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# Copyright (c) VIX TECHNOLOGY (AUST) LTD

#

# Module name   : assemble_dpkg.pl

# Module type   : JATS Utility

# Compiler(s)   : Perl

# Environment(s): jats

#

# Description   : This JATS utility is used by the build system to merge

#                 build artifacts from multiple build machines into one

#                 package.

#                 

#                 It complements the 'tarmode' provided by create_dpkg

#                 

#                 It is not intended to be run by a user.

#                 It is not intended to be run directly by the build system

#                 It is intended to be run from the build daemons via a shh session

#                       Progress is reported via stdout

#                       Exit code indicates success or error

#

# Usage         : See POD at the end of this file

#

#......................................................................#

require 5.008_002;

# Include Standard Perl Functions

#

use strict;

use warnings;

use Cwd;

use Getopt::Long;

use File::Basename;

use File::Find;

use File::Path;

use File::Copy;

use Pod::Usage;

use XML::Simple;

use Encode qw(decode encode);

use File::Temp qw/ tempfile tempdir /;

use JatsError;

use JatsEnv;

use FileUtils;

use JatsSystem;

use ArrayHashUtils;

# define Global variables

#

my $VERSION = "1.0.0";

my $PROGNAME = "assemble_dpkg.pl";

# Globals imported from environment

#

our $USER;

our $GBE_ABT;

our $GBE_DPKG;

# Global variables

#

my $tmpDirInfo;

my $workDir;

my $startDir;

my $maxHostNameLength = 8;

my $maxTypeLength = 8;

my $pkgTargetDir;

my $deleteTargetDir;

my @packageFragments;

#

#   Option variables

#

my $opt_help = 0;

my $opt_manual = 0;

my $opt_verbose = 0;

my $opt_pname;

my $opt_pversion;

my $opt_srcPath;

my $opt_MergeErrors = 0;

my $opt_outputPath;

my $opt_preDelete;

my $opt_tmpDir;

my $opt_keepFragments;

my $opt_testArchive;

my $opt_DeleteVersion;

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Function        : main entry point 

#

# Description     : Main Entry point

#

# Inputs          : 

#

# Returns         : 

#

    # Process any command line arguements...

    my $result = GetOptions (

                'help:+'            => \$opt_help,              # flag, multiple use allowed

                'manual:3'          => \$opt_help,              # flag

                'verbose:+'         => \$opt_verbose,           # flag, multiple use allowed

                'pname=s'           => \$opt_pname,             # string

                'pversion=s'        => \$opt_pversion,          # string

                'srcpath=s'         => \$opt_srcPath,           # string

                'mergeErrors!'      => \$opt_MergeErrors,       # [no]flag

                'output=s'          => \$opt_outputPath,        # String

                'tmpdir=s'          => \$opt_tmpDir,            # String

                'predelete!'        => \$opt_preDelete,         # [no]flag

                'keepFragments!'    => \$opt_keepFragments ,    # [no]flag

                'testArchive'       => \$opt_testArchive,       # [no]flag

                'DeleteVersion'     => \$opt_DeleteVersion,     # flag

                );              

    #

    #   Process help and manual options

    #

    pod2usage(-verbose => 0, -message => "Version: $VERSION")  if ($opt_help == 1  || ! $result);

    pod2usage(-verbose => 1)  if ($opt_help == 2 );

    pod2usage(-verbose => 2)  if ($opt_help > 2);

    #

    #   Init the error and message subsystem

    #

    ErrorConfig( 'name'    =>'CREATE_DPKG',

                 'verbose' => $opt_verbose );

    if ($opt_verbose)

    {

       Verbose ("Program: $PROGNAME");

       Verbose ("Version: $VERSION");

    }

    #

    #   Needed EnvVars

    #

    EnvImport ('GBE_DPKG' );

    EnvImportOptional ('GBE_ABT', '');

    # Defaults

    InitFileUtils();

    $startDir = Getcwd;

    $::GBE_DPKG = catdir ($::GBE_DPKG, '.dpkg_archive', 'test_dpkg') if $opt_testArchive;

    $opt_outputPath = $::GBE_DPKG unless defined $opt_outputPath;

    $opt_tmpDir = AbsPath($opt_tmpDir) if defined $opt_tmpDir;

    $opt_srcPath = catdir($::GBE_DPKG, '.dpkg_archive', 'fragments') unless ($opt_srcPath);

    $opt_srcPath = AbsPath($opt_srcPath) if defined $opt_srcPath;

