Re: [Bobs-devel] todo

[Rene R. <re...@gr...>]

On Sat, 2002-06-22 at 06:03, Joe zacky wrote:
> Rene,
> 
> I saw your additions to the TODO list. I'm getting ready to work on bobs 
> tonight and I have my own "todo" list that I want to run by you.
> 
> 1.    I wasn't clear when I said my makefile "creates the backup data 
> directories". It only creates the main directory and the process... 
> directories, like this:
> 
> <whatever>/bobsdata/
> `-- process
>     |-- cmd
>     |-- mounts
>     `-- session
> 
> It's my understanding the backup directories (current, incoming, and 
> incremental) will be created under "bobsdata", according to config.php. 
> These will be created by the httpd process. So in the makefile I need to 
> find out who the  httpd user is and create the "bobsdata" directory with 
> that user as the owner. I hardcoded the directory name "bobsdata" to 
> ensure that "make install" and "make uninstall" won't damage other data. 
> So "<whatever>/bobsdata" will be the top of the data directory tree.

That sounds good.

> 
> 2.    As far as autoconf and automake, the user shouldn't need to run 
> those after I put "configure" in the CVS. They are only for us 
> developers. autoconf reads configure.in and creates configure. automake 
> reads Makefile.am and creates Makefile.in. ./configure reads 
> Makefile.in, inc/config.php.in and cron/backup.php.in and creates 
> Makefile, inc/config.php and cron/backup.php, and does some other 
> processing too.
> 
> I'm going to put more comments in those files for all our benefit. This 
> is the first time I've really used autoconf and automake, so it's a 
> learning experience, and it's fun!

I still need to read up on those.

> 
> 3.    I introduced a bug in config.php. A comment is added by 
> ./configure as the first line and messes up the session header or 
> something. That'll be fixed.

I've fixed that already.

> 4.    I have some more work to do on the makefile, and I think I'll add 
> a couple items to the TODO list.
> 
> You're replies to my last two emails were very helpful. Some of that's 
> on my todo list, and some I'll put on the main TODO list.
> 
> Take it easy,
> Joe
> 
> 
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