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---Original--- From: "Xiangdong Huang"<[email protected]> Date: Thu, Feb 18, 2021 16:22 PM To: "dev"<[email protected]>; Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Create a new Repo to upload binary files (images for markdown, compiled thrift binary, etc..) Hi, any suggestions about this discussion? (I need at least 3 +1 for the next step or a formal vote) Best, ----------------------------------- Xiangdong Huang School of Software, Tsinghua University 黄向东 清华大学 软件学院 jincheng sun <[email protected]> 于2021年2月15日周一 下午10:50写道： > Thanks for bring up this discussion, Xiangdong! > > The problem of network access is really a long-term problem for Chinese > users. For the convenience of users, we really need a special warehouse to > store the current and future pictures and binary files. > > So, +1 for creating the `apache/iotdb-resources` to store all these files > for both `iotdb` and `iotdb-website` repo. > > Best, > Jincheng > > > Xiangdong Huang <[email protected]> 于2021年2月15日周一 上午9:02写道： > > > Hi Chris, > > > > 1. About thrift. > > Indeed we learned from PLC4x and maintain a module to compile thrift (as > > well as boost initially, but it still requires installing flex and bison. > > and finally we give up compiling boost, and only maintain compiling > > thrift). But now it is just used to generate static or dynamic library > for > > c++ codes. > > > > The question is, users who want to compile the source code has to install > > flex, bison, and boost (byw, flex and bison have version requirements) > > first... It is not very friendly (and time consuming) for new users. > > > > 2. For images > > In our docs (in markdown files), we use external links (e.g., [1], > provided > > by github). They are not accessible in China. > > > > A simple solution is saving the original image files to our repo (e.g., > > create a folder called 'imgs'), and use relative path in our markdowns. > > After compiling the website, the generated static htmls will keep using > the > > relative path and thereby they will be accessible in China (as they will > be > > upload to iotdb.apache.org). > > > > But the drawback is it will increase the size of the repo (images are > > binary files so that once we update an image, the whole file will be > > replaced, and the git history has few meaning). That is why I'd like to > > create a new repo and users/developers can choose whether they need to > > clone the repo. > > > > > > [1] > > > > > https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/19167280/73625222-ddd88680-467e-11ea-9098-e808ed4979c5.png > > > > Best, > > ----------------------------------- > > Xiangdong Huang > > School of Software, Tsinghua University > > > > 黄向东 > > 清华大学 软件学院 > > > > > > Christofer Dutz <[email protected]> 于2021年2月14日周日 下午11:14写道： > > > > > Hi Xiangdong, > > > > > > regarding thrift ... how about doing it similar to our Maven-triggered > > > Thrift build in PLC4X? > > > I'm admittedly not a fan of requiring stuff in Apache projects which is > > > maintained by individuals. > > > > > > It doesn't have to be built every time but it would be great if there > was > > > a job we could manually trigger to build the Thrift compiler > executalbes > > > every time we need them. > > > > > > But regarding images: ... where are these referenced? Why not put the > > > image resources in the repo where also the content is located? Perhaps > > > however I'm not understanding the setup correctly though. > > > > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: Xiangdong Huang <[email protected]> > > > Gesendet: Sonntag, 14. Februar 2021 15:08 > > > An: dev <[email protected]> > > > Betreff: [DISCUSS] Create a new Repo to upload binary files (images for > > > markdown, compiled thrift binary, etc..) > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Currently, we upload all figures to github's issues to get a public URL > > > and use it in our markdown files. The question is, it is hard to > maintain > > > the figures, and, the URL is *.githubusercontent.com/*, which maybe > can > > > not be accessed in China. > > > > > > Besides, we are using compiled thrift binary from > > > https://github.com/jt2594838/mvn-thrift-compiler/. Though it is > compiled > > > by our committer Tian Jiang, it is a personal repo and may get > suspected > > by > > > users. > > > > > > Therefore, I'd like to apply for creating a new repo, > > > apache/iotdb-resources to collect all these files. > > > > > > The repo can be as a git submodule of iotdb, and so that all figures > can > > > be used as a relative path in markdowns. As a result, the figures will > be > > > compiled as local files for our website (i.e., all figures' URL are > > > iotdb.apache.org/* rather than githubusercontent.com/*). > > > > > > thrift compiler will also be download from apache/iotdb-resources, > which > > > will convincing users and is more controllable. > > > > > > Why not upload these resources directly to apache/iotdb: for > controlling > > > the size of iotdb's repo. > > > > > > Best, > > > ----------------------------------- > > > Xiangdong Huang > > > School of Software, Tsinghua University > > > > > > 黄向东 > > > 清华大学 软件学院 > > > > > >