    $pkgTargetDir = catdir($opt_outputPath, $opt_pname, $opt_pversion);

    #

    #   Basic sanity testing

    #

    Error ("Path for package fragments not specified") unless defined $opt_srcPath;

    Error ("Package fragment path not found", $opt_srcPath) unless -d $opt_srcPath;

    Error ("DPKG_ARCHIVE not found", $GBE_DPKG) unless -d $GBE_DPKG;

    Error ("Package name not specified") unless defined $opt_pname;

    Error ("Package version not specified") unless defined $opt_pversion;

    Error ("Output path not specified" ) unless defined $opt_outputPath;

    Error ("Output path does not exist", $opt_outputPath) unless -d $opt_outputPath;

    Error ("TmpDir does not exist:", $opt_tmpDir) if (defined($opt_tmpDir) && ! -d ($opt_tmpDir));

    #

    #   Alternate Modes

    #   These will not return, but will exis the utility

    #   

    if ($opt_DeleteVersion)

    {

        DeletePackageVersion();

        exit 1;

    }

    #

    #   Create a temp work directory for this

    #       This will be removed on program exit 

    #       Not by File:Temp as it doesn't handle the case where we have chdir'd to the temp area

    #

    if ($opt_tmpDir)

    {

        $workDir = $opt_tmpDir;

    }

    else

    {

        $tmpDirInfo = File::Temp->newdir( 'assembleDpkg_XXXX', CLEANUP => 0, DIR => '/tmp' );

        $workDir = $tmpDirInfo->dirname;

    }

    Verbose("WorkDir", $workDir);

    chdir($workDir)|| Error ("Cannot chdir to working directory: $workDir");

    #

    #   Information for the user

    #

    Information ("---------------------------------------------------------------");

    Information ("Dpkg fragment assembly tool");

    Information ("Version: $VERSION");

    Information ("");

    Information ("Information:");

    Information ("Working dir   = [$workDir]");

    Information ("Fragment dir  = [$opt_srcPath]");

    Information ("Repository    = [$GBE_DPKG]");

    Information ("Target dir    = [$pkgTargetDir]");

    Information ("DPKG_NAME     = [$opt_pname]");

    Information ("DPKG_VERSION  = [$opt_pversion]");

    Information ("GBE_ABT       = [$GBE_ABT]");

    Information ("")                                      if ( $opt_keepFragments || $opt_preDelete || $opt_MergeErrors || $opt_testArchive);

    Information ("Opt:mergeErrors     = Allowed")         if ( $opt_MergeErrors );

    Information ("Opt:keepFragments   = Enabled")         if ( $opt_keepFragments );

    Information ("Opt:preDelete       = Enabled")         if ( $opt_preDelete );

    Information ("Opt:testArchive     = Enabled")         if ( $opt_testArchive );

    Information ("---------------------------------------------------------------");

    #

    #   Locate all package fragements

    #   There must be at least one

    #   Package fragments are named after the package name and version and have a .tar.gz suffix

    #

    my $basename = join('_', $opt_pname, $opt_pversion);

    my $basenameLen = 1 + length $basename;

    $basename .= '_*.tar.gz';

    @packageFragments = glob (catfile($opt_srcPath, $basename ));

    Error ("No package fragments found.", "Path: $opt_srcPath", "Glob: $basename" ) unless @packageFragments;

    Message("Package fragments found:", @packageFragments);

    #

    #   Extract the built.files.<hostname>.xml and descpkg from each of package fragments

    #   Note: Use of -m flag to tar is to overcome issues with the bsdtar used under windows

    #         to create the tar.gz files. It appears to insert localtime and not GMT into 

    #         the file.

    #

    my %pkgData;   

    foreach my $srcfile ( @packageFragments)

    {

        Message ("Extracting metadata from " . StripDir($srcfile));

        my $basename = $srcfile;

        $basename =~ s~^.*/~~;

        $basename =~ s~\.gz$~~;

        $basename =~ s~\.tar$~~;

        $basename = substr($basename, $basenameLen);

        $pkgData{$srcfile}{basename} = $basename;

        mkpath ($basename);

        Error ("Temp subdir $basename not created: $!") unless -d $basename;

        my $rv = System ('tar', '-xzmf', $srcfile, 

                            IsVerbose(1) ? '-v' : undef, 

                            '-C', $basename,

                            '--no-anchored', 

                            '--wildcards', 'built.files.*.xml' );

