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@@ -47,7 +47,19 @@ <!-- Start the main body. --> <body> <div id="container"> - + <header role="banner"> + <!-- global navigation --> + <nav role="navigation" id="hamnav"> + <label for="hamburger">☰</label> + <input type="checkbox" id="hamburger"/> + <div id="hamitems" class="button"> + <a href="index.html">Home</a> + <a href="about.html">About</a> + <a href="http://git.maneage.org/project.git/">⤓ Git Repository</a> + <a href="pdf/slides-intro.pdf">Tutorials</a> + </div> + </nav> + </header> <h1>Maneage: managing data lineage</h1> <p>Copyright (C) 2018-2020 Mohammad Akhlaghi <a href="mailto:mohammad@akhlaghi.org">mohammad@akhlaghi.org</a><br /> @@ -533,145 +545,145 @@ cd my-project <span class="comment"># Go into git remote rename origin origin-maneage <span class="comment"># Rename current/only remote to "origin-maneage".</span> git checkout -b master <span class="comment"># Create and enter your own "master" branch.</span> pwd <span class="comment"># Just to confirm where you are.</span> - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><strong>Prepare to build project</strong>: The <code>./project configure</code> command of the - next step will build the different software packages within the - "build" directory (that you will specify). Nothing else on your system - will be touched. However, since it takes long, it is useful to see - what it is being built at every instant (its almost impossible to tell - from the torrent of commands that are produced!). So open another - terminal on your desktop and navigate to the same project directory - that you cloned (output of last command above). Then run the following - command. Once every second, this command will just print the date - (possibly followed by a non-existent directory notice). But as soon as - the next step starts building software, you'll see the names of - software get printed as they are being built. Once any software is - installed in the project build directory it will be removed. Again, - don't worry, nothing will be installed outside the build directory.</p> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><strong>Prepare to build project</strong>: The <code>./project configure</code> command of the + next step will build the different software packages within the + "build" directory (that you will specify). Nothing else on your system + will be touched. However, since it takes long, it is useful to see + what it is being built at every instant (its almost impossible to tell + from the torrent of commands that are produced!). So open another + terminal on your desktop and navigate to the same project directory + that you cloned (output of last command above). Then run the following + command. Once every second, this command will just print the date + (possibly followed by a non-existent directory notice). But as soon as + the next step starts building software, you'll see the names of + software get printed as they are being built. Once any software is + installed in the project build directory it will be removed. Again, + don't worry, nothing will be installed outside the build directory.</p> - <pre><code> + <pre><code> <span class="comment"># On another terminal (go to top project source directory, last command above)</span> ./project --check-config - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><strong>Test Maneage</strong>: Before making any changes, it is important to test it - and see if everything works properly with the commands below. If there - is any problem in the <code>./project configure</code> or <code>./project make</code> steps, - please contact us to fix the problem before continuing. Since the - building of dependencies in configuration can take long, you can take - the next few steps (editing the files) while its working (they don't - affect the configuration). After <code>./project make</code> is finished, open - <code>paper.pdf</code>. If it looks fine, you are ready to start customizing the - Maneage for your project. But before that, clean all the extra Maneage - outputs with <code>make clean</code> as shown below.</p> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><strong>Test Maneage</strong>: Before making any changes, it is important to test it + and see if everything works properly with the commands below. If there + is any problem in the <code>./project configure</code> or <code>./project make</code> steps, + please contact us to fix the problem before continuing. Since the + building of dependencies in configuration can take long, you can take + the next few steps (editing the files) while its working (they don't + affect the configuration). After <code>./project make</code> is finished, open + <code>paper.pdf</code>. If it looks fine, you are ready to start customizing the + Maneage for your project. But before that, clean all the extra Maneage + outputs with <code>make clean</code> as shown below.</p> - <pre><code> + <pre><code> ./project configure <span class="comment"># Build the project's software environment (can take an hour or so).</span> ./project make <span class="comment"># Do the processing and build paper (just a simple demo).</span> - <span class="comment"># Open 'paper.pdf' and see if everything is ok. - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><strong>Setup the remote</strong>: You can use any <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_source_code_hosting_facilities">hosting - facility</a> - that supports Git to keep an online copy of your project's version - controlled history. We recommend <a href="https://gitlab.com">GitLab</a> because - it is <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/repo-criteria-evaluation.html">more ethical (although not - perfect)</a>, - and later you can also host GitLab on your own server. Anyway, create - an account in your favorite hosting facility (if you don't already - have one), and define a new project there. Please make sure <em>the newly - created project is empty</em> (some services ask to include a <code>README</code> in - a new project which is bad in this scenario, and will not allow you to - push to it). It will give you a URL (usually starting with <code>git@</code> and - ending in <code>.git</code>), put this URL in place of <code>XXXXXXXXXX</code> in the first - command below. With the second command, "push" your <code>master</code> branch to - your <code>origin</code> remote, and (with the <code>--set-upstream</code> option) set them - to track/follow each other. However, the <code>maneage</code> branch is currently - tracking/following your <code>origin-maneage</code> remote (automatically set - when you cloned Maneage). So when pushing the <code>maneage</code> branch to your - <code>origin</code> remote, you <em>shouldn't</em> use <code>--set-upstream</code>. With the last - command, you can actually check this (which local and remote branches - are tracking each other).