1. Release BETA Integration Tool Status Geneva – 1 March 2007
Paolo Fabriani

2. Release BETA Meeting - Geneva, 1-2 March 2007
Summary
Improvements foreseen for release Beta:
ETICS Build System
Build/Test Reports Web Application
Distribution Web Application
Release BETA Meeting - Geneva, 1-2 March 2007

3. The ETICS Build System Features and Improvements
Some (current and future) ETICS features would improve the current build and test activity in DILIGENT:
Available:
Parallel Remote Builds and Multiple Platform support
Package Repository and Report Browser with improved GUI
Some software measures are currently computed at each build. More measures are expected to be introduced
...
Planned:
Co-Scheduling (useful for remote test)
Automatic Unit Test Execution & Reporting
Improved reporting based on Disseminators (aggregators, transformers, format converters, ...)
All the above functionalities assume web-based access to results (build/test reports, packages, metrics reports, ...)
Release BETA Meeting - Geneva, 1-2 March 2007

4. The ETICS Build System DILIGENT Constraints
License Issue in DILIGENT:
It was initially expected to be solved for BETA release
That’s no longer true: source and binaries must stay confidential until FINAL release
So, ETICS (as it is now) cannot still be exploited fully ...
The adoption of private resources solves the confidentiality of source code, but
ETICS Package Repository and Report Browser still have unrestricted access
... unless ETICS allows to disable guest access
An official list of requirements to ETICS team is expected by the end of March
Guest user disabling will be given high priority
Release BETA Meeting - Geneva, 1-2 March 2007

5. Build Report Web Application Improvements for BETA
Issue: the Build Report page has been very useful to developers, but requires continuous Eng effort to:
submit istantaneous build
schedule nightly builds
Improvement:
Istantaneous build functionality will be provided to authorized users
The functionality will be made available on best-effort basis
Development and Support to Build will have Highest Priority
Release BETA Meeting - Geneva, 1-2 March 2007

6. Distribution Web Application Report on Alpha
Alpha Release
Components grouped by Service and by Area (e.g. CL, PM, etc...)
Component published as tgz
Published links to
README (already in vcs modules but not packaged)
API documentation
Available at
Access Control
Based on X.509 certificates (so mainly limited to developers)
It would be good to use the same access control system for the WA and the Portal
Release BETA Meeting - Geneva, 1-2 March 2007

7. Distribution Web Application Improvements and changes for BETA
HEAD Version
Same web application used for Alpha, but pointing at the latest development version
Available at
Beta Release
Distribution of...?
Components’ TGZ
ServiceArchives
Links to documentation
README (shall we have them for ServiceArchives?)
API documentation (probably project-wide)
Guides (User, Administrator, Developer)
Release BETA Meeting - Geneva, 1-2 March 2007

8. Distribution Web Application Improvements and changes for BETA
Beta Release
Deployment scenarios
Integration of the WebApp with the DILIGENT portal
More difficult maintenance for Eng and support from UoA
Requires Integration Effort (depending on the technology used for the Portal)
Solves the Access Control issue
Static pages in the DILIGENT Portal
Easier integration
No Dynamicitiy of the Application (HEAD WA cannot be moved)
Independent server (currently grids16.eng.it)
Easier maintenance
No integration required
WA and Portal access control still independent
Release BETA Meeting - Geneva, 1-2 March 2007