Question - how does this relate to OPM? Also, would it make sense to store these information in the database as well? In which case one really just need to export and then import the data from an old installation to a new one, and will then be back to the exact state it was at prior to the backup.
Just my $0.02. Cheers, Bernard > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Erich Focht > Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 3:55 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Oscar-devel] avoiding unnecessary code re-execution > > Hi, > > I just checked in a change which dramatically reduces the > startup time for the > install_wizard when it is invoked more than once. Instead of > minutes it just > needs a few seconds now. > > This corresponds to the following ToDo item on my list: > > * avoid unnecessary wizard operations: similar to the md5sums > for regenerating > the package pool metadata caches we can avoid more > operations and speed up > the wizard considerably. > > The implementation is by storing md5 checksums for certain > files (actually > only for their metadata) in $OSCAR_HOME/tmp. For example the > checksum of the > metadata of the prereqs is stored one by one at the first > invocation of the > install_cluster wizard. At the next invocation the prereqs will not be > reinstalled again if their metadata didn't change. The same > with the metadata > of the packages. If nothing chaged for the packages, there > will be no attempt > to reinstall the core packages. Also there is a checksum over > all config.xml > files. If they don't change, their XML content will _not_ be > re-read and > re-added to the OSCAR database. All this saves a tremendous amount of > startup time. > > If you want to force the execution of all parts of the > wizard_prep script, > simply remove the relevant .md5 files in $OSCAR_HOME/tmp. > This directory needs > to be removed at a "start_over", too. I didn't modify > start_over, yet, maybe > somebody has time to do it. > > By the way, I now renamed the pool.md5 checksum for the > repositories and moved > it also to the $OSCAR_HOME/tmp directory. > > Regards, > Erich > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking > scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend > the live webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new > coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&; > dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Oscar-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Oscar-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscar-devel