</p> +<span class="comment"># Open 'paper.pdf' and see if everything is ok. + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><strong>Setup the remote</strong>: You can use any <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_source_code_hosting_facilities">hosting + facility</a> + that supports Git to keep an online copy of your project's version + controlled history. We recommend <a href="https://gitlab.com">GitLab</a> because + it is <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/repo-criteria-evaluation.html">more ethical (although not + perfect)</a>, + and later you can also host GitLab on your own server. Anyway, create + an account in your favorite hosting facility (if you don't already + have one), and define a new project there. Please make sure <em>the newly + created project is empty</em> (some services ask to include a <code>README</code> in + a new project which is bad in this scenario, and will not allow you to + push to it). It will give you a URL (usually starting with <code>git@</code> and + ending in <code>.git</code>), put this URL in place of <code>XXXXXXXXXX</code> in the first + command below. With the second command, "push" your <code>master</code> branch to + your <code>origin</code> remote, and (with the <code>--set-upstream</code> option) set them + to track/follow each other. However, the <code>maneage</code> branch is currently + tracking/following your <code>origin-maneage</code> remote (automatically set + when you cloned Maneage). So when pushing the <code>maneage</code> branch to your + <code>origin</code> remote, you <em>shouldn't</em> use <code>--set-upstream</code>. With the last + command, you can actually check this (which local and remote branches + are tracking each other).</p> - <pre><code> + <pre><code> git remote add origin XXXXXXXXXX <span class="comment"># Newly created repo is now called 'origin'.</span> git push --set-upstream origin master <span class="comment"># Push 'master' branch to 'origin' (with tracking).</span> git push origin maneage <span class="comment"># Push 'maneage' branch to 'origin' (no tracking).</span> - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><strong>Title</strong>, <strong>short description</strong> and <strong>author</strong>: The title and basic - information of your project's output PDF paper should be added in - <code>paper.tex</code>. You should see the relevant place in the preamble (prior - to <code>\begin{document}</code>. After you are done, run the <code>./project make</code> - command again to see your changes in the final PDF, and make sure that - your changes don't cause a crash in LaTeX. Of course, if you use a - different LaTeX package/style for managing the title and authors (in - particular a specific journal's style), please feel free to use it - your own methods after finishing this checklist and doing your first - commit.</p></li> - <li><p><strong>Delete dummy parts</strong>: Maneage contains some parts that are only for - the initial/test run, mainly as a demonstration of important steps, - which you can use as a reference to use in your own project. But they - not for any real analysis, so you should remove these parts as - described below:</p> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><strong>Title</strong>, <strong>short description</strong> and <strong>author</strong>: The title and basic + information of your project's output PDF paper should be added in + <code>paper.tex</code>. You should see the relevant place in the preamble (prior + to <code>\begin{document}</code>. After you are done, run the <code>./project make</code> + command again to see your changes in the final PDF, and make sure that + your changes don't cause a crash in LaTeX. Of course, if you use a + different LaTeX package/style for managing the title and authors (in + particular a specific journal's style), please feel free to use it + your own methods after finishing this checklist and doing your first + commit.</p></li> + <li><p><strong>Delete dummy parts</strong>: Maneage contains some parts that are only for + the initial/test run, mainly as a demonstration of important steps, + which you can use as a reference to use in your own project. But they + not for any real analysis, so you should remove these parts as + described below:</p> - <ul> - <li><p><code>paper.tex</code>: 1) Delete the text of the abstract (from - <code>\includeabstract{</code> to <code>\vspace{0.25cm}</code>) and write your own (a - single sentence can be enough now, you can complete it later). 2) - Add some keywords under it in the keywords part. 3) Delete - everything between <code>%% Start of main body.</code> and <code>%% End of main - body.</code>. 4) Remove the notice in the "Acknowledgments" section (in - <code>\new{}</code>) and Acknowledge your funding sources (this can also be - done later). Just don't delete the existing acknowledgment - statement: Maneage is possible thanks to funding from several - grants. Since Maneage is being used in your work, it is necessary to - acknowledge them in your work also.</p></li> - <li><p><code>reproduce/analysis/make/top-make.mk</code>: Delete the <code>delete-me</code> line - in the <code>makesrc</code> definition. Just make sure there is no empty line - between the <code>download \</code> and <code>verify \</code> lines (they should be - directly under each other).</p></li> - <li><p><code>reproduce/analysis/make/verify.mk</code>: In the final recipe, under the - commented line <code>Verify TeX macros</code>, remove the full line that - contains <code>delete-me</code>, and set the value of <code>s</code> in the line for - <code>download</code> to <code>XXXXX</code> (any temporary string, you'll fix it in the - end of your project, when its complete).</p></li> - <li><p>Delete all <code>delete-me*</code> files in the following directories:</p> - <pre><code> + <ul> + <li><p><code>paper.tex</code>: 1) Delete the text of the abstract (from + <code>\includeabstract{</code> to <code>\vspace{0.25cm}</code>) and write your own (a + single sentence can be enough now, you can complete it later). 2) + Add some keywords under it in the keywords part. 3) Delete + everything between <code>%% Start of main body.</code> and <code>%% End of main + body.</code>. 4) Remove the notice in the "Acknowledgments" section (in + <code>\new{}</code>) and Acknowledge your funding sources (this can also be + done later). Just don't delete the existing acknowledgment + statement: Maneage is possible thanks to funding from several + grants. Since Maneage is being used in your work, it is necessary to + acknowledge them in your work also.