Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of dev/LinuxTardis

Timestamp:

Oct 27, 2006, 2:29:44 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

simon

Comment:

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dev/LinuxTardis

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-= Installation Guide to ORXONOX on Tardis =
+= Solaris on Tardis =
 
+There are generally two ways to install Orxonox (from the source code) onto the System
+The first one is the default approach and requires you to have a copy and all subversion files on your account.
+The second approach requires you to check out orxonox every time you switch your workstation.
 
-There are generally two ways to install ORXONOX (from source) onto the System
-The first one is the default approach, and requires you to have a copy (and all svn-files) on your account.
-The Second approach requires you to check out orxonox every time you switch your workstation again.
-
-== The Home-Account approach ==
-  1. Download  the source either from svn (https://svn.orxonox.net/orxonox/trunk) or (http://svn.orxonox.net/orxonox/trunk)
+=== Home Directory Approach ===
+  1. Download the source code with subversion either from (https://svn.orxonox.net/orxonox/trunk) or (http://svn.orxonox.net/orxonox/trunk)
 {{{
 $ svn co https://svn.orxonox.net/orxonox/trunk orxonox/trunk
 }}}
-  2. Enter the newly checked out directory and configure it (this requires a special switch (--with-tardis), that automatically sets all environment flags for you at configure-time.
+  2. Enter the checked out directory and configure it. This requires a special switch (--with-tardis), that automatically sets all environment flags for you at configure time.
 {{{
 $ ./autogen.sh
@@ -17 +16 @@
 $ make -j3
 }}}
-  3. now you are ready to work with the Source
+  3. now you are ready to work with the source code
 
 
-== The Tardis-Local approach ==
-  1. Download this script: https://svn.orxonox.net/orxonox/trunk/scripts/tardis-scratch-checkout.pl. Probably you will have to change the Permissions of the file, so you can execute it  
+=== Tardis local Approach ===
+  1. Download the script https://svn.orxonox.net/orxonox/trunk/scripts/tardis-scratch-checkout.pl. You will probably have to change the permissions of the file, so you can execute it.  
 {{{
 $ wget https://svn.orxonox.net/orxonox/trunk/scripts/tardis-scratch-checkout.pl
 $ chmod 755 tardis-scratch-checkout.pl
 }}}
-  2. Then you will have to execute the script (to get the trunk):
+  2. Execute the script (to get the trunk):
 {{{
 $ ./tardis-scratch-checkout.pl
 }}}
-  This will automatically check out the trunk to /scratch/{username}/orxonox/trunk. [[br]] If you'd like a branche you can use the script to do this too:
+  This will automatically check out the trunk to /scratch/{username}/orxonox/trunk. [[br]] If you'd like to check out a branch, you can use the script like this:
 {{{
 $ ./tardis-scratch-checkout.pl branches/myBranche
 }}} 
 
-== Pro/Contra ==
+=== Comparison of the Methods ===
 || / || Home-Account || Tardis-Local ||
 || Checkout || once per account || once per tardis and account ||
-|| Compiling || Network->slow || local->very much faster ||
-|| Linking || stinking slow (30 seconds+)|| adequately fast ||
-|| Space || user-account || scratch (some gb's) ||
+|| Compiling || network -> slow || local -> much faster ||
+|| Linking || very slow (30 seconds+)|| fast ||
+|| Space || user account || scratch ||
 
 
-I would really recommend the tardis-local approach, if you have the time to warm up, but have to compile again, and again and again.
+I recommend the tardis local approach, even if you have to compile Orxonox again and again.
 
 To be faster there is also the possibility to 
@@ -49 +48 @@
 $ make -j3
 }}}
-which will automatically use 3 processes to compile orxonox, and since most of the tardis are hyper-threaded - well i think you know about the rest :) )
+which will automatically use 3 processes to compile Orxonox and since most of the tardis are hyper-threaded Orxonox compiles very fast.