mirror of https://github.com/BOINC/boinc.git
91 lines
2.8 KiB
PHP
91 lines
2.8 KiB
PHP
<?
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require_once("docutil.php");
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page_head("Compiling BOINC software yourself");
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echo "
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BOINC applications, and the BOINC core client, are native-mode programs,
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so different versions are required for each platform
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(a 'platform' is the combination of an operating
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system and a processor type: e.g., Linux/IntelX86).
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BOINC provides two ways to make these
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programs available for different platforms.
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<h3>The project-compiled model</h3>
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<p>
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In this approach, the BOINC-based project
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compiles program versions for common platforms
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(Windows/Intel, Linux/Intel, Mac OS/X. etc.),
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and places them on its servers.
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A participant downloads the core client for his platform
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(assuming that it's supported by the project).
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When the core client requests work from the project's scheduling server,
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the client tells the server its platform,
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and the server instructs it to download
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the appropriate executables.
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<p>
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This addresses the needs of most BOINC participants,
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but it's inadequate for some people:
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<ul>
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<li>
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People who, for security reasons,
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want to only run executables they have compiled themselves.
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<li>
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People whose computers have platforms not supported by the project.
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<li>
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People who want to optimize applications for particular architectures.
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</ul>
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<h3>The compile-it-yourself model</h3>
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<p>
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In this model participants compile programs themselves
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rather than downloading them from the project.
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Here's how it works:
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<ul>
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<li>
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Download the source code for the BOINC core client
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and the project's applications, and compile them on your computer
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(instructions for compiling the core client are
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<a href=build_client.php>here</a>).
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Or download executables from a server of your choosing.
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<li>
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Run the core client and attach to the project.
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This will create a 'project directory'
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(whose name is the project URL) in the BOINC directory.
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Exit the client.
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<li>
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Create a file <b>app_info.xml</b> in the project directory.
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This file lists the applications you have compiled or downloaded.
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It has the following form:
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<pre>", htmlspecialchars("
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<app_info>
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<app>
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<name>setiathome</name>
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</app>
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<file_info>
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<name>setiathome_2.18_windows_intelx86.exe</name>
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</file_info>
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<app_version>
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<app_name>setiathome</app_name>
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<version_num>218</version_num>
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<file_ref>
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<file_name>setiathome_2.18_windows_intelx86.exe</file_name>
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<main_program/>
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</file_ref>
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</app_version>
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</app_info>
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"), "</pre>
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<li>
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Run the core client again.
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When it requests work from the scheduling server,
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it will report its platform as 'anonymous',
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and provides a list of the applications it has.
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The server then sends whatever work is available for those applications.
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</ul>
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This model is possible only with projects that make their application
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source code available.
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<p>
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";
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page_tail();
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?>
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