GFAL 2.0 Documentation

2.0.1

Author:

lcg-util section, CERN IT-GT-DMS ( lcgutil-support@cern.ch )

Devresse Adrien ( adrien.devresse@cern.ch )

FAQ :

• GFAL 2.0 faq

API :

• GFAL 2.0 API:
  • POSIX-like API
  • File Transfer API
  • GLOBAL API : gfal_api.h

• GFAL API for plugin development :
  • _gfal_plugin_interface

Examples :

• examples

GFAL 2.0, Library Design :

• page_design

Summary of the changes :

• Changes between 1.X and 2.X are resumed api_change

How to compile locally GFAL 2.0

• Compile :
  • " 1.svn export http://svnweb.cern.ch/guest/lcgutil/gfal2/trunk gfal2 "
  • " 2.cd gfal2 "
  • " 3.mkdir build; cd build"
  • " 4. cmake ../"
  • " 5. make "

• Compile tests :
  • " 4. cmake -DUNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DFUNCTIONAL_TESTS=TRUE ../ "
  • " 5. make; make test"

• make RPMS :
  • ./packaging/bin/packager_rpm.sh ./packaging/rpm/specs/ ./
  • mock -r [mycfg] RPMS/gfal2-.....

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