Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-03 Thread Bruce Schultz
On 3 August 2014 10:08:39 PM AEST, Alan McKinnon wrote: >On 03/08/2014 11:27, Bruce Schultz wrote: >> >> >> On 2 August 2014 5:10:43 AM AEST, Alan McKinnon > wrote: >>> On 01/08/2014 19:50, Сергей wrote: Also you can have a look at anacron. >>> >>> >>> Unfortunately, anacron

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-03 Thread Tanstaafl
On 8/2/2014 5:33 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: I have an unusual boss. He's a business owner and quite naturally profit-driven. He also employs smart people and expects us to maintain systems in-house. He's also a zealous FLOSS fan. So when I present him a price tag for software his first question

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-03 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 03/08/2014 11:27, Bruce Schultz wrote: > > > On 2 August 2014 5:10:43 AM AEST, Alan McKinnon > wrote: >> On 01/08/2014 19:50, Сергей wrote: >>> Also you can have a look at anacron. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> Unfortunately, anacron doesn't suit my needs at all. Here's how anacron >> works: >> >> th

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-03 Thread Bruce Schultz
On 2 August 2014 5:10:43 AM AEST, Alan McKinnon wrote: >On 01/08/2014 19:50, Сергей wrote: >> Also you can have a look at anacron. >> >> >> > > >Unfortunately, anacron doesn't suit my needs at all. Here's how anacron >works: > >this bunch of job will all happen today regardless of what time i

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-02 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 02/08/2014 15:31, J. Roeleveld wrote: > Depends on the specific requirements. > > If you want: > > - time based start of a schedule > > - dependencies in said schedules and between schedules which can delay > the actual start > > - stop of schedule if error occurs > > - ability to restart s

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-02 Thread J. Roeleveld
On Saturday, August 02, 2014 11:33:30 AM Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 01/08/2014 23:13, J. Roeleveld wrote: > > On 1 August 2014 19:32:36 CEST, Alan McKinnon wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Up-front disclaimer: Mostly [OT] post. But at least I'll test drive it > >> on Gentoo before putting it in producti

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-02 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 01/08/2014 23:13, J. Roeleveld wrote: > On 1 August 2014 19:32:36 CEST, Alan McKinnon wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Up-front disclaimer: Mostly [OT] post. But at least I'll test drive it >> on Gentoo before putting it in production :-) >> >> New job, new environment. Existing persons suffer from >> 5-yea

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-01 Thread J. Roeleveld
On 1 August 2014 19:32:36 CEST, Alan McKinnon wrote: >Hi, > >Up-front disclaimer: Mostly [OT] post. But at least I'll test drive it >on Gentoo before putting it in production :-) > >New job, new environment. Existing persons suffer from >5-year-old-with-a-hammer syndrome and assume cron is the sol

Re: [gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-01 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 01/08/2014 19:50, Сергей wrote: > Also you can have a look at anacron. > > > Unfortunately, anacron doesn't suit my needs at all. Here's how anacron works: this bunch of job will all happen today regardless of what time it is. That's not what I need, I need something that has very little t

[gentoo-user] Recommendations for scheduler

2014-08-01 Thread Alan McKinnon
Hi, Up-front disclaimer: Mostly [OT] post. But at least I'll test drive it on Gentoo before putting it in production :-) New job, new environment. Existing persons suffer from 5-year-old-with-a-hammer syndrome and assume cron is the solution to all ills. Result: a towering edifice of cron jobs th