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Diffstat (limited to 'reproduce/software/shell')
| -rwxr-xr-x | reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh | 88 |
1 files changed, 61 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh b/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh index 12690f7..0f7278f 100755 --- a/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh +++ b/reproduce/software/shell/configure.sh @@ -1210,22 +1210,6 @@ if ! [ -d "$ictdir" ]; then mkdir "$ictdir"; fi itidir="$verdir"/tex if ! [ -d "$itidir" ]; then mkdir "$itidir"; fi -# Temporary software un-packing/build directory: if the host has the -# standard `/dev/shm' mounting-point, we'll do it in shared memory (on the -# RAM), to avoid harming/over-using the HDDs/SSDs. The RAM of most systems -# today (>8GB) is large enough for the parallel building of the software. -# -# For the name of the directory under `/dev/shm' (for this project), we'll -# use the names of the two parent directories to the current/running -# directory, separated by a `-' instead of `/'. We'll then appended that -# with the user's name (in case multiple users may be working on similar -# project names). Maybe later, we can use something like `mktemp' to add -# random characters to this name and make it unique to every run (even for -# a single user). -tmpblddir="$sdir"/build-tmp -rm -rf "$tmpblddir"/* "$tmpblddir" # If its a link, we need to empty its - # contents first, then itself. - @@ -1297,29 +1281,75 @@ rm -f .gnuastro -# Set the top-level shared memory location. + + +# Software building directory (possibly in RAM) +# --------------------------------------------- +# +# Building the software for the project will need the creation of many +# small temporary files that will ultimately be deleted. To avoid harming +# HDDs/SSDs and improve speed, it is therefore better to build them in the +# RAM when possible. The RAM of most systems today (>8GB) is large enough +# for the parallel building of the software. + +# Set the top-level shared memory location. Currently there is only one +# standard location (for GNU/Linux OSs), so doing this check here and the +# main job below may seem redundant. However, it is written separately from +# the main code below because later, we expect to add more possible +# mounting locations (for other OSs). if [ -d /dev/shm ]; then shmdir=/dev/shm else shmdir="" fi -# If a shared memory mounted directory exists and there is enough space -# there (in RAM), build a temporary directory for this project. -needed_space=2000000 +# If a shared memory mounted directory exists and has the necessary +# conditions, set that directory to build software. if [ x"$shmdir" != x ]; then + + # Make sure it has enough space. + needed_space=2000000 available_space=$(df "$shmdir" | awk 'NR==2{print $4}') if [ $available_space -gt $needed_space ]; then + + # Set the Maneage-specific directory within the shared + # memory. We'll use the names of the two parent directories to the + # current/running directory, separated by a `-' instead of + # `/'. We'll then appended that with the user's name (in case + # multiple users may be working on similar project names). + # + # Maybe later, we can use something like `mktemp' to add random + # characters to this name and make it unique to every run (even for + # a single user). dirname=$(pwd | sed -e's/\// /g' \ - | awk '{l=NF-1; printf("%s-%s",$l, $NF)}') + | awk '{l=NF-1; printf("%s-%s", $l, $NF)}') tbshmdir="$shmdir"/"$dirname"-$(whoami) if ! [ -d "$tbshmdir" ]; then mkdir "$tbshmdir"; fi + + # Some systems may protect '/dev/shm' against the right to execute + # programs by ordinary users. We thus need to check that the device + # allows execution within this directory by this user. + shmexecfile="$tbshmdir"/shm-execution-check.sh + rm -f $shmexecfile # We also don't want any existing flags. + cat > "$shmexecfile" <<EOF +#!/bin/sh +printf "This file successfully executed.\n" +EOF + # Make the file executable and see if it runs. If not, set + # 'tbshmdir' to an empty string so it is not used in later steps. + # In any case, delete the temporary file afterwards. + chmod u+x "$shmexecfile" + if ! "$shmexecfile" &> /dev/null; then tbshmdir=""; fi + rm "$shmexecfile" fi else tbshmdir="" fi -# If a shared memory directory was created set `build-tmp' to be a -# symbolic link to it. Otherwise, just build the temporary build -# directory under the project build directory. +# If a shared memory directory was created, set the software building +# directory to be a symbolic link to it. Otherwise, just build the +# temporary build directory under the project's build directory. +tmpblddir="$sdir"/build-tmp +rm -rf "$tmpblddir"/* "$tmpblddir" # If it is a link, we need to empty + # its contents first, then itself. if [ x"$tbshmdir" = x ]; then mkdir "$tmpblddir"; else ln -s "$tbshmdir" "$tmpblddir"; fi @@ -1330,6 +1360,9 @@ fi # Inform the user that the build process is starting # ------------------------------------------------- +# +# Everything is ready, let the user know that the building is going to +# start. if [ $printnotice = yes ]; then tsec=10 cat <<EOF @@ -1338,12 +1371,13 @@ if [ $printnotice = yes ]; then Building dependencies ... ------------------------- -Necessary dependency programs and libraries will be built in +Necessary dependency programs and libraries will be installed in $sdir/installed -NOTE: the built software will NOT BE INSTALLED on your system (no root -access is required). They are only for local usage by this project. +NOTE: the built software will NOT BE INSTALLED in standard places of your +OS (so no root access is required). They are only for local usage by this +project. **TIP**: you can see which software are being installed at every moment with the following command. See "Inspecting status" section of |