mirror of https://github.com/BOINC/boinc.git
131 lines
4.0 KiB
PHP
131 lines
4.0 KiB
PHP
<?php
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require_once("docutil.php");
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page_head("Make your own client software");
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echo "
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<p>
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BOINC applications, and the BOINC core client, are native-mode programs, so
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different versions are required for each platform
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(a 'platform' is the combination of an operating system and a processor type:
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e.g., Linux/Intel).
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<p>
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The BOINC core client is available for common platforms
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(Windows/Intel, Linux/Intel, Mac OS/X. etc.) from
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<a href=download.php>this web site</a>.
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BOINC-based projects compile program versions for some or all of these platforms
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and place them on their servers.
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Typically, you download the BOINC core client version for your platform.
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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 the appropriate program version.
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<p>
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This addresses the needs of most BOINC participants, but it's inadequate if:
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<ul>
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<li>
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your computers have platforms not supported by BOINC
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or by the project;
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<li>
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for security reasons, you want to only run executables you have compiled
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yourself;
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<li>
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you want to optimize applications for particular architectures.
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</ul>
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<p>
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To handle these cases, BOINC lets you make the client software yourself,
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or obtain it from a third party,
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rather than downloading it from its 'official' source.
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This applies to both the core client and to project-specific applications.
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<h3>BOINC client software</h3>
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<p>
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You can get the BOINC client software in any of three ways:
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<ul>
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<li> <a href=download.php>Download an executable</a> it from this web site.
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<li>
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<a href=compile_client.php>Download the source code and compile it yourself</a>
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on your computer.
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<li>
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Download BOINC executables for your
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computer from a third-party source.
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A list of such sources is <a href=download_other.php>here</a>.
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</ul>
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<h3>Project-specific applications</h3>
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<p>
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Not all BOINC projects make their source code available.
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The following applies only to projects that make their source code available.
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As an example, instructions for SETI@home are
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<a href=http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/sah_porting.php>here</a>.
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<p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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Either get the application source code and compile it yourself,
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or download an executable from a third party.
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<li>
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Run the core client and attach to the project. This will create a
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'project directory' (whose name is the project URL) in the BOINC
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directory. 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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".html_text("
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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_4.07_windows_intelx86.exe</name>
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<executable/>
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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>407</version_num>
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<file_ref>
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<file_name>setiathome_4.07_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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")."
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where 407 is the application's version number.
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<li>
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Run the core client again. When it requests work from the scheduling
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server, it will report its platform as 'anonymous', and provides a list of
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the applications it has. The server then sends whatever work is available
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for those applications.
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</ul>
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<p>
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<b>
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Note: if you decide to switch back to using the project-supplied
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executables, you must delete the app_info.xml file, then reset the project.
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</b>
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<p>
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You may want to check out the following email lists (e.g. the port may
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already exist):
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href=http://www.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_opt>
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boinc_opt@ssl.berkeley.edu</a>:
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discussion of porting and optimization of BOINC applications.
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<li>
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<a href=http://www.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev>
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boinc_dev@ssl.berkeley.edu</a>: discussion of development and porting of
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BOINC software.
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<li>
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<a href=http://www.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_cvs>
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boinc_cvs@ssl.berkeley.edu</a>: CVS checkins to the BOINC
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source are reported here.
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</ul>
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";
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page_tail();
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?>
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