mirror of https://github.com/BOINC/boinc.git
71 lines
2.0 KiB
PHP
71 lines
2.0 KiB
PHP
|
<?php
|
||
|
|
require_once("docutil.php");
|
||
|
|
page_head("Legacy applications");
|
||
|
|
echo "
|
||
|
|
A 'legacy application' is one for which an executable is available,
|
||
|
|
but not the source code.
|
||
|
|
Therefore it cannot use the BOINC API and runtime system.
|
||
|
|
<p>
|
||
|
|
Such applications can be run using BOINC, as follows:
|
||
|
|
<ul>
|
||
|
|
<li>
|
||
|
|
Compile the program 'wrapper' from the
|
||
|
|
<a href=examples.php>boinc_samples</a> tree,
|
||
|
|
producing (say) 'wrapper_5.10_windows_intelx86.exe'.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<li> Create a file 'job.xml=job_0.xml' (0 is a version number) containing
|
||
|
|
".html_text("
|
||
|
|
<job_desc>
|
||
|
|
<task>
|
||
|
|
<application>worker_5.10_windows_intelx86.exe</application>
|
||
|
|
[ <stdin_filename>X</stdin_filename> ]
|
||
|
|
[ <stdout_filename>X</stdout_filename> ]
|
||
|
|
[ <command_line>X</command_line> ]
|
||
|
|
</task>
|
||
|
|
[ ... ]
|
||
|
|
</job_desc>
|
||
|
|
")."
|
||
|
|
where 'worker' is the application name,
|
||
|
|
and 'worker_5.10_windows_intelx86.exe'
|
||
|
|
is a version of your legacy application.
|
||
|
|
If the application uses stdin and stdout,
|
||
|
|
supply the logical filenames that they correspond to
|
||
|
|
(these must match the names in your workunit and result templates).
|
||
|
|
<li>
|
||
|
|
In your apps/worker directory, create
|
||
|
|
a directory 'wrapper_5.10_windows_intelx86.exe'.
|
||
|
|
Put the files 'wrapper_5.10_windows_intelx86.exe',
|
||
|
|
'job.xml=job_0.xml', and 'worker_5.10_windows_intelx86.exe'
|
||
|
|
in this directory.
|
||
|
|
<li>
|
||
|
|
Run <a href=tool_update_versions.php>update_versions</a>
|
||
|
|
to create an app version.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<li>
|
||
|
|
Create your workunit and result templates;
|
||
|
|
add the <copy_file> element to all file references.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</ul>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
The program 'wrapper' executes your legacy application,
|
||
|
|
and acts as a proxy for it
|
||
|
|
(to report CPU time etc.).
|
||
|
|
Future versions of wrapper may allow you to
|
||
|
|
run multiple applications in sequence
|
||
|
|
(as specified in the job.xml file).
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<p>
|
||
|
|
Notes:
|
||
|
|
<ul>
|
||
|
|
<li> This requires version 5.5 or higher of the BOINC core client.
|
||
|
|
<li> The stdin/stdout feature is not implemented yet
|
||
|
|
<li> Multiple tasks per job is not implemented yet
|
||
|
|
<li> TODO: provide a way for projects to supply an animated GIFF
|
||
|
|
which is shown (with user/team credit text) as screensaver graphics.
|
||
|
|
</ul>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
";
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
page_tail();
|
||
|
|
?>
|