Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of EncapPackages

Timestamp:

09/04/06 08:45:37 (17 years ago)

Author:

dclark

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EncapPackages

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 As an alternative to the [wiki:Download distribution-specific bcfg2 binary packages] which exist for some platforms, or building from scratch from [wiki:Download source], [http://www.encap.org encap] [wiki:EncapManEncapProfile profiles] of bcfg2 and all of the software it depends on are available, and are known to compile on AIX, GNU/Linux, Solaris, and Solaris/x86. Additional platforms should be trivial to add.
 
-The [wiki:EncapManEncapProfile encap_profile(5)]s use [wiki:EncapManMkencap mkencap(1)] to compile to binary [ftp://ftp.encap.org/pub/encap/specification/encap2.1-specification.txt encap packages], which you can install to other machines with [wiki:EncapManEpkg epkg(1)] (a tool like dpkg/rpm/pkgadd that works the same way on all platforms).
+The [wiki:EncapManEncapProfile encap_profile(5)]s use [wiki:EncapManMkencap mkencap(1)] to compile to binary [ftp://ftp.encap.org/pub/encap/specification/encap2.1-specification.txt encap packages].
 
-For convenience [http://www.gnu.org/software/make/ GNU Makefiles] are supplied to automate most of this process, so all you have to do is make sure GNU make, gcc, and epkg are installed, and then cd to a few directories and type "`make`" (or "`gmake`" on non-GNU platforms).
+For convenience [http://www.gnu.org/software/make/ GNU Makefiles] are supplied to automate most of this process, so all you have to do is make sure GNU make, gcc, and epkg are installed, and then type "`make`" (or "`gmake`" on non-GNU platforms).
 
-Details on this process (which you should read in their entirety) are supplied in the EncapHowto.
+You can install the server components manually with [wiki:EncapManEpkg epkg(1)] (a tool like dpkg/rpm/pkgadd that works the same way on all platforms).
 
-== Client Installation Methodology ==
-The next item on the [http://trac.mcs.anl.gov/projects/bcfg2/browser/trunk/bcfg2/encap/TODO TODO list] is to create a bcfg2-site package; once this is complete, you will be able to edit a few site-specific variables in a file, type "`make`/`gmake`", and get a "`bcfg2-site-YOURSITENAME-encap-share.tar.gz`" package that will automatically install and configure bcfg2 client and all dependencies on a machine with a single [wiki:EncapManEpkg epkg(1)] command.
+A complete client install methodology, which lets you install, with one command, a new bcfg2 client configured for your environment, is included. All of the client encap packages and a local site configuration encap package are bundled into a single executable file with a setup script with [http://www.megastep.org/makeself/ makeself]. Installing a new client becomes a matter of just executing that file on the target machine.
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+Details on this process (which you should read in their entirety) are supplied in EncapReadme and EncapInstall.
 
 == Source Code ==
- * Via [http://trac.mcs.anl.gov/projects/bcfg2/browser/trunk/bcfg2/encap Trac "Browse Source"]
+ * Via [source:trunk/bcfg2/encap Trac "Browse Source"]
  * Via `svn co https://svn.mcs.anl.gov/repos/bcfg/trunk/bcfg2/encap`
  * In the "`/encap`" subdirectory of the [wiki:Download bcfg2 source distribution]
 
-== Binary Packages ==
-Binary packages will be made available soon (mid-late August, 2006). If you need some before then / are having trouble compiling from source, please don't hesitate to ask for help on the MailingList.
-
 == Current State ==
- * The [wiki:EncapManEncapProfile encap profiles] distributed with the [wiki:Download bcfg2 bcfg2-0.8.2 final release source distribution] do not work. You should get the latest profiles from subversion via
- {{{
- svn co https://svn.mcs.anl.gov/repos/bcfg/trunk/bcfg2/encap 
- }}}
- * EncapHowto needs to be updated with latest [http://trac.mcs.anl.gov/projects/bcfg2/browser/trunk/bcfg2/encap/README README] file
+ * Do not use the encap code in bcfg2 0.8.2; it doesn't work. Use 0.8.3 or SVN.
+ * EncapHowto needs to be written; this should be done in time for the 0.8.4 release.
  * See the [http://trac.mcs.anl.gov/projects/bcfg2/browser/trunk/bcfg2/encap/TODO TODO list]