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| Paper: |
Source Code Management and Software Distribution using Open Source Technologies |
| Volume: |
295, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XII |
| Page: |
373 |
| Authors: |
Bly, M. J.; Allan, A.; Jenness, T. |
| Abstract: |
The Starlink Software Collection (USSC) runs on three different platforms and contains approximately 130 separate software items, totaling over 6 million lines of code. Distribution of such large software systems and installation at multiple remote sites has always been problematic due to the complex web of inter-dependencies such systems invariably generate. The rise of the Open Source movement has brought standard tools into common use to cope with such large and complex tasks. The RedHat Package Manager (RPM) software is one such which is available for many platforms. We have shown it is possible to automate the distribution and installation of the Starlink Software using RPM. We anticipate that this will vastly simplify installation and package management for Systems Administrators who must support the USSC in production data processing environments. |
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