PIG

[Bob Olson]

Yes; the UCL crashing on multiprocessor bug has been fixed (patch was sent
to ag-tech May-ish). So we need to either switch to the fixed UCL or add
encryption support to OMvic. (I'd argue for moving to fixed UCL to reduce
the number of different components).

--bob

On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Michael E. Papka wrote:

> OM is used in windows pig, ucl vic does not work with multiprocessor on
> windows.
> 
> Ucl vic is used with linux pig (which has not been released)
> 
> Does that clarify?
> 
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ag-dev at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-dev at mcs.anl.gov] On
> Behalf Of Terry Disz
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 12:58 PM
> To: judson at mcs.anl.gov; 'Ti Leggett'
> Cc: 'Ag-Dev at Mcs. Anl. Gov'
> Subject: RE: PIG
> 
> 
> I was just asking for a definitive answer about what goes out now with
> the PIG. Mike's answer seems in conflict with Ti's. Sure, OM seems like
> the best choice if the encryption thing gets fixed. I just want to solve
> this immediate problem of getting something out to Mary Anne.
> 
> 
> 
> Terry
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ivan R. Judson [mailto:judson at mcs.anl.gov]
> > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 12:54 PM
> > To: 'Terry Disz'; 'Ti Leggett'
> > Cc: 'Ag-Dev at Mcs. Anl. Gov'
> > Subject: RE: PIG
> >
> >
> >
> > I think the basic reason is we're trying to move from UCL to OM. Since
> 
> > OM has the latest history of support (although that's scaling back 
> > towards zero too).  The OM stuff is supposed to be getting H.263 
> > decode any time now; and they have made a lot of changes specifically 
> > for us, including an interface for autolayout stuff.
> >
> > Depending on what Larry says about encryption it might make sense to 
> > still include both (but a single UCL version if we can) while we 
> > figure out the right thing to do in the long run. Media tools seem to 
> > be not the project of choice for funding now; we might have to support
> 
> > them ourselves until funding reappears, if our platform choices 
> > require it.
> >
> > The commercial argument is performance, but if we have to trade-off 
> > options I'd lean towards Quicktime since it works on linux, macs, and 
> > windows, whereas direct * stuff is windows only. Real isn't a codec 
> > system, rather content delivery so they don't play in this game 
> > directly.
> >
> > I'd still prefer the open source stuff and OM in particular, but 
> > whatever we gotta do let's optimize for our own cycle count first :-)
> >
> > --Ivan
> >
> > ..........
> > Ivan R. Judson .~. http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~judson
> > Futures Laboratory .~.  630 252 0920
> > Argonne National Laboratory .~. 630 252 6424 Fax
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-ag-dev at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-dev at mcs.anl.gov] On 
> > > Behalf Of Terry Disz
> > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 12:45 PM
> > > To: Ti Leggett
> > > Cc: Ag-Dev at Mcs. Anl. Gov
> > > Subject: RE: PIG
> > >
> > >
> > > Anyone know about this for sure? Which VIC goes out with Windows 
> > > PIG? If it is OM, why can't it be UCL?
> > >
> > > Terry
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Ti Leggett [mailto:leggett at mcs.anl.gov]
> > > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 11:56 AM
> > > > To: Terry Disz
> > > > Cc: Ag-Dev at Mcs. Anl. Gov
> > > > Subject: Re: PIG
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I think we only use UCL vic for the linux pig, the windows
> > > pig we have
> > > > to use OM for some reason or another...?
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 13:39, Terry Disz wrote:
> > > > > Last week in Washington Mary Anne said she would like a PIG
> > > > system for her
> > > > > office and asked if I would supply her with the
> > > requirements. As I
> > > > > was getting ready to do so, the issue of the OM vic not doing
> > > > encryption came up
> > > > > on AG-TECH.
> > > > >
> > > > > I can't send her something that doesn't work securely in a
> > > > secure room, so,
> > > > > I am wondering what the latest thoughts on this situation are.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone know where we stand right now?
> > > > >
> > > > > Are there any plans to a) add encryption to OM or b)
> > > supply UCL vic
> > > > > with PIG?
> > > > >
> > > > > Terry
> > > > --
> > > > Ti Leggett <leggett at mcs.anl.gov>
> > > >
> > >
> >
> 
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