        Error("Tar extraction error: $srcfile") if ($rv);

    }

    #

    #   Read in the XML from each of the files

    #   Process the XML

    #       Detect merge clashes

    #       Create new XML - assuming the extraction will NOT overwrite existing files

    #

    my %fileData;

    my @newXml;

    foreach my $srcfile ( keys %pkgData )

    {

        my @extracted = glob(catfile($pkgData{$srcfile}{basename}, 'built.files.*.xml'));

        Error("built.files.*.xml not found in root of extracted package") unless @extracted;

        Warning("Multiple built.files.*.xml files", @extracted) if (scalar @extracted > 1);

        foreach my $srcfile ( @extracted)

        {

            Verbose3("Parse XML in: $srcfile");

            my $ref = XML::Simple::XMLin($srcfile, ForceArray => 1, KeyAttr => []);

            #DebugDumpData("REF - $srcfile, " .ref($ref), $ref);

            my $entryExists;

            my $keepEntry;

            foreach my $entry (@{$ref->{file}})

            {

                #

                #   Calculate some common data items

                #       Calc max host name length for pretty printing

                my $hostnameLen = length ($entry->{host} || '');

                $maxHostNameLength = $hostnameLen if ($hostnameLen > $maxHostNameLength);

                my $typeLen = length ($entry->{type} || '');

                $maxTypeLength = $typeLen if ($typeLen > $maxTypeLength);

                my $hostEntry = {host => $entry->{host}, md5sum => $entry->{md5sum}, type => $entry->{type}};

                push @{$fileData{$entry->{fullname}}{hosts}}, $hostEntry;

                my $store = $fileData{$entry->{fullname}};

                #

                #   Determine if we have seen this file before

                #   If so then we need to:

                #       Perform a merge clash

                #       Ensure that its of the same type

                #       Mark the new XML as 'merge'

                #

                $entryExists = 0;

                $keepEntry = 1;

                if (exists $store->{type})

                {

                    $entryExists = 1;

                    if ($store->{type} ne $entry->{type})

                    {

                        $store->{bad} = 1;

                        $store->{badType} = 1;

                    }

                }

                else

                {

                    $store->{type} = $entry->{type};

                }

                #   directory - no processing required

                if ($entry->{type} eq 'dir')

                {

                    $keepEntry = 0 if $entryExists;

                    next;

                }

                #   link - no processing reqiuired

                if ($entry->{type} eq 'link')

                {

                    $keepEntry = 0 if $entryExists;

                    next;

                }

                #   file - ensure there is no clash

                if ($entry->{type} eq 'file')

                {

                    if (exists $store->{md5sum})

                    {

                        $store->{bad} = 1 unless ($store->{md5sum} eq $entry->{md5sum});

                    }

                    else

                    {

                        $store->{md5sum} = $entry->{md5sum};

                    }

                next;

                }

                #   Unknown - just a warning for now

                Warning( "Unknown type: " . $entry->{type} , "    Path: ". $entry->{fullname} );

            }

            continue

            {

                #

                #   This block is always executed

                #   It is used to maintain the entry and the rewrite the XML file list

                #   Do not include the build.files.xxx.xml

                #       They are about to be deleted

                #       Not detailed in the non-tar package merge process

                #

                if ($keepEntry)

                {

                    unless ($entry->{fullname} =~ m~^built\.files\..*\.xml$~ )

                    {

                        if ($entryExists)

                        {

                            delete $entry->{md5sum};

                            delete $entry->{size};

                            $entry->{type} = 'merge';

                        }

                        push @newXml, $entry;

                    }

                }

            }

        }

    }

    #DebugDumpData("newXml",\@newXml);

    #

    #   Cleanout the non-bad entries

    #   Report on merge errors

    #

    my $headerReported;

    foreach my $entry (keys %fileData)

    {

        #

        #   Some entries are allowed to differ

        #       descpkg

        #       version_*.h 

        #           files as these are generated and may contain different dates and line endings

        #

        if ($entry eq 'descpkg')

        {

            delete $fileData{$entry};

            next;

        }

        if ($entry =~ m~/version[^/]*\.h$~)

        {

            Verbose("Ignore merge error on: $entry");

            delete $fileData{$entry};

            next;

        }

        #

        #   Delete entry if its not marked as bad

        unless (exists $fileData{$entry}{bad} )

        {

            delete $fileData{$entry};

            next;

        }

        unless ($headerReported)

