Re: initial suggestions re. compiler server (bug #6565)

[Dave Brolley <brolley at redhat dot com>]

Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
> Hi, Dave -
>
> Here are some suggestions about the prototype code.
>
> * The code might as well get checked into git and be developed there;
>   it does not need to be make-install'd or systemtap.spec'd until
>   later.
>   
Done
> * The scripts are not #! /bin/sh but rather technically #! /bin/bash.
>   
Done
> * The networking aspect of it need not go through xinetd.
I'm looking into this. The scripts should probably not be dependent upon 
any particular supporting network service. For the record, I do like 
xinetd because it does a lot to prevent attacks (denial of service, etc) 
and can serve multiple clients simultaneously.
>   Clients would find the
>   server by abstract type (not _http._tcp but something like
>   _systemtap._tcp) and name, and particularly with some cleverly
>   chosen TXT description that should identify the server's assigned
>   cross-compilation target.
>   
Done
> * The client is not using the right avahi search entry points AFAIK.
>   The avahi-discovery gui can pick up the full address/txt bits, and
>   those are what the client will need to choose its favorite server.
>   There must be some other command-line tool for that.
>   
Yes, there was a -r option for the avahi-browse command. I'm using that 
now. All of the above has been committed and pushed.

Dave