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Annotation of researchv10no/cmd/odist/Newdist, revision 1.1.1.1

1.1       root        1: dist [-d destnames] [-[fF] destfiles] [-n] [-v] [mkdist options] files
                      2:        queue a distribution
                      3:        -n don't notify systems -- wait until they call
                      4:        -v show log messages on standard output as well
                      5: dist -q [-v] system
                      6:        query the dist queue on the named system
                      7:        -v verbose format listing
                      8: dist -r [-v] [insdist options ???] system [jobs]
                      9:        download & install stuff from the named system; if no specific thing is
                     10:        named try to download everything
                     11:        -v show log messages on standard output as well
                     12: 
                     13: idea: make the notifier very simple.  remote system simply calls
                     14: local system, executes the notifier, notifier reads name of the
                     15: incoming package, calls back remote system and installs the package.
                     16: careful use of the /usr/ipc/lib/serv.local and ...auth.local files
                     17: can allow any number of creative configurations concerning who is
                     18: allowed to install as who, etc.
                     19: 
                     20: need to write a man page on all the stuff that happens behind the
                     21: scenes.
                     22: 
                     23: nvqrd:D:f:F:R:x:X:
                     24: 
                     25: can't use test -e
                     26: deal with pwd and funny characters in file names
                     27: write qargs and uargs and use them
                     28: incorporate getopt, seq into sources
                     29: privilidged mkspool command?

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