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SPI - Software Process & Infrastructure

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Project Description

1.1 Purpose

The goal of the project is to provide:

• basic environment for physics SW development
• general scientific libraries class libraries
• software development tools
• documentation tools and document templates
• compiler expertise
• support activity necessary to ensure that a common grid-enabled environment is available at all grid sites

The reason for such a Process & Infrastructure project is to have a homogeneity in the development of the different packages of the application area.

The reference for work of the project are the requirements specified in the document RTAG2 Final Report (6 May 2002): Managing LCG Software.

1.2 Deliverables

The project will deliver standard tools and templates for the different activities of software development (specification, design, development, testing, etc.).
It will also provide general services needed by LCG projects, such as CVS repositories, Web servers, software libraries.

1.3 Known problems and restrictions

1.4 Repository of the project

The CVS repository is reachable via a browser at the CVS repository interface.

2 Technology surveys

2.1 Contacts

The Babar Workbook

Fermilab: documentation and software

2.3 External references

Thoughts on Software process by T.Wenaus.

Thoughts on policy, process methodology, iterative development, coding, release process, automated builds, testing, software distribution and central support, platforms, coding standards and conventions, software metrics, documentation, tools, meetings and workshops, roles, immediate tasks, immediately needed facilities and infrastructure.

3 SPI Infrastructure

3.1 CVS repository structure overview

The SPI project repository is organized in the following way:

Components: Components on which SPI is working on.

Services: Services on which SPI is working on.

SpiInfrastructure: Development documents and artifacts used by the SPI project.

3.2 Mailing Lists

project-lcg-peb-spi@cern.ch is a CERN ListBox mailing list for the LCG SPI . You need a CERN mail account to get in and subscribe yourself via the Listbox Web Interface.

An alternative is to send mail to majordomo@listbox.cern.ch with 'subscribe project-lcg-peb-spi' in the content of the message. Or send an email to project-lcg-peb-spi-support@cern.ch and we subscribe you.

Mailing list of the LCG Application Area

The SPI project is part of the LCG Application Area, you may want to subscribe to its mailing list: project-lcg-peb-apps@cern.ch. Please look at the general Application Area page for how to subscribe to it.

4 Services and Components

This section contains links to the documents of each general service and components.

By all means we will use existing experience and services
available in the Laboratory and in HEP.

Send your ideas on any of the contents of this web
to project-LCG-PEB-SPI-support@cern.ch

All components are under review and discussion after the 12.9.2002 meeting.