Connection

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• Date: 2021-04-XX 13 – XX13:XX 00 UT
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Participants

• Unknown User (ralph.marson)
• Unknown User (kris.haskins)
• Jorge Avarias
• Unknown User (manabu.watanabe)
• Unknown User (rachel.rosen)
• Victor Gonzalez

Agenda

Short Term (2021JUN / 2021AUG)

• Maintenance (Bug-fixing / Improvements)
• Obsolescence Management
  
  • Python3 (8 packages) – 2021JUN
  • Java (9 packages) – 2021JUN
  • Move External Dependencies (Some of ACS' Tools) out of ACS build and into ExtProd
    
    • cppunit was moved as part of 2021FEB for testing out along with searchFile script and C++, Python and Java counterparts improvements to look into the new path ($ALMASW_INSTDIR/ExternalDependencies)
    • In 2021APR astyle and doxygen/graphviz were moved to External Dependencies
    • More tools will be moved – 2021JUN
• Generate Maven Artifacts for ACS JarsDone in 2021FEB for local repository
  
  • New target 'deploy_all' was added to upload artifacts to maven repository
  • Discuss appropriate ways to configure the destination repository for artifacts (Env variable, Maven settings.xml, etc.) – 2021APR
  • Script to generate custom POM file for managing dependencies - 2021JUN
    • Will also take advantage to also create script to generate setup.py for Python dependencies
  • Add dependency information in ACS Makefile (propagated to generated POM files) – 2021AUG
• ACS New Makefile (ARCHIVE + ICD)
  • ACS Build Farm building ACS w/ new makefilemakefile – 2021APR
  • Initial work being carried by ACS/Common, using work by Patrick on ICD as starting pointpoint – 2021JUN
• C++ Modernization – Threading – 2021JUN(Ralph) I asked NRAO developers and none of them is waiting for this.  It's can be done at a later time.
  
  • As discussed in previous meeting, this will be optional, if time allows deliverable
• Summer Internships
• BulkData Alernative (ZeroMQ-based) – ongoing
Notification Channel Alternatives (Investigate Technologies) – ongoing

• Evaluate feasibility of integrating the results as part of ACS – 2021JUN/2021AUG)

Mid Term (2021AUG --> 2021DEC)

• RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Coordination
  • Roll-out a plan and discuss the feasibility of making the software compatible with RHEL 7 and 8 by Cycle 9
    • Draft in RHEL 8 Migration Plan
    • Unknown User (rachel.rosen) will check with NRAO's IT the feasibility for them to prepare machines in a compatible timeline with Cycle 9 or Cycle 10.
    • Tomas Staigwill organize ICT workers meeting during the following 2 weeks
  • There are some constrains with kernel module development which may push the change to Cycle 10
    • Should be migrated with 2021NOV at the latest for a Cycle 9 target
    • Could be targeted for Cycle 10 if developers consider this is necessary
• ACS C++ Modernization SmartPointers – Likely 2021OCT/2021DEC
• Coordination for implementing simulation switch for CONTROL devices between ACS and CONTROL-SERVICES – 2021AUG/2021OCT

Long Term (TBD)

• Redesign C++ Logging
• Java Modules

Other Input

Not Relevant

Conclusions

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2021JUN

* Tentative base for 2021FEB 2021JUN until the meeting has been held

Priorities

1. Maintenance (Bug-fixing) if needed
2. New Makefile rollout (ACS + ARCHIVE + ICD)
3. Obsolescence Management
   1. Upgrade packages
   2. Move dependencies to Ext Prods
4. Maven Artifacts with transitive dependencies
5. ActiveMQ Notification Channel follow up
6. Threading Modernization

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