        {

            $headerReported = 1;

            reportMergeError('Package Merge Error. File provided by different builds are not identical');

            reportMergeError('This prevents the build from being reproducible.');

        }

        if ($fileData{$entry}{badType})

        {

            #

            #   Have a TYPE merge error

            #       Detail what has happened

            #       Generate pretty output showning on which machines that are command.

            #

            my %typeList;

            foreach my $e ( @{$fileData{$entry}{hosts}} ) {

                UniquePush (\@{$typeList{$e->{type}}}, $e->{host});

            }

            reportMergeError('Entry Path: ' . $entry);

            foreach my $e ( @{$fileData{$entry}{hosts}} )

            {

                my $hostList;

                my @sameHosts = @{$typeList{$e->{type}}};

                ArrayDelete (\@sameHosts, $e->{host});

                if (@sameHosts) {

                    $hostList = ' Same as: ' . join(', ', @sameHosts);

                } else {

                    $hostList = ' Unique to: '. $e->{host};

                }

                reportMergeError('    Provided by: ' . sprintf('%-*s',$maxHostNameLength,$e->{host}) . ' Type: ' . sprintf('%-*s',$maxTypeLength,$e->{type}) . $hostList );

            }

        }

        else

        {

            #

            #   Have a FILE merge error

            #       Detail what has happened

            #       Generate pretty output showning on which machines that are common.

            #

            my %md5List;

            foreach my $e ( @{$fileData{$entry}{hosts}} ) {

                UniquePush (\@{$md5List{$e->{md5sum}}}, $e->{host});

            }

            reportMergeError('File Name: ' . $entry);

            foreach my $e ( @{$fileData{$entry}{hosts}} )

            {

                my $hostList;

                my @sameHosts = @{$md5List{$e->{md5sum}}};

                ArrayDelete (\@sameHosts, $e->{host});

                if (@sameHosts) {

                    $hostList = ' Same as: ' . join(', ', @sameHosts);

                } else {

                    $hostList = ' Unique to: '. $e->{host};

                }

                reportMergeError('    Provided by: ' . sprintf('%-*s',$maxHostNameLength,$e->{host}) . $hostList );

            }

        }

    }

    ErrorDoExit();

    #

    #   Calculate target package location

    #   

    Verbose("Package Target: $pkgTargetDir");

    RmDirTree($pkgTargetDir) if $opt_preDelete;

    Error ("Target package directory exists") if -d $pkgTargetDir;

    mkpath ($pkgTargetDir);

    Error ("Package target not created: $!", $pkgTargetDir) unless -d $pkgTargetDir;

    $deleteTargetDir = 1;

    #

    #   Extract the archive contents and merge them into one directory

    #       If there are overlaps - don't replace them

    #

    foreach my $srcfile ( keys %pkgData )

    {

        Message ("Extracting all files from " . StripDir($srcfile));

        my $rv = System ('tar', '-xzmf', $srcfile, IsVerbose(1) ? '-v' : undef, '-C', $pkgTargetDir );

        Error("Tar extraction error: $srcfile") if ($rv);

    }

    #

    #   Replace the built.files.xxx.xml files that came with each package fragment

    #   with a new one caclulated as we merged the fragemnts. The new one will not

    #   have duplicate files - they will be merked as merged.

    #   

    #   Delete existing built.files.xxx.xml

    #   Write out file meta data for the assembled package

    #

    foreach my $item (glob(catdir($pkgTargetDir, 'built.files.*.xml')))

    {

        Verbose("Delete metadata file: $item");

        unlink $item;

    }

    Message("Write new archive metadata");

    writeFileInfo(catfile($pkgTargetDir, 'built.files.packageAssembly.xml'),\@newXml);

    #

    #   Fix file permissions

    #   We know we are running under unix so we will use a unix command

    #

    Message('Setting file permissions');

    System('chmod', '-R', 'a+rx', $pkgTargetDir);

    #

    #   Fix descpkg file

    #   Original create_dpkg uses the CopyDescpkg function. This is a bit wonky

    #   All it appears to do is:

    #       Force build machine name

    #       Force user name

    #       Force build time into the descpkg file

    #  If a package was built on multiple machines then the build machine names were lost

    #  

    #   This implementation

    #       Use the descpkg file in the first package fragment

    #       There is enough other information in the build system to track where the package

    #       was built. This was not available when CopyDescpkg was implemented

    #

    #   All Done

    #       Flag  - don't cleanup generated dierctory

    #       

    Information("Package Target: $pkgTargetDir");

