On 10/11/07, Frank S. Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Thibaut,
Hi Frank, I just had a look at the code and specifying an alternate platform in the > cc_config.xml is possible in only three lines of code, see the attached Excellent news! patch. I've tested it with a i686-pc-linux-gnu client, after adding > <alt_platform>windows_intelx86</alt_platform> to the <options> element in > cc_config.xml and attaching PrimeGrid (which only offers applications for > Windows) to my client, it indeed downloaded the windows_intelx86 > application > and a workunit. Could you please try this patch yourself and verify that > it > works for you. Will do, probably this weekend (i'm kind of swamped atm) However I'm not sure that this is the right sollution, because IMHO it > should > be possible to set more than one alternate platforms. Instead of a single > elment, it should be possible to have something like this: > <alternate_platforms> > <platform>alternative_platform</platform> > <platform>another_alternative_platform</platform> > <platform>a_third_alternative_platform</platform> > </alternate_platforms> > What do you think? I believe this would indeed be a good thing, but I expect this would require more work on the client, as it'd need to be able to offer/try several platforms with any project's scheduler... Your proposal is definitely a step toward my idea of a multiplatform-capable boinc client. I'll get back to you ASAP with my test results. Thibaut -- Thibaut VARENE http://www.parisc-linux.org/~varenet/
