Hello Javier,
On 11/06/2013 04:36 PM, Javier Fontan wrote:
Any comments on these or should I start with a prototype and see where it leads?
Thank you for remind us of this E-Mail because it is an important and
useful feature now that the Addons are much more easily to create and share.
On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Javier Fontan <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,
Now that we have a place where to work on new packages I think it is a
good time to find a way to install them. There are several ways we can
use to do so, like:
* Stating in the documentation which files goes to what paths.
* Adding a script that installs the files.
* Creating packages for distributions that can be installed on top of
OpenNebula.
I would go for the first two. We could use your install.sh script from
the OpenNebula sources as a starting point. As for documentation I think
it is a must have either way.
As a long term solution I don't think that the documentation way is a
solution. For a 2/3 files addon this may be maintainable but it will
make upgrades an automation a pain in the ass.
Creating packages seems like a great solution from a user stand point
but will raise the bar of requirements for people that wants to
contribute as they may need to learn how to make them.
I think packages would be a barrier for contributing because not all of
us know how to package for various system distributions.
My proposal is to create a addon management tool that does this for
us. The idea is to have a manifest in all the addons with its
description, the OpenNebula version needed for the addon, external
dependencies and the list of files that need to be installed. The tool
will check that file, test the OpenNebula version installed, install
needed dependencies and copy the files in its place.
This sounds great and would ease up the process of creating new addons.
I am curios how would you deal with multiple 'types' of addons, like
storage drivers, vmm, etc.
What do you think about it? Is it too reinvent-the-wheel? Do you know
of an already made tool to do this?
The tool could have some other features like addon discovery, upgrade
and such but I would start with just the needed features to install
the addons.
One step at a time, first the install and then the other two awesome
features :).
Please tell me if and how could I help.
Cheers and Goodwill,
--
Valentin Bud
CEO
databus.pro - We Build Clouds.
http://databus.pro | [email protected] | @databuspro
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