Re: [Gzz] Canonical blocks

[Benja Fallenstein]

Tuukka Hastrup wrote:

> On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Benja Fallenstein wrote:
>  
>
> > However, I cannot complete my task as set forth in TODO, because there 
> > is no gzz.client.Synch class and therefore no way to sync with the 
> > repository on himalia. So, I cannot even get the blocks, much less 
> > create new, canonicalized blocks from them, or anything.
> >
> > I'll move my TODO task to "anybody", because I'm not able to complete it.
> >    
>
> For a while, the only way to sync Mediaserver has been rsync.  rsync is
> used through Makefile targets sync and sync-private, which now skip Synch

*Which now skip Synch* is the important point of course ;-)

> and simply copy updated blocks. We need Synch back when we begin saving
> editable data (alpha4, said Tuomas). Also for now, all the pools must have 
> property dirstorer.maxlen>82 as rsync can't change the names.

Actually we can probably get rid of dirstorer.maxlen: I've read that MRJ 
(Java for MacOS non-X) supports long filenames now...

> I added the canonicalized blocks to the private pool, but haven't tested 
> them with genimages.pl et co.

Great!

- Benja