I might have missed it, but I still don't think my original question has been answered:
So if we see a problem with pages on http://cf-convention.github.io/, which github repo are we supposed to send a pull request to? It's hard for me to tell which repo has the origin documents from which all else is created. Thanks, Rich On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 7:29 PM, Jeffrey F. Painter <[email protected]> wrote: > John, > > Yes, the name cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov has been redirected to kitt.llnl.gov so that > cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/trac is really the same as kitt.llnl.gov/trac. You can > tell because I just fixed your issue 4 on kitt, and now it's equally fixed > in both places. > > The machine which was formerly cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov has very thoroughly died, > although we have all the data that was on it. > > - Jeff > > > On 4/16/14 4:18 PM, John Graybeal wrote: >> >> This was very helpful, thanks Jeff. I think it is complete with respect to >> the concerns I raised. >> >> A worry I had about the two trac sites was that peoople might update the >> 'wrong' one. But I see now they are the same content, so it is presumaby >> just one site with some mapping under the hood to serve it two places. That >> will work, so long as people know that's the deal. >> >> Let us know when you are ready for attention on the CF Conventions >> document, and what kind of work it needs. >> >> John >> >> On Apr 16, 2014, at 15:59, "Jeffrey F. Painter"<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Rebuilding the CF Conventions web site is one of several things we're >>> doing at PCMDI/LLNL to recover from a storm of hardware and software >>> failures. >>> >>> Indeed the Trac system is up and you can get to it at >>> http://kitt.llnl.gov/trac. This is the official site in the sense that >>> contributions here will be preserved. But there's a reason why this url >>> hasn't been advertised. As we figure out how to reconfigure things, we >>> might decide to move the Trac system to another host. So please don't >>> bookmark that address. Instead, bookmark >>> http://cf-convention.github.io/ >>> This is the home page of the CF Conventions web site. For the Trac >>> system, click on "CF Metadata Trac" in the "Quick Links" list. >>> >>> In the near future the best url for the CF Conventions web site will be >>> http://cfconventions.org >>> but it doesn't redirect to the right address yet. Andrew Harwood is >>> trying to get that fixed, and has run into the kind of delays which are >>> familiar to any of us who work for large organizations. >>> >>> Actually, the old url http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov is back up too. All that >>> one does is to give you an opportunity to "click here" to visit the github >>> site. >>> >>> Back to Trac, your old login will still work if you had one. The old >>> system for getting an account there was to email me. That still works :-) >>> (Presently the other people who can add accounts are Tony Hoang, Renata >>> McCoy, and Karl Taylor). There never was much of anything in the Trac >>> system to tell you how to get an account, but there should be; I need to >>> figure it out. >>> >>> And thanks, John, for pointing out #4. I'll fix it. >>> >>> Now to the repositories and web site - There are three github >>> repositories which contain the pieces that go into the web site. I >>> relabeled them today in an attempt to make their purposes more clear. But >>> repositories by their very nature are not user-friendly. The most important >>> thing is that someone who only needs the web site will quickly realize that >>> he needs to be somewhere else. Matthew Harris and I will be working on it >>> some more. >>> >>> But the web site isn't fundamentally very complicated. I can't see how >>> throwing a lot of manpower at it will make it work better or get things done >>> faster. In the future what would benefit from a few more contributors would >>> be the CF Conventions document itself, and its cousins. That is the >>> secondary reason, after the general principle of openness, why the CF >>> Conventions sources are on github now. BTW, the CF Conventions document is >>> written in DocBook. Earlier this year there was a brief discussion of >>> alternative formats. That belongs in a different thread, though. >>> >>> Please let me know if I've neglected to respond to anything which needed >>> an answer from me. >>> >>> - Jeff >>> >>> On 4/16/14 11:50 AM, John Graybeal wrote: >>>> >>>> Let me preface my concerns again volunteering to provide mildly >>>> knowledgeable technical labor, if the issue is simply shortage of hours. >>>> >>>> Problems with the new Trac site: >>>> >>>> 1) Apparently there was a transition where the new site >>>> http://kitt.llnl.gov/trac/ is now the real site? >>>> - If so, I missed that announcement, sorry (or if there wasn't one, >>>> there needs to be one.) >>>> - If not, we need to clarify what gets reported where 'in the >>>> meantime'. >>>> 2)<resolved> >>>> 3) If the new site is the official site can we make it straightforward >>>> and documented how people get accounts and recover passwords? >>>> 4) The upper left logo error (logo missing, not a crisis) sends you back >>>> to the old Trac site (http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/trac/). Be warned. >>>> >>>> Suggestion re the process of reporting problems: >>>> A) Rather than reporting all problems on one ticket, create a new ticket >>>> for each problem and use the component 'cf-trac-site' or 'cf-web-site' as >>>> appropriate. There are a large number of problems that result from >>>> reporting >>>> multiple problems on one issue ticket. >>>> >>>> I have some additional issues with the new site, including Rich's, but >>>> perhaps best to resolve the above first. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> On Apr 16, 2014, at 05:49, Nan Galbraith<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Rich - >>>>> >>>>> There's a trac ticket for problems with the new website: >>>>> http://kitt.llnl.gov/trac/ticket/111 >>>>> >>>>> For other types of problems, not related to the site itself, I'm not >>>>> sure. >>>>> >>>>> Nan >>>>> >>>>> On 4/16/14 7:47 AM, Signell, Richard wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> CF folks, >>>>>> Moving to github should help the community contribute and be able to >>>>>> fix problem with the CF documents. But I'm a little confused about >>>>>> what to do if we see a problem at http://cf-convention.github.io/ and >>>>>> we want to submit a pull request to change them. >>>>>> >>>>>> At the CF github organization (https://github.com/cf-convention) I see >>>>>> three repositories: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. cf-convention.github.io >>>>>> which controls the github pages showing up at >>>>>> http://cf-convention.github.io/ >>>>>> >>>>>> 2. cf-documents >>>>>> which contains HTML and PDF versions of the documents >>>>>> >>>>>> 3. repository-cf >>>>>> a git svn clone of the old PCMI SVN repository >>>>>> >>>>>> So if we see a problem with pages on http://cf-convention.github.io/, >>>>>> which repo are we supposed to send a pull request to? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Rich >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> ******************************************************* >>>>> * Nan Galbraith Information Systems Specialist * >>>>> * Upper Ocean Processes Group Mail Stop 29 * >>>>> * Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution * >>>>> * Woods Hole, MA 02543 (508) 289-2444 * >>>>> ******************************************************* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> CF-metadata mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------ >>>> John Graybeal >>>> Marine Data Manager >>>> >>>> M +1 408 675-5445 >>>> skype: graybealski >>>> Marinexplore >>>> 920 Stewart Drive >>>> Sunnyvale 94085 >>>> California, USA >>>> www.marinexplore.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> CF-metadata mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CF-metadata mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata >> >> ------------------------------------ >> John Graybeal >> Marine Data Manager >> >> M +1 408 675-5445 >> skype: graybealski >> Marinexplore >> 920 Stewart Drive >> Sunnyvale 94085 >> California, USA >> www.marinexplore.com >> > _______________________________________________ > CF-metadata mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata -- Dr. Richard P. 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