more committers, and > it > > > sounds like you've done a lot of work already. So, this could be very > > > beneficial. > > > > > > As I read this, I realized we (the Apache VCL community) don't have any > > > guidelines in place for contributing modifications that affect large > > > portions > > > of the code. I just composed another message to this list titled > > > "guidelines > > > for contributing large modifications" to establish some guidelines. > > > > > > Before discussing your contributions further, lets wait on that process > > > to get > > > worked out so that this can be contributed in a way that most benefits > > > the community. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Josh > > > > > > On Friday May 28, 2010, Kiran N wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > I have been studying VCL code and I want to be a contributor to the > VCL > > > > development. I will identify my work as related to JIRA issue > > > > VCL-202(in database) started by Milen Paskov. There are few things I > > > > have been > > > > > > working > > > > > > > on and would like to share here. > > > > > > > > - Modified vcl.sql script to connect to Apache derby database and > > > > > > create > > > > > > > the database with the tables and data as in mysql. Please find the > > > > vcl-derby.sql attached with this email. > > > > - I have been working on the PHP front end code so that it can > > > > connect to both mysql and Apache derby database. I am not sure if I > > > > need to contibute to this by creating a new JIRA issue number. Please > > > > advise on this. - Regarding changes to the PHP front end, I have > coded > > > > a new 'param.php' file which changes the database data fetch or > update > > > > statements based on the type of database. I also assigns/creates some > > > > global variables. As stated in JIRA issue VCL-202 , there are certain > > > > keywords ('user', 'end', 'order' and 'key')which cannot be used as > > > > database columns or table names in derby , I have created global > > > > > > variables > > > > > > > which store the values of these keyword based on mysql/derby. > > > > - Apart from this in the code there are some small changes like > > > > DATA_FORMAT() , UNIX_TIMESTAMP() functions is not recognized in > > > > derby. So they have been changed accordingly. I am working on a > > > > document to provide the complete list of changes between mysql and > > > > derby from the > > > > > > PHP > > > > > > > front end code perspective. > > > > - Regarding connecting PHP to Apache derby, db2 runtime client > with > > > > ibm_db2 extension is used. PDO_ODBC is the data access interface > for > > > > > > PHP > > > > > > > which compiles directly against DB2 librraries for native access > to > > > > > > DB2. > > > > > > > PHP is complied with ibm_db2 extension and configured accordingly. > > > > > > Please > > > > > > > refer to below links for better understanding. > > > > > > > > References: > > > > http://coffeecode.net/uploads/talks/phptropics-ibm_db2.pdf > > > > http://www.db2ude.com/?q=node/81 > > > > > > > > I am working on providing more explanatory documents which would help > > > > > > doing > > > > > > > the setup for testing and checking the connection of PHP with derby > but > > > > this is the initial idea that i shared. Presently, I have done the > > > > setup and working on the PHP front end code. I will be sharing that > > > > also with you probably sometime next week. > > > > Please provide me feedback and suggestions on this! Let me know for > any > > > > questions. > > > > > > - -- > > > - ------------------------------- > > > Josh Thompson > > > Systems Programmer > > > Advanced Computing | VCL Developer > > > North Carolina State University > > > > > > josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu > > > 919-515-5323 > > > > > > my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) > > > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAkwFJs8ACgkQV/LQcNdtPQOqdACffPjcOW3GrgtDVDSdV27eGo4b > > > LIkAn1MJDxt2QWodgoYYK6ny3MMdwghu > > > =FrTq > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > - -- > - ------------------------------- > Josh Thompson > Systems Programmer > Advanced Computing | VCL Developer > North Carolina State University > > josh_thomp...@ncsu.edu > 919-515-5323 > > my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkwGiNUACgkQV/LQcNdtPQPjHACfTAm65r0KI3iaEqxBKwUC/yQj > utUAmQFMnZic/6Y+5FObgYt9unC0CAa9 > =NlXI > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- Thanks, Kiran