</p></li> + <li><p><code>reproduce/analysis/make/top-make.mk</code>: Delete the <code>delete-me</code> line + in the <code>makesrc</code> definition. Just make sure there is no empty line + between the <code>download \</code> and <code>verify \</code> lines (they should be + directly under each other).</p></li> + <li><p><code>reproduce/analysis/make/verify.mk</code>: In the final recipe, under the + commented line <code>Verify TeX macros</code>, remove the full line that + contains <code>delete-me</code>, and set the value of <code>s</code> in the line for + <code>download</code> to <code>XXXXX</code> (any temporary string, you'll fix it in the + end of your project, when its complete).</p></li> + <li><p>Delete all <code>delete-me*</code> files in the following directories:</p> + <pre><code> rm tex/src/delete-me* rm reproduce/analysis/make/delete-me* rm reproduce/analysis/config/delete-me* - </code></pre></li> - <li><p>Disable verification of outputs by removing the <code>yes</code> from - <code>reproduce/analysis/config/verify-outputs.conf</code>. Later, when you are - ready to submit your paper, or publish the dataset, activate - verification and make the proper corrections in this file (described - under the "Other basic customizations" section below). This is a - critical step and only takes a few minutes when your project is - finished. So DON'T FORGET to activate it in the end.</p></li> - <li><p>Re-make the project (after a cleaning) to see if you haven't - introduced any errors.</p> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p>Disable verification of outputs by removing the <code>yes</code> from + <code>reproduce/analysis/config/verify-outputs.conf</code>. Later, when you are + ready to submit your paper, or publish the dataset, activate + verification and make the proper corrections in this file (described + under the "Other basic customizations" section below). This is a + critical step and only takes a few minutes when your project is + finished. So DON'T FORGET to activate it in the end.</p></li> + <li><p>Re-make the project (after a cleaning) to see if you haven't + introduced any errors.</p> - <pre><code> + <pre><code> ./project make clean ./project make - </code></pre></li> - </ul></li> - <li><p><strong>Don't merge some files in future updates</strong>: As described below, you - can later update your infra-structure (for example to fix bugs) by - merging your <code>master</code> branch with <code>maneage</code>. For files that you have - created in your own branch, there will be no problem. However if you - modify an existing Maneage file for your project, next time its - updated on <code>maneage</code> you'll have an annoying conflict. The commands - below show how to fix this future problem. With them, you can - configure Git to ignore the changes in <code>maneage</code> for some of the files - you have already edited and deleted above (and will edit below). Note - that only the first <code>echo</code> command has a <code>></code> (to write over the file), - the rest are <code>>></code> (to append to it). If you want to avoid any other - set of files to be imported from Maneage into your project's branch, - you can follow a similar strategy. We recommend only doing it when you - encounter the same conflict in more than one merge and there is no - other change in that file. Also, don't add core Maneage Makefiles, - otherwise Maneage can break on the next run.</p> + </code></pre></li> + </ul></li> + <li><p><strong>Don't merge some files in future updates</strong>: As described below, you + can later update your infra-structure (for example to fix bugs) by + merging your <code>master</code> branch with <code>maneage</code>. For files that you have + created in your own branch, there will be no problem. However if you + modify an existing Maneage file for your project, next time its + updated on <code>maneage</code> you'll have an annoying conflict. The commands + below show how to fix this future problem. With them, you can + configure Git to ignore the changes in <code>maneage</code> for some of the files + you have already edited and deleted above (and will edit below). Note + that only the first <code>echo</code> command has a <code>></code> (to write over the file), + the rest are <code>>></code> (to append to it). If you want to avoid any other + set of files to be imported from Maneage into your project's branch, + you can follow a similar strategy. We recommend only doing it when you + encounter the same conflict in more than one merge and there is no + other change in that file. Also, don't add core Maneage Makefiles, + otherwise Maneage can break on the next run.</p> - <pre><code> + <pre><code> echo "paper.tex merge=ours" > .gitattributes echo "tex/src/delete-me.mk merge=ours" >> .gitattributes echo "tex/src/delete-me-demo.mk merge=ours" >> .gitattributes @@ -679,50 +691,50 @@ echo "reproduce/analysis/make/delete-me.mk merge=ours" >> .gitattributes echo "reproduce/software/config/TARGETS.conf merge=ours" >> .gitattributes echo "reproduce/analysis/config/delete-me-num.conf merge=ours" >> .gitattributes git add .gitattributes - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><strong>Copyright and License notice</strong>: It is necessary that <em>all</em> the - "copyright-able" files in your project (those larger than 10 lines) - have a copyright and license notice. Please take a moment to look at - several existing files to see a few examples. The copyright notice is - usually close to the start of the file, it is the line starting with - <code>Copyright (C)</code> and containing a year and the author's name (like the - examples below). The License notice is a short description of the - copyright license, usually one or two paragraphs with a URL to the - full license. Don't forget to add these <em>two</em> notices to <em>any new - file</em> you add in your project (you can just copy-and-paste). When you - modify an existing Maneage file (which already has the notices), just - add a copyright notice in your name under the existing one(s), like - the line with capital letters below. To start with, add this line with - your name and email address to <code>paper.tex</code>, - <code>tex/src/preamble-header.tex</code>, <code>reproduce/analysis/make/top-make.mk</code>, - and generally, all the files you modified in the previous step.