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<H1>Release Manager Server Components</H1>
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<td><TT>Status:</TT></td>
<td>Released, maintenance</td>
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<td><TT>Version:</TT></td>
<td>1.6</td>
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<H2>Files</H2>
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The following files are those for which current changes, enhancements
or bugfixes are planned. There are additional files in the distribution.
As new problems are found, they will be added here. As problems are
addressed, they will be removed.
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<DT><TT>Makefile.PL</TT></DT>
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<LI>
Consider generating a starting config file using mirror name
from command line.
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Improve the installation/deployment of <TT>upload.pl</TT>.
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<DT><TT>deploy_content</TT></DT>
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<LI>
Retrofit the use of <B>HTDOCS</B>, <B>CGIBIN</B> and
<B>STEP</B> make variables for the "<TT>make release</TT>"
execution.
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Support encryption via <TT>Crypt::IDEA</TT>.
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Improve the incremental logging/debugging, particularly in
terms of consistency.
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<DT><TT>process_content</TT></DT>
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<LI>
Clean up the output in general, including the diagnotic
messages.
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Improve the incremental logging/debugging, particularly in
terms of consistency.
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<DT><TT>rlsmgrd</TT></DT>
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Improve the incremental logging/debugging, particularly in
terms of consistency.
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<DT><TT>roll_rm_logs</TT></DT>
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Add an option (off by default) that has it also clean out old
(older than 7 days) detail files from <TT>process_content</TT>.
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Improve the incremental logging/debugging, particularly in
terms of consistency.
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Needs a manual page/documentation.
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<DT><TT>upload.pl</TT></DT>
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Add some debugging/logging code, and consider tieing it to a
"debug" directive in the info file/headers.
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Vastly extend the recognition and use of extra headers in the
incoming HTTP request, especially in terms of retrieving data
for the info file that accompanies the archive file.
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