[AG-TECH] AGTk 2.0 alpha 3 Available

[Ivan R. Judson]

The Access Grid Toolkit v.2.0-alpha-3 is available for download.

Components that have been updated since 02/14/2003:
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globus (windows only)
The Access Grid Toolkit (windows and linux)

New Requirements since 02/14/2003: 
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The python logging module (windows and linux)

Known Issues:
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Node Management
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- No services are found. (linux only) (Bug 49)
  Workaround: Start AGNodeService.py from /usr/share/AccessGrid
- The services list may not update after adding a service.(Bug 53)
  Workaround: Click on View/Update and then on then rechoosing the host
refreshes this list 
- Loading a config fails with "No such file or directory". (linux only) (Bug
54)
- VideoProducerService fails to find a configured device. (linux only) (Bug
58)
  Workaround: Run SetupVideo.py from /usr/share/AccessGrid and start
AGServiceManager.py from /usr/share/AccessGrid.
- Installing with one network connection and then later trying to run with a
different network active fails. (Bug 79) (windows only)

Media Tools
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- rat does not start when entering a venue (Bug 65) (linux only)
- QuickCam 4000 produces garbage video (Bug 66) (linux only)

Venue Server
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- Enter venue fails. (Bug 21)
- Address already in use error. (Bug 22)
- Starting 2 venues on 2 different ports fails. (Bug 28)
- No static addressing. (Bug 44)
- IP address mask set wrong. (Bug 64)
- Can't have more than 20 venues (Bug 72)
- Venue server cause client and node management to hand (Bug 77)
- Venue server hangs if telnetted into and fed garbage (Bug 81)

Venue Client
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- Tries to connect to bogus test.com on startup (Bug 62)
- "Local echo" cause exception in PyText (Bug 68)
- VenueClient process doesn't end after UI closes (Bug 70)
- Upload file dialog unreadable (Bug 71)
- Profile info window not in foreground (Bug 75)
- vic and rat don't start on entry (Bug 76)
  Workaround: leave and re-enter venue
- Crashes when closing if never connected to venue (Bug 80)

Fixes Since 02/14/2003:
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- Bug 19
- Bug 35
- Bug 39
- Bug 41
- Bug 42
- Bug 43
- Bug 46
- Bug 48
- Bug 51
- Bug 52
- Bug 57
- Bug 59
- Bug 61
- Bug 63
- Bug 82

Reporting Bugs:
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To report any bugs or feature requests, please use our bugzilla server at
http://bugzilla.mcs.anl.gov/accessgrid


Getting the Software:
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To download the software go to
http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/software and follow the
instructions there.


-- 
The AGTk Team