</p> - - <pre><code> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><strong>Copyright and License notice</strong>: It is necessary that <em>all</em> the + "copyright-able" files in your project (those larger than 10 lines) + have a copyright and license notice. Please take a moment to look at + several existing files to see a few examples. The copyright notice is + usually close to the start of the file, it is the line starting with + <code>Copyright (C)</code> and containing a year and the author's name (like the + examples below). The License notice is a short description of the + copyright license, usually one or two paragraphs with a URL to the + full license. Don't forget to add these <em>two</em> notices to <em>any new + file</em> you add in your project (you can just copy-and-paste). When you + modify an existing Maneage file (which already has the notices), just + add a copyright notice in your name under the existing one(s), like + the line with capital letters below. To start with, add this line with + your name and email address to <code>paper.tex</code>, + <code>tex/src/preamble-header.tex</code>, <code>reproduce/analysis/make/top-make.mk</code>, + and generally, all the files you modified in the previous step.</p> + + <pre><code> Copyright (C) 2018-2020 Existing Name <existing@email.address> Copyright (C) 2020 YOUR NAME <YOUR@EMAIL.ADDRESS> - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><strong>Configure Git for fist time</strong>: If this is the first time you are - running Git on this system, then you have to configure it with some - basic information in order to have essential information in the commit - messages (ignore this step if you have already done it). Git will - include your name and e-mail address information in each commit. You - can also specify your favorite text editor for making the commit - (<code>emacs</code>, <code>vim</code>, <code>nano</code>, and etc.).</p> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><strong>Configure Git for fist time</strong>: If this is the first time you are + running Git on this system, then you have to configure it with some + basic information in order to have essential information in the commit + messages (ignore this step if you have already done it). Git will + include your name and e-mail address information in each commit. You + can also specify your favorite text editor for making the commit + (<code>emacs</code>, <code>vim</code>, <code>nano</code>, and etc.).</p> - <pre><code> + <pre><code> git config --global user.name "YourName YourSurname" git config --global user.email your-email@example.com git config --global core.editor nano - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><strong>Your first commit</strong>: You have already made some small and basic - changes in the steps above and you are in your project's <code>master</code> - branch. So, you can officially make your first commit in your - project's history and push it. But before that, you need to make sure - that there are no problems in the project. This is a good habit to - always re-build the system before a commit to be sure it works as - expected.</p> - - <pre><code> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><strong>Your first commit</strong>: You have already made some small and basic + changes in the steps above and you are in your project's <code>master</code> + branch. So, you can officially make your first commit in your + project's history and push it. But before that, you need to make sure + that there are no problems in the project. This is a good habit to + always re-build the system before a commit to be sure it works as + expected.</p> + + <pre><code> git status <span class="comment"># See which files you have changed.</span> git diff <span class="comment"># Check the lines you have added/changed.</span> ./project make <span class="comment"># Make sure everything builds successfully.</span> @@ -731,13 +743,13 @@ git status <span class="comment"># Make sure everything is fine. git diff --cached <span class="comment"># Confirm all the changes that will be committed.</span> git commit <span class="comment"># Your first commit: put a good description!</span> git push <span class="comment"># Push your commit to your remote.</span> - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><strong>Start your exciting research</strong>: You are now ready to add flesh and - blood to this raw skeleton by further modifying and adding your - exciting research steps. You can use the "published works" section in - the introduction (above) as some fully working models to learn - from. Also, don't hesitate to contact us if you have any - questions.</p></li> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><strong>Start your exciting research</strong>: You are now ready to add flesh and + blood to this raw skeleton by further modifying and adding your + exciting research steps. You can use the "published works" section in + the introduction (above) as some fully working models to learn + from. Also, don't hesitate to contact us if you have any + questions.</p></li> </ol> <h2>Other basic customizations</h2> @@ -777,76 +789,76 @@ git push <span class="comment"># Push your commit to your remo <pre><code> grep -ir wfpc2 ./* - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><strong><code>README.md</code></strong>: Correct all the <code>XXXXX</code> place holders (name of your - project, your own name, address of your project's online/remote - repository, link to download dependencies and etc). Generally, read - over the text and update it where necessary to fit your project. Don't - forget that this is the first file that is displayed on your online - repository and also your colleagues will first be drawn to read this - file. Therefore, make it as easy as possible for them to start - with. Also check and update this file one last time when you are ready - to publish your project's paper/source.</p></li> - <li><p><strong>Verify outputs</strong>: During the initial customization checklist, you - disabled verification. This is natural because during the project you - need to make changes all the time and its a waste of time to enable - verification every time. But at significant moments of the project - (for example before submission to a journal, or publication) it is - necessary. When you activate verification, before building the paper, - all the specified datasets will be compared with their respective - checksum and if any file's checksum is different from the one recorded - in the project, it will stop and print the problematic file and its - expected and calculated checksums. First set the value of - <code>verify-outputs</code> variable in - <code>reproduce/analysis/config/verify-outputs.conf</code> to <code>yes</code>. Then go to - <code>reproduce/analysis/make/verify.mk</code>. The verification of all the files - is only done in one recipe. First the files that go into the - plots/figures are checked, then the LaTeX macros. Validation of the - former (inputs to plots/figures) should be done manually. If its the - first time you are doing this, you can see two examples of the dummy - steps (with <code>delete-me</code>, you can use them if you like). These two - examples should be removed before you can run the project. For the - latter, you just have to update the checksums. The important thing to - consider is that a simple checksum can be problematic because some - file generators print their run-time date in the file (for example as - commented lines in a text table). When checking text files, this - Makefile already has this function: - <code>verify-txt-no-comments-leading-space</code>. As the name suggests, it will - remove comment lines and empty lines before calculating the MD5 - checksum. For FITS formats (common in astronomy, fortunately there is - a <code>DATASUM</code> definition which will return the checksum independent of - the headers. You can use the provided function(s), or define one for - your special formats.