Thanks, Brian! On Nov 24, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Brian Foster wrote:
> > Thomas . . . do you want just a metadata catalog or a file/metadata catalog > up? . . . you attached OODT-64 to cas-catalog which is a multi-catalog > metadata service . . . if you would like file management with metadata, then > cas-filemgr is what you are looking to use. cas-catalog is a relatively new > addition to the CAS (so unfortunately not much documentation on it) . . . if > it is cas-catalog which you would like to get up and running, i've got some > example spring xml files which should get you started which i can attach to > the issue if you would like. > > -brian > > On Nov 24, 2010, at 7:38 AM, david woollard wrote: > >> [Apologies for cross-posting] >> >> Thomas, >> >> I saw your comment on OODT-64 [1] and I think questions like that are >> probably better addressed on the mailing lists. I've CC'ed the dev list for >> completeness of the thread, but if you have not done so, I would recommend >> subscribing to both dev@ and u...@. We just transitioned the mailing lists >> [2], so everyone should be migrated over if you previously had a >> subscription. >> >> Now, to your questions: >> >> "Can I launch stuff through maven? >> Where are the actual executables built by maven? >> How do I generate a class path. I've seen some maven targets >> like: dependency:build-classpath. Which generated a class path for me, but >> this was not particularly useful." >> >> The best reference to see are the user guides. If you navigate to the >> Components section of the OODT website [3], you should see subsections for >> documentation on each of the different OODT components. If you got to >> Catalog and Archive -> File Manager [4], you will see links on the bottom >> right for a Developer Guide, Basic User Guide, and Advanced User Guide. In >> general, each of the components will have something of a guide (not a hard a >> fast rule, and definitely a work in progress, so let us know if you find >> missing documentation by filing an issue). >> >> If you look through the File Manager Basic User Guide, there are >> instructions that clarify the questions you are asking here, though I will >> briefly summarize on list. Maven is a build system; we do not run any >> instances of components through maven. When you build an OODT component with >> the "package" target, you will get a tared/zipped package in the target >> directory that, when untared/unzipped, has the following directory structure: >> >> bin/ etc/ logs/ doc/ lib/ policy/ LICENSE.txt CHANGES.txt >> >> This is the general layout for most of the the components. A basic >> description of the files and subdirectories of the deployment is presented >> below: >> >> bin - contains scripts for running the File Manager, including the "filemgr" >> server script, and the "filemgr-client" client script. >> etc - contains the logging.properties file for the File Manager, and the >> filemgr.properties file used to configure the server options. >> logs - the default directory into which log files are written. >> doc - contains Javadoc documentation, and user guides for using the File >> Manager. >> lib - the required Java jar files to run the File Manager. >> policy - the default XML-based element and product type policy in case the >> user is using the XML Repository Manager and/or the XML Validation Layer. >> CHANGES.txt - contains the CHANGES present in this released version of the >> File Manager. >> LICENSE.txt - the LICENSE for the File Manager project. >> >> If you go to the bin directory, there are scripts to run the File Manager >> (these scripts automatically adjust your path accordingly). I hope this >> answer your question (and seeds the users list), but please don't hesitate >> to ask if you have follow-up questions. >> >> -Dave >> >> >> >> >> [1] >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OODT-64?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12935311 >> >> [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-3218 >> >> [3] http://oodt.apache.org/components/ >> >> [4] http://oodt.apache.org/components/maven/filemgr/ > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chris Mattmann, Ph.D. Senior Computer Scientist NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 91109 USA Office: 171-266B, Mailstop: 171-246 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://sunset.usc.edu/~mattmann/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
