Documents:
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Chair: Fons Rademakers (chair)
Mandate:
| Define a process for managing LCG software. Specific tasks to include: |
| Establish a structure for organizing software, for managing versions and coherent subsets for distribution |
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Identify external software packages to be supported |
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Identify recommended tools for use within the project – to include configuration and release management |
| Estimate resources (person power) needed to run an LCG support activity |
Timescale:
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1 months for the initial report |
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2 months in total for the final report to SC2 |
Makeup: Experiment representatives, IT/API, and additional members at chiar's discretion
Members and experts: Marco Cattaneo, Gabriele Cosmo, Simon George, Fons Rademakers (chair), Stephan Wynhoff
Guidance:
| Procedures and tools will be specified |
| Will be used within project |
| Can be packaged and supported for general use |
| Will evolve with time |
Additional constraints
| The RTAG does not make any recommendations on how experiment internal software should be developed and managed |
| However, if an experiment specific program becomes an LCG product it should adhere to the development practices proposed by this RTAG |