</p></li> - <li><p><strong>Feedback</strong>: As you use Maneage you will notice many things that if - implemented from the start would have been very useful for your - work. This can be in the actual scripting and architecture of Maneage, - or useful implementation and usage tips, like those below. In any - case, please share your thoughts and suggestions with us, so we can - add them here for everyone's benefit.</p></li> - <li><p><strong>Re-preparation</strong>: Automatic preparation is only run in the first run - of the project on a system, to re-do the preparation you have to use - the option below. Here is the reason for this: when its necessary, the - preparation process can be slow and will unnecessarily slow down the - whole project while the project is under development (focus is on the - analysis that is done after preparation). Because of this, preparation - will be done automatically for the first time that the project is run - (when <code>.build/software/preparation-done.mk</code> doesn't exist). After the - preparation process completes once, future runs of <code>./project make</code> - will not do the preparation process anymore (will not call - <code>top-prepare.mk</code>). They will only call <code>top-make.mk</code> for the - analysis. To manually invoke the preparation process after the first - attempt, the <code>./project make</code> script should be run with the - <code>--prepare-redo</code> option, or you can delete the special file above.</p> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><strong><code>README.md</code></strong>: Correct all the <code>XXXXX</code> place holders (name of your + project, your own name, address of your project's online/remote + repository, link to download dependencies and etc). Generally, read + over the text and update it where necessary to fit your project. Don't + forget that this is the first file that is displayed on your online + repository and also your colleagues will first be drawn to read this + file. Therefore, make it as easy as possible for them to start + with. Also check and update this file one last time when you are ready + to publish your project's paper/source.</p></li> + <li><p><strong>Verify outputs</strong>: During the initial customization checklist, you + disabled verification. This is natural because during the project you + need to make changes all the time and its a waste of time to enable + verification every time. But at significant moments of the project + (for example before submission to a journal, or publication) it is + necessary. When you activate verification, before building the paper, + all the specified datasets will be compared with their respective + checksum and if any file's checksum is different from the one recorded + in the project, it will stop and print the problematic file and its + expected and calculated checksums. First set the value of + <code>verify-outputs</code> variable in + <code>reproduce/analysis/config/verify-outputs.conf</code> to <code>yes</code>. Then go to + <code>reproduce/analysis/make/verify.mk</code>. The verification of all the files + is only done in one recipe. First the files that go into the + plots/figures are checked, then the LaTeX macros. Validation of the + former (inputs to plots/figures) should be done manually. If its the + first time you are doing this, you can see two examples of the dummy + steps (with <code>delete-me</code>, you can use them if you like). These two + examples should be removed before you can run the project. For the + latter, you just have to update the checksums. The important thing to + consider is that a simple checksum can be problematic because some + file generators print their run-time date in the file (for example as + commented lines in a text table). When checking text files, this + Makefile already has this function: + <code>verify-txt-no-comments-leading-space</code>. As the name suggests, it will + remove comment lines and empty lines before calculating the MD5 + checksum. For FITS formats (common in astronomy, fortunately there is + a <code>DATASUM</code> definition which will return the checksum independent of + the headers. You can use the provided function(s), or define one for + your special formats.</p></li> + <li><p><strong>Feedback</strong>: As you use Maneage you will notice many things that if + implemented from the start would have been very useful for your + work. This can be in the actual scripting and architecture of Maneage, + or useful implementation and usage tips, like those below. In any + case, please share your thoughts and suggestions with us, so we can + add them here for everyone's benefit.</p></li> + <li><p><strong>Re-preparation</strong>: Automatic preparation is only run in the first run + of the project on a system, to re-do the preparation you have to use + the option below. Here is the reason for this: when its necessary, the + preparation process can be slow and will unnecessarily slow down the + whole project while the project is under development (focus is on the + analysis that is done after preparation). Because of this, preparation + will be done automatically for the first time that the project is run + (when <code>.build/software/preparation-done.mk</code> doesn't exist). After the + preparation process completes once, future runs of <code>./project make</code> + will not do the preparation process anymore (will not call + <code>top-prepare.mk</code>). They will only call <code>top-make.mk</code> for the + analysis. To manually invoke the preparation process after the first + attempt, the <code>./project make</code> script should be run with the + <code>--prepare-redo</code> option, or you can delete the special file above.</p> - <pre><code> + <pre><code> ./project make --prepare-redo - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><strong>Pre-publication</strong>: add notice on reproducibility**: Add a notice - somewhere prominent in the first page within your paper, informing the - reader that your research is fully reproducible. For example in the - end of the abstract, or under the keywords with a title like - "reproducible paper". This will encourage them to publish their own - works in this manner also and also will help spread the word.