[AG-TECH] AGTK on Ubuntu

[Ivan R. Judson]

I'd also like to point out that one solution to making things even easier,
by reducing the dependencies, is to work on getting the AG customizations
rolled back into those tools.

I don't think this is an effort Tom can do by himself, I'm helping with the
python web services stuff, M2crypto, and related items (because my project
has the same needs), but others could pick up some of these dependencies and
push the AG mods back into their distributions.

The net result would be fewer dependencies to include in the AG distribution
(which would be a very good thing for everybody).

Cheers,

--Ivan 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov 
> [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Thomas D. Uram
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:37 PM
> To: Derek Piper
> Cc: Chris Kendrick; ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] AGTK on Ubuntu
> 
> 
> The AG packaging has become much easier to deal with as of 
> AG3.  Mostly, packaging for debian requires the packaging of 
> a number of smaller dependencies, plus the AG toolkit.  If 
> there are multiple people with debian packaging expertise, 
> the task could go very quickly.  If you're interested, let me 
> know and we can begin working together on it. 
> 
> 
> Derek:  Information about required packages is under 'Current 
> CVS Snapshot' on this page:
> 
> http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/software/cvs.html
> 
> Let me know if you're able to get started and/or have any questions. 
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> On 10/4/06 12:45 PM, Derek Piper wrote:
> >
> >     A while ago I emailed Steve Smith about that same thing and he 
> > said he had no time to look at it. I can't seem to find the exact 
> > emails but I believe I offered to help take a look at it but then 
> > nothing transpired.
> >     I'd be happy to offer assistance in it, having learned about 
> > Debian packaging for AGVCR, although that is a lot smaller of a 
> > program than all the AG toolkit stuff.
> >     I wonder, Steve, if you're reading this if you'd pass 
> on details 
> > of your build environment so we can try getting Debian a packaged 
> > platform for AG again?
> >
> >     Derek
> >
> > Thomas D. Uram wrote:
> >>
> >> As far as I know, there is currently no effort to package AG for 
> >> Ubuntu.  I'm very interested in seeing such packages, 
> though, so if 
> >> anyone has Debian packaging expertise and can spare some 
> cycles, we 
> >> could work together on the Debian packaging.
> >> Tom
> >>
> >>
> >> On 10/2/06 8:13 PM, Chris Kendrick wrote:
> >>> Hi All
> >>>
> >>> Just wondering if anyone, anywhere has packaged up the AGTK for 
> >>> Ubuntu or other Debian based distro?  Or intends to do so?
> >>>
> >>> Or how you would go about installing the AGTK on Ubuntu if it has 
> >>> not been packaged?
> >>>
> >>> Chris Kendrick
> >>> VPAC
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>
> >>
> >
>