[Babase] Questions about fixing ranker
Lacey Maryott
lacey.maryott at duke.edu
Tue Aug 14 12:53:50 EDT 2007
I fixed the rnktypes table in babase_copy, and I am still not able to
make the ranker program work when attempting to access babase_copy. I
click connect, and the ranker login window disappears, but nothing else
pops up.
Sorry the fix didn't help :-\
Lacey
Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> Hi Jun,
>
> This is mostly for you but there's other
> stuff of interest to everybody and something for
> Lacey to do.
>
> I strongly suspect that Lacey will find that fixing
> RNKTYPES will solve the immediate problem
> and we will not be pressed for answers to
> any of the questions brought up in this
> email. In that event please do not feel
> rushed to answer. I do think that the issue
> won't go away, in that sooner or later
> some problem with ranker will come up that
> will want fixing.
>
> We think we've found a, probably very minor,
> bug in the ranker program. It won't work
> when trying to reach the babase_copy database.
> It works fine when connected to either the
> babase_test or babase (production) db.
>
> I notice that there is no data in the RNKTYPES
> table in the babase_copy database. This is
> probably the problem and something that can
> be fixed by Lacey with a backup and restore
> of that table to move the data between databases.
>
> However, that would still leave a problem with the
> ranker in it's error detection/reporting. It just
> shuts down, there's no useful error message.
>
> FYI, The errors that show up in the db logs
> look like:
> Aug 13 12:03:15 papio postgres[15607]: [1-1] LOG: could not receive
> data from client: Connection reset by peer
> Aug 13 12:03:15 papio postgres[15607]: [2-1] LOG: unexpected EOF on
> client connection
>
> Which brings me to the main questions, the questions
> which surround the issue of whether or not I should
> be involved in working with the ranker code.
>
> Although I've extensive experience writing code
> in various paradigms, the Java code I've written can be counted
> in mere thousands of lines and I have no experience with
> Eclipse and practically none packaging
> jar files and the like. I've no problem picking up more
> Java but the question is whether I should
> devote any time at all to it to fix problems
> such as the above. The related issue is
> whether or not I should use the Eclipse IDE
> to keep the ranker in a state where it's
> maintainable by you and suitable for future
> work by you and your students. My feeling
> is that using Eclipse is probably a good idea
> if I'm going to maintain the code at all,
> (even though I'm an emacs kinda guy)
> but I also have no idea how long I'd expect
> to have to spend installing it and learning
> enough to do anything with Eclipse.
> I prefer to use the packages provided by
> my Linux distributor, Debian stable of late, because
> I don't want to play systems integrator,
> especially when it comes time to upgrade
> the OS. Seeing has how Debian supplies
> a kazillion software packages I figure I'm sure
> to find it supplies Java and Eclipse as
> well. I don't upgrade but every 2 years
> or so but you know how it is, there's only
> so much messing with the computer you want
> to do before you need it to work for you.
> Packages supplied and supported by the
> Linux distros are just so _handy_.
>
> My inclination was to leave the ranker
> program entirely in your hands, but
> it might be very simple for me to jump
> in and fix things. You seem the
> person best equipped to know the answers.
> What are your recommendations?
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Karl <kop at meme.com>
> Free Software: "You don't pay back, you pay forward."
> -- Robert A. Heinlein
>
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Lacey Maryott
Alberts Lab
Department of Biology
Duke University
ph: 919-660-7306
fax: 919-660-7293
Lacey.Maryott at duke.edu
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