</p></li> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><strong>Pre-publication</strong>: add notice on reproducibility**: Add a notice + somewhere prominent in the first page within your paper, informing the + reader that your research is fully reproducible. For example in the + end of the abstract, or under the keywords with a title like + "reproducible paper". This will encourage them to publish their own + works in this manner also and also will help spread the word.</p></li> </ul> <h1>Tips for designing your project</h1> @@ -960,28 +972,28 @@ grep -ir wfpc2 ./* <pre><code> info make "automatic variables" - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><em>Debug</em>: Since Make doesn't follow the common top-down paradigm, it - can be a little hard to get accustomed to why you get an error or - un-expected behavior. In such cases, run Make with the <code>-d</code> - option. With this option, Make prints a full list of exactly which - prerequisites are being checked for which targets. Looking - (patiently) through this output and searching for the faulty - file/step will clearly show you any mistake you might have made in - defining the targets or prerequisites.</p></li> - <li><p><em>Large files</em>: If you are dealing with very large files (thus having - multiple copies of them for intermediate steps is not possible), one - solution is the following strategy (Also see the next item on "Fast - access to temporary files"). Set a small plain text file as the - actual target and delete the large file when it is no longer needed - by the project (in the last rule that needs it). Below is a simple - demonstration of doing this. In it, we use Gnuastro's Arithmetic - program to add all pixels of the input image with 2 and create - <code>large1.fits</code>. We then subtract 2 from <code>large1.fits</code> to create - <code>large2.fits</code> and delete <code>large1.fits</code> in the same rule (when its no - longer needed). We can later do the same with <code>large2.fits</code> when it - is no longer needed and so on. - <pre><code> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><em>Debug</em>: Since Make doesn't follow the common top-down paradigm, it + can be a little hard to get accustomed to why you get an error or + un-expected behavior. In such cases, run Make with the <code>-d</code> + option. With this option, Make prints a full list of exactly which + prerequisites are being checked for which targets. Looking + (patiently) through this output and searching for the faulty + file/step will clearly show you any mistake you might have made in + defining the targets or prerequisites.</p></li> + <li><p><em>Large files</em>: If you are dealing with very large files (thus having + multiple copies of them for intermediate steps is not possible), one + solution is the following strategy (Also see the next item on "Fast + access to temporary files"). Set a small plain text file as the + actual target and delete the large file when it is no longer needed + by the project (in the last rule that needs it). Below is a simple + demonstration of doing this. In it, we use Gnuastro's Arithmetic + program to add all pixels of the input image with 2 and create + <code>large1.fits</code>. We then subtract 2 from <code>large1.fits</code> to create + <code>large2.fits</code> and delete <code>large1.fits</code> in the same rule (when its no + longer needed). We can later do the same with <code>large2.fits</code> when it + is no longer needed and so on. + <pre><code> large1.fits.txt: input.fits astarithmetic $< 2 + --output=$(subst .txt,,$@) echo "done" > $@ @@ -989,26 +1001,26 @@ large2.fits.txt: large1.fits.txt astarithmetic $(subst .txt,,$<) 2 - --output=$(subst .txt,,$@) rm $(subst .txt,,$<) echo "done" > $@ - </code></pre> - A more advanced Make programmer will use Make's <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Call-Function.html">call function</a> - to define a wrapper in <code>reproduce/analysis/make/initialize.mk</code>. This - wrapper will replace <code>$(subst .txt,,XXXXX)</code>. Therefore, it will be - possible to greatly simplify this repetitive statement and make the - code even more readable throughout the whole project.</p></li> - <li><p><em>Fast access to temporary files</em>: Most Unix-like operating systems - will give you a special shared-memory device (directory): on systems - using the GNU C Library (all GNU/Linux system), it is <code>/dev/shm</code>. The - contents of this directory are actually in your RAM, not in your - persistence storage like the HDD or SSD. Reading and writing from/to - the RAM is much faster than persistent storage, so if you have enough - RAM available, it can be very beneficial for large temporary files to - be put there. You can use the <code>mktemp</code> program to give the temporary - files a randomly-set name, and use text files as targets to keep that - name (as described in the item above under "Large files") for later - deletion. For example, see the minimal working example Makefile below - (which you can actually put in a <code>Makefile</code> and run if you have an - <code>input.fits</code> in the same directory, and Gnuastro is installed). - <pre><code> + </code></pre> + A more advanced Make programmer will use Make's <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Call-Function.html">call function</a> + to define a wrapper in <code>reproduce/analysis/make/initialize.mk</code>. This + wrapper will replace <code>$(subst .txt,,XXXXX)</code>. Therefore, it will be + possible to greatly simplify this repetitive statement and make the + code even more readable throughout the whole project.