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diff --git a/vespabase/desc.vespa_base b/vespabase/desc.vespa_base new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..977ce987121 --- /dev/null +++ b/vespabase/desc.vespa_base @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +Vespa Runtime Environment + +The vespa_base package contains (via dependencies) +common runtime Vespa components. + +Runtime libraries for c++ and java: + + * vespa_gcc3 vespa_gcc_runtime: C++ runtime + * vespa_boost: Boost shared libraries for runtime use + * libiconv: Iconv shared library. + +General utilities: + + * vespa_log: Vespa log handling utilities. + * vespa_gdb: A version of gdb that works with the Vespa compiler. + * ywget: Commandline URL-getter. + +Required services that will always be present on a vespa node: + + * vespa_configd: The vespa service starter (config-sentinel). + * vespa_config_proxy: Local daemon for communication with the + configuration server. + * vespa_logd: Local daemon for forwarding the vespa.log to the + logserver. + * vespa_slobrok: Service Location Broker used by the messaging layer. + +Settings for the runtime environment + +Vespa Base adds a set of environment settings that are used by several +of the control scripts and binaries that are part of Vespa. The +current list looks like this: + +# set port_configserver_rpc +# set addr_configserver + +These values allow the other components to locate the configuration +server, thus enabling them to get their config. |