Thanks Sean. Since you plan to furnish just about everything, a poll wouldn't be needed. I was just thinking of a way that we could pare down the work to the minimum needed for 4.0.0 users.
Peter On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 3:40 PM Finan, Sean <sean.fi...@childrens.harvard.edu> wrote: > Hi Peter, Kean and others, > > > Seems to me that if we don't do anything, > - I plan to give this 100% of my time starting next week. Well, right > after I clean the basement. > > > we will have a flurry of support > > emails in 4.0.0 as soon as the NLM completes its roll-over. > - I would call that optimistic :^) > > > 1. offer a tar file containing the two needed jars with instructions on > > setting up new credentials and blanking out fields in the various xml > > resources. > > 2. for 4.0.0 users that have done no customization whatsoever, > - are good options for people that only ever install the binary. > - This should be easy enough. I will try to host it from the ctakes > website. > > >> 3. for 4.0.0 users that compile their own, provide a tar file > containing > > the sources plus instructions for modifying xml files and removing > obsolete > > Junit file. > >+1 for Option 3! > - This should also be easy enough. I will try to host it from the ctakes > website. > > >> 4. Create a new 4.0.0.x tag and build new binary and source packs with > > pre-blanked xml files > - I plan to do at least this much, and I would hope that it covers > everybody that uses the source directly. > > >> Is it worth a quick email poll of 4.0.0 users? > -Go for it! Just to warn you, users may not be very responsive. > > Cheers, > Sean > > > ________________________________________ > From: Kean Kaufmann <k...@recordsone.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 9:04 AM > To: dev@ctakes.apache.org > Subject: Re: What to do about 4.0.0 and UMLS [EXTERNAL] > > * External Email - Caution * > > > > > > 3. for 4.0.0 users that compile their own, provide a tar file containing > > the sources plus instructions for modifying xml files and removing > obsolete > > Junit file. > > > Is it worth a quick email poll of 4.0.0 users? > > > +1 for Option 3! Thanks Peter (and everybody)... > > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 8:48 AM Peter Abramowitsch <pabramowit...@gmail.com > > > wrote: > > > Hi Sean et al > > > > Seems to me that if we don't do anything, we will have a flurry of > support > > emails in 4.0.0 as soon as the NLM completes its roll-over. I can see > > several options and wonder which of these would stem the most calls and > > provide the least work for source maintainers. > > > > 1. offer a tar file containing the two needed jars with instructions on > > setting up new credentials and blanking out fields in the various xml > > resources. > > > > 2. for 4.0.0 users that have done no customization whatsoever, offer a > tar > > file containing the new jars plus pre-modified xml files in desc and in > > resources that can just overlay a virgin release. This should just run > as > > soon as the user has added the umls key to the environment or command > line > > > > 3. for 4.0.0 users that compile their own, provide a tar file containing > > the sources plus instructions for modifying xml files and removing > obsolete > > Junit file. > > > > 4. Create a new 4.0.0.x tag and build new binary and source packs with > > pre-blanked xml files (Obviously this is the most work but may not be > > needed) > > > > Is it worth a quick email poll of 4.0.0 users? > > > > Peter > > >