</p></li> + <li><p><em>Fast access to temporary files</em>: Most Unix-like operating systems + will give you a special shared-memory device (directory): on systems + using the GNU C Library (all GNU/Linux system), it is <code>/dev/shm</code>. The + contents of this directory are actually in your RAM, not in your + persistence storage like the HDD or SSD. Reading and writing from/to + the RAM is much faster than persistent storage, so if you have enough + RAM available, it can be very beneficial for large temporary files to + be put there. You can use the <code>mktemp</code> program to give the temporary + files a randomly-set name, and use text files as targets to keep that + name (as described in the item above under "Large files") for later + deletion. For example, see the minimal working example Makefile below + (which you can actually put in a <code>Makefile</code> and run if you have an + <code>input.fits</code> in the same directory, and Gnuastro is installed). + <pre><code> .ONESHELL: .SHELLFLAGS = -ec all: mean-std.txt @@ -1027,30 +1039,30 @@ mean-std.txt: large2.txt input=$$(cat $<) aststatistics $$input.fits --mean --std > $@ rm $$input.fits $$input - </code></pre> - The important point here is that the temporary name template - (<code>shm-maneage</code>) has no suffix. So you can add the suffix - corresponding to your desired format afterwards (for example - <code>$$out.fits</code>, or <code>$$out.txt</code>). But more importantly, when <code>mktemp</code> - sets the random name, it also checks if no file exists with that name - and creates a file with that exact name at that moment. So at the end - of each recipe above, you'll have two files in your <code>/dev/shm</code>, one - empty file with no suffix one with a suffix. The role of the file - without a suffix is just to ensure that the randomly set name will - not be used by other calls to <code>mktemp</code> (when running in parallel) and - it should be deleted with the file containing a suffix. This is the - reason behind the <code>rm $$input.fits $$input</code> command above: to make - sure that first the file with a suffix is deleted, then the core - random file (note that when working in parallel on powerful systems, - in the time between deleting two files of a single <code>rm</code> command, many - things can happen!). When using Maneage, you can put the definition - of <code>shm-maneage</code> in <code>reproduce/analysis/make/initialize.mk</code> to be - usable in all the different Makefiles of your analysis, and you won't - need the three lines above it. <strong>Finally, BE RESPONSIBLE:</strong> after you - are finished, be sure to clean up any possibly remaining files (due - to crashes in the processing while you are working), otherwise your - RAM may fill up very fast. You can do it easily with a command like - this on your command-line: <code>rm -f /dev/shm/$(whoami)-*</code>.</p></li> + </code></pre> + The important point here is that the temporary name template + (<code>shm-maneage</code>) has no suffix. So you can add the suffix + corresponding to your desired format afterwards (for example + <code>$$out.fits</code>, or <code>$$out.txt</code>). But more importantly, when <code>mktemp</code> + sets the random name, it also checks if no file exists with that name + and creates a file with that exact name at that moment. So at the end + of each recipe above, you'll have two files in your <code>/dev/shm</code>, one + empty file with no suffix one with a suffix. The role of the file + without a suffix is just to ensure that the randomly set name will + not be used by other calls to <code>mktemp</code> (when running in parallel) and + it should be deleted with the file containing a suffix. This is the + reason behind the <code>rm $$input.fits $$input</code> command above: to make + sure that first the file with a suffix is deleted, then the core + random file (note that when working in parallel on powerful systems, + in the time between deleting two files of a single <code>rm</code> command, many + things can happen!). When using Maneage, you can put the definition + of <code>shm-maneage</code> in <code>reproduce/analysis/make/initialize.mk</code> to be + usable in all the different Makefiles of your analysis, and you won't + need the three lines above it. <strong>Finally, BE RESPONSIBLE:</strong> after you + are finished, be sure to clean up any possibly remaining files (due + to crashes in the processing while you are working), otherwise your + RAM may fill up very fast. You can do it easily with a command like + this on your command-line: <code>rm -f /dev/shm/$(whoami)-*</code>.</p></li> </ul></li> <li><p><strong>Software tarballs and raw inputs</strong>: It is critically important to document the raw inputs to your project (software tarballs and raw @@ -1101,91 +1113,91 @@ git log XXXXXX..XXXXXX --reverse <span class="comment"># Inspect new work (re git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all <span class="comment"># General view of branches.</span> git checkout master <span class="comment"># Go to your top working branch.</span> git merge maneage <span class="comment"># Import all the work into master.</span> - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><em>Adding Maneage to a fork of your project</em>: As you and your colleagues - continue your project, it will be necessary to have separate - forks/clones of it. But when you clone your own project on a - different system, or a colleague clones it to collaborate with you, - the clone won't have the <code>origin-maneage</code> remote that you started the - project with. As shown in the previous item above, you need this - remote to be able to pull recent updates from Maneage. The steps - below will setup the <code>origin-maneage</code> remote, and a local <code>maneage</code> - branch to track it, on the new clone.</p> - - <pre><code> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><em>Adding Maneage to a fork of your project</em>: As you and your colleagues + continue your project, it will be necessary to have separate + forks/clones of it. But when you clone your own project on a + different system, or a colleague clones it to collaborate with you, + the clone won't have the <code>origin-maneage</code> remote that you started the + project with. As shown in the previous item above, you need this + remote to be able to pull recent updates from Maneage. The steps + below will setup the <code>origin-maneage</code> remote, and a local <code>maneage</code> + branch to track it, on the new clone.</p> + + <pre><code> git remote add origin-maneage https://git.maneage.org/project.git git fetch origin-maneage git checkout -b maneage --track origin-maneage/maneage - </code></pre></li> - <li><p><em>Commit message</em>: The commit message is a very important and useful - aspect of version control. To make the commit message useful for - others (or yourself, one year later), it is good to follow a - consistent style. Maneage already has a consistent formatting - (described below), which you can also follow in your project if you - like. You can see many examples by running <code>git log</code> in the <code>maneage</code> - branch. If you intend to push commits to Maneage, for the consistency - of Maneage, it is necessary to follow these guidelines. 1) No line - should be more than 75 characters (to enable easy reading of the - message when you run <code>git log</code> on the standard 80-character - terminal). 2) The first line is the title of the commit and should - summarize it (so <code>git log --oneline</code> can be useful). The title should - also not end with a point (<code>.</code>, because its a short single sentence, - so a point is not necessary and only wastes space). 3) After the - title, leave an empty line and start the body of your message - (possibly containing many paragraphs). 