    $deleteTargetDir = 0;

    exit 0;

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Function        : DeletePackageVersion 

#

# Description     : Delete the named package version from the package archive

#                   Used by the 'buildtool' to clean up failed or test builds

#

# Inputs          : 

#

# Returns         : Does not return. Must exit the utility 

#

sub DeletePackageVersion

{

    #

    #   Information for the user

    #

    Information ("---------------------------------------------------------------");

    Information ("Dpkg fragment assembly tool");

    Information ("Version: $VERSION");

    Information ("");

    Information ("Information:");

    Information ("Repository    = [$GBE_DPKG]");

    Information ("Target dir    = [$pkgTargetDir]");

    Information ("DPKG_NAME     = [$opt_pname]");

    Information ("DPKG_VERSION  = [$opt_pversion]");

    Information ("GBE_ABT       = [$GBE_ABT]");

    Information ("");

    Information ("Mode          - DeleteVersion");

    Information ("Package       - " . (-d $pkgTargetDir ? "Exists" : "Does Not exist"));

    Information ("---------------------------------------------------------------");

    Verbose("Package Target: $pkgTargetDir");

    if (-d $pkgTargetDir)

    {

        if (RmDirTree($pkgTargetDir))

        {

            Error ("Package-Version not deleted");

        }

    }

    exit 0;

}

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Function        : END 

#

# Description     : Cleanup process 

#

# Inputs          : 

#

# Returns         : 

#

END

{

    #

    #   Save the programs exit code

    #   This END block may use the 'system' call and this will clobber the value in $?

    #   which is the systems exit code

    #

    Message("Cleanup processing($?)");

    local $?;

    #

    #   Delete input package fragments

    #   These will be deleted on error as well as on good exits

    #   Reason: This tool is used by the build system

    #           If a build fails it will be tried again

    #           

    unless ($opt_keepFragments)

    {

        Message ("Delete package fragments");

        foreach my $fragment ( @packageFragments)

        {

            Verbose ("Delete fragment: " . $fragment);

            RmDirTree ($fragment) && Warning("$fragment not deleted");

        }

    }

    else

    {

        Message ("Keeping package fragments");

    }

    #

    #   Delete everything in the temp directory

    #   It was a directory created by this instance for the use of this instance

    #

    if ($tmpDirInfo)

    {

        chdir($startDir);

        RmDirTree($workDir);

        if (-d $workDir)

        {

            Warning("TMPDIR still exists: $workDir");

        }

    } 

    elsif ($workDir)

    {

        Message ("Retaining workdir: $workDir");

    }

    #

    #   Delete the package target dir

    #   We must have created it - as we error if it exists.

    #   

    #   Remove the packageName and packageVersion directories fi possible

    #   

    if ($deleteTargetDir)

    {

        Message("Remove partially created package");

        RmDirTree($pkgTargetDir);

        my $pkgDir = StripFileExt($pkgTargetDir);

        rmdir($pkgDir) && Message("Remove package dir: $pkgDir");

    }

    # Note: $? has been localised and should not be reflected back to the user

    Message("End Cleanup processing($?)");

}

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Function        : writeFileInfo 

#

# Description     : Write out an XML file that contains this processes

#                   contribution to the output package 

#

# Inputs          : $targetFile             - File to write XML into

#                   $fileList               - Ref to an array of file data 

#

# Returns         : 

#

sub writeFileInfo

{

    my ($targetFile, $fileList) = @_;

    my $data;

    $data->{file} = $fileList;

    #

    #   Write out sections of XML

    #       Want control over the output order

    #       Use lots of attributes and only elements for arrays

    #       Save as one attribute per line - for readability

    #

    my $xs = XML::Simple->new( NoAttr =>0, AttrIndent => 1 );

    open (my $XML, '>', $targetFile) || Error ("Cannot create output file: $targetFile", $!);

    $xs->XMLout($data, 

                'RootName' => 'files', 

                'XMLDecl'  => '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>',

                'OutputFile' => $XML);

    close $XML;

}

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Function        : reportMergeError 

#

# Description     : Report an error or a warning

#

# Inputs          : All arguments passed to ReportError or Warning

#

# Returns         : Nothing 

#

sub reportMergeError

{

    $opt_MergeErrors ? Warning(@_) : ReportError(@_);

}

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#   Documentation

#

=pod

=for htmltoc    SYSUTIL::

