#781 Change Linux 64-bit build system to RHEL 6.8

[Sharon Lucas]

The STAF Linux x86_64 build system (staf4g.austin.ibm.com) is running Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Release 5.11. The End of Life for RHEL 5 is March 30, 2017. So, must change to use RHEL 6. However, there isn't an easy upgrade path from RHEL 5 to RHEL 6.

So, need to set up a new VM, staflinux1.swg.usma.ibm.com, running Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Release 6.8 as the new STAF Linux 64-bit build system.

In addition, staf4g was the FTP server for STAF builds. So, will need to setup a FTP server on another STAF system.

[Sharon Lucas]

Updated BuildSTAF.xml to specify the new Linux RHEL 6 64-bit system as the STAF build and test system for Linux 64-bit. Also, updated the 'osversion' to the kernel version of the new Linux 64-bit STAF build system to indicate that you must have kernel version 2.6.32-642 or later on your Linux system in order to use the binaries we provide in the STAF installer files for Linux 64-bit. This information is set in the install.properties file in the STAF installation directory (e.g. /usr/local/staf).

Index: BuildSTAF.xml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/staf/src/staf/autobuild/BuildSTAF.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.110
diff -r1.110 BuildSTAF.xml
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<          'build_machine'      : 'staf4g.austin.ibm.com',
---
>          'build_machine'      : 'staflinux1.swg.usma.ibm.com',
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<          'osversion'          : '2.6.18-406+',
---
>          'osversion'          : '2.6.32-642+',
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<            { 'targetMachine'    : 'staf4g.austin.ibm.com',
---
>            { 'targetMachine'    : 'staflinux1.swg.usma.ibm.com',

[Sharon Lucas]

Here's a cvs diff of the documentation changes:

Index: STAFInstall.xml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/staf/src/staf/docs/installguide/STAFInstall.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.112
diff -r1.112 STAFInstall.xml
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< Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.11 (Tikanga)
< gcc version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-55)
---
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.8 (Santiago)
> gcc version 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-17)
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< Linux 2.6.18-416.el5 #1 SMP x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
< GNU C Library stable release version 2.5.
< Compiled by GNU CC version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-55).
---
> Linux 2.6.32-642.15.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> GNU C Library stable release version 2.12.
> Compiled by GNU CC version 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-17).

[Sharon Lucas]

• Test that STAF support for Perl 5.6, 5.8, 5.10, 5.12, 5.14, and 5.18 built on the new Linux RHEL 6 64-bit build system works.

• Test that STAF support for Python 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4 built on the new Linux RHEL 64-bit build system works.