4) Describe the context of - your commit (the problem it is trying to solve) as much as possible, - then go onto how you solved it. One suggestion is to start the main - body of your commit with "Until now ...", and continue describing the - problem in the first paragraph(s). Afterwards, start the next - paragraph with "With this commit ...".</p></li> - <li><p><em>Project outputs</em>: During your research, it is possible to checkout a - specific commit and reproduce its results. However, the processing - can be time consuming. Therefore, it is useful to also keep track of - the final outputs of your project (at minimum, the paper's PDF) in - important points of history. However, keeping a snapshot of these - (most probably large volume) outputs in the main history of the - project can unreasonably bloat it. It is thus recommended to make a - separate Git repo to keep those files and keep your project's source - as small as possible. For example if your project is called - <code>my-exciting-project</code>, the name of the outputs repository can be - <code>my-exciting-project-output</code>. This enables easy sharing of the output - files with your co-authors (with necessary permissions) and not - having to bloat your email archive with extra attachments also (you - can just share the link to the online repo in your - communications). After the research is published, you can also - release the outputs repository, or you can just delete it if it is - too large or un-necessary (it was just for convenience, and fully - reproducible after all). For example Maneage's output is available - for demonstration in <a href="http://git.maneage.org/output-raw.git/">a - separate</a> repository.</p></li> - <li><p><em>Full Git history in one file</em>: When you are publishing your project - (for example to Zenodo for long term preservation), it is more - convenient to have the whole project's Git history into one file to - save with your datasets. After all, you can't be sure that your - current Git server (for example GitLab, Github, or Bitbucket) will be - active forever. While they are good for the immediate future, you - can't rely on them for archival purposes. Fortunately keeping your - whole history in one file is easy with Git using the following - commands. To learn more about it, run <code>git help bundle</code>.</p> - - <ul> - <li>"bundle" your project's history into one file (just don't forget to - change <code>my-project-git.bundle</code> to a descriptive name of your - project):</li> - </ul> - - <pre><code> + </code></pre></li> + <li><p><em>Commit message</em>: The commit message is a very important and useful + aspect of version control. To make the commit message useful for + others (or yourself, one year later), it is good to follow a + consistent style. Maneage already has a consistent formatting + (described below), which you can also follow in your project if you + like. You can see many examples by running <code>git log</code> in the <code>maneage</code> + branch. If you intend to push commits to Maneage, for the consistency + of Maneage, it is necessary to follow these guidelines. 1) No line + should be more than 75 characters (to enable easy reading of the + message when you run <code>git log</code> on the standard 80-character + terminal). 2) The first line is the title of the commit and should + summarize it (so <code>git log --oneline</code> can be useful). The title should + also not end with a point (<code>.</code>, because its a short single sentence, + so a point is not necessary and only wastes space). 3) After the + title, leave an empty line and start the body of your message + (possibly containing many paragraphs). 4) Describe the context of + your commit (the problem it is trying to solve) as much as possible, + then go onto how you solved it. One suggestion is to start the main + body of your commit with "Until now ...", and continue describing the + problem in the first paragraph(s). Afterwards, start the next + paragraph with "With this commit ...".</p></li> + <li><p><em>Project outputs</em>: During your research, it is possible to checkout a + specific commit and reproduce its results. However, the processing + can be time consuming. Therefore, it is useful to also keep track of + the final outputs of your project (at minimum, the paper's PDF) in + important points of history. However, keeping a snapshot of these + (most probably large volume) outputs in the main history of the + project can unreasonably bloat it. It is thus recommended to make a + separate Git repo to keep those files and keep your project's source + as small as possible. For example if your project is called + <code>my-exciting-project</code>, the name of the outputs repository can be + <code>my-exciting-project-output</code>. This enables easy sharing of the output + files with your co-authors (with necessary permissions) and not + having to bloat your email archive with extra attachments also (you + can just share the link to the online repo in your + communications). After the research is published, you can also + release the outputs repository, or you can just delete it if it is + too large or un-necessary (it was just for convenience, and fully + reproducible after all). For example Maneage's output is available + for demonstration in <a href="http://git.maneage.org/output-raw.git/">a + separate</a> repository.</p></li> + <li><p><em>Full Git history in one file</em>: When you are publishing your project + (for example to Zenodo for long term preservation), it is more + convenient to have the whole project's Git history into one file to + save with your datasets. After all, you can't be sure that your + current Git server (for example GitLab, Github, or Bitbucket) will be + active forever. While they are good for the immediate future, you + can't rely on them for archival purposes. Fortunately keeping your + whole history in one file is easy with Git using the following + commands. To learn more about it, run <code>git help bundle</code>.</p> + + <ul> + <li>"bundle" your project's history into one file (just don't forget to + change <code>my-project-git.bundle</code> to a descriptive name of your + project):</li> + </ul> + + <pre><code> git bundle create my-project-git.bundle --all - </code></pre> + </code></pre> - <ul> - <li>You can easily upload <code>my-project-git.bundle</code> anywhere. Later, if - you need to un-bundle it, you can use the following command.</li> - </ul> + <ul> + <li>You can easily upload <code>my-project-git.bundle</code> anywhere. Later, if + you need to un-bundle it, you can use the following command.</li> + </ul> - <p><p><pre><code> + <p><p><pre><code> git clone my-project-git.bundle - </code></pre></li> + </code></pre></li> </ul></p></li> </ul></p> |