=head1 NAME

assemble_dpkg - Assemble a dpkg_archive entry from a set of tar files

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 jats assemble_dpkg [options]

 Options:

    -help              - Brief help message

    -help -help        - Detailed help message

    -man               - Full documentation

    -verbose           - Display additional progress messages

    -pname=name        - Ensure package is named correctly

    -pversion=version  - Ensure package version is correct

    -srcdir=path       - Location of the package fragments

    -DeleteVersion     - Alternate Mode. Delete package-version

  Debug and Testing:

    -[no]mergeErrors   - Allow merge errors

    -[no]preDelete     - Predelete generated package

    -[no]keepFragments - Delete input package fragments

    -[no]testArchive   - Perform operations within a test archive

    -output=path       - Base of test package archive

    -tmpdir=path       - Specified temp directory

=head1 OPTIONS

=over 8

=item B<-help>

Print a brief help message and exits.

=item B<-help -help>

Print a detailed help message with an explanation for each option.

=item B<-man>

Prints the manual page and exits.

=item B<-srcdir=path>

This option specifies the path of the packages fragments. The fragments will be

located using the package name and package version.

=item B<-pname=name>

The name of the target package

=item B<-pversion=version>

The version of the target package.

=item B<-DeleteVersion>

This option invokes an alternate mode of operation. In this mode the specified package version

will be deleted from the package archive.

This mode is used by the 'buildtool' while cleaning up failed builds.

Is is not an error for the named package versio to not exist.

=item B<-[no]mergeErrors>

This option allows the merging process to continue if merge errors are located.

The default is -noMergeErrors

This option is intended for testing use only.

=item B<-[no]preDelete>

This option will delete the target package instance before the package is assembled.

The default is -noPreDelete

This option is intended for testing use only.

=item B<-[no]keepFragments>

This option will prevents the package fragments from being deleted.

The default is to -noKeepFragments - the source apckage fragmenst will be deleted.

This option is intended for testing use only.

=item B<-[no]testArchive>

If this option is enabled then the assembly operation is performed within a test area within

the currently configured dpkg_archive. The test area is a subdirectory 

called C<.dpkg_archive/test_dpkg>

This option is intended for testing use only.

=item B<-output=path>

This option allows the user to specify to root of a test package archive.

The dafualt is to use the value provided by GBE_DPKG - the main package archive.

This option is intended for testing use only.

=item B<-tmpdir=path>

This option allow the user to specify a directory to be used to store temp files. 

It will not be deleted at the end of processing.

This option is intended for testing use only.

=back

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This utility program is used by the build system to assemble (merge) build artifacts from several

build machines into one package.

The build artifacts have been delivered to the package store as a collection

of zipped tar files (.tar.gz). There will be one tar file from each machine in the build set.

The process has been designed to overcome several problems:

=over 4

=item Speed

If some of the build machines are not co-located with the master package server, then 

the process of transferring a package with a large number of files can be very slow.

ie: > 1 second per file to transfer a file from AWS(Sydney) to PCC(Perth). 

If a package has several thousand files then this can take an hour.

If the packaged files are compressed into a single file, then the file creation overhead is eliminated.

=item Atomic File Creation

For package fragments to be transferred from multiple machines without error some form of 

multi-machine mutex is required. This has not been successfully implemented - after many attempts.

If the merge operation is done by the package server, then there is no need for a mutex.

=back

The process of transferring tarballs and then merging then in one location solves these two problems.

The reconstruction process is performed by a daemon on the package archive server to address the following issues:

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=item * Windows handling of symlinks

Symbolic links will be handled correctly on the package server as the file system is native.

=item * Network Speed

By running the merge on the package server the contents of the package are not dragged to and 

from the build server. If the build server is not co-located with the package archive then there

will be a major speed penalty.

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The basic process performed by this utility is:

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Locate all parts of the package. There should be one from each build machine that is a part 

of the build set, unless the build was generic. For each package fragment:

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Extract a 'built.files.<machname>' file - the file must exist.

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Read all 'built.files.<machname>' files and in the process determine if there are any conflicts.

A conflict is deemed to exist if the files have different MD5 digests. This allows the same file

to be provided by different builds - as long as the content is the same. Line endings are handled

in a machine independent manner. 

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Detect dead symbolic links.

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If there are no file conflicts or other detected errors, then all parts of the package will be 

extracted into a single directory.

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File permisions will be adjusted. All directories will be made world readable and all files will be made world executable.

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