ReplicatorUse 11.6 build: 9639 released:  compiled with: Java 1.8.0_131 Jet jet12.0-pro-x86/1.8.0_131

Generates instructions on Replicator Use.

Copyright: (c) 2003-2017 Canadian Mind Products.

Java Applet (that can also be run as an application).
Not distributed.
View HTML to run this program online at: http://mindprod.com/applet/replicatoruse.html

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Notes:

You must install the Java JRE to use this program.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/jgloss/jre.html

This hybrid program is mainly designed to be used as an Applet in a
browser but is can also be used from the command prompt, e.g. under
Windows command.exe or JPSoft tcc.exe, formerly called the DOS box. Just
clicking the programs in a directory listing will not do anything useful.  
Just typing the program names at the command prompt will not either.

This program requires a manual install! See below.

I put out an avalanche of free software into the world, and submit PAD
files to hundreds of distribution sites, but I rarely hear back from
anyone.  What's happening?  Does it all just work fine?  It is so
complicated nobody can figure out how to use it and they give up on it?
It is it useful?  Since everyone has the source, do people just fix the
programs to their liking themselves?  Did you have trouble installing?  Do
I presume you know too much?  I would be happy to hear from you about your
experiences, positive or negative and your requests for improvements.  A
one-line email to roedy@mindprod.com would be great.

===> Free <===
Full source included.
You may even include the source code, modified or unmodified
in free/commercial open source/proprietary programs that you write and distribute.
May be used freely for any purpose but military.
For more details on this restriction, see
http://mindprod.com/contact/nonmil.html
If you include any Canadian Mind Products code in your own applications,
your app too must be labelled non-military use only.
http://mindprod.com/contact/nonmil.html
All Java jars and source code are included. If you need the class files or Javadoc, you will have to build them yourself. To streamline the zip downloads, class files and Javadoc have been removed.

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Prerequisites:

This program runs under any OS that supports Java,
(e.g.W2K/XP/W2003/Vista/W2008/W7-32/W7-64/W8-32/W8-64/Linux/LinuxARM/LinuxX86
/LinuxX64/Ubuntu/Solaris/SolarisSPARC/SolarisSPARC64/SolarisX86/SolarisX64/OSX/AIX...)
so long as you have
<><> Java version 1.8 <><> or later installed (32-bit or 64-bit Java).
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html for details.

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Installing on a PC:

Download source and compiled jar files to run on your own machine as an application or Applet
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
To install, extract the zip download with WinZip
(or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please,
often J:\ --  ticking off the <span class="click">use folder names</span> option.
To run as an application, type:
java.exe %JAVA_OPTIONS -ea -jar J:\com\mindprod\replicatoruse\replicatoruse.jar {put any parms here}

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.

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Installing on a MacIntosh:

Use Safari to download source and compiled jar files to run on your own machine as an application or Applet.
Safari will automatically unpack the zip into ~/Downloads (version 10.5)
[or on the Desktop (version 10.4 and earlier)].
First install a recent Java JDK or JVM.
See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/installingjava.html.
You may optionally move the download tree to a permanent home.
I don't have a MacIntosh, just a PC, so I can't test my Java programs for Mac compatibility.
In theory they should work without problems, but in practice that does not always happen.
If you have problems please, let me know, preferably with screenshots and complete verbatim error messages.
To run as an application, without parameters, just double click the jar file.

To run as an application with parameters, in bash shell type:
open Terminal.app
cd ~/Desktop
java.exe -ea -jar com/mindprod/replicatoruse/replicatoruse.jar {put any parms here}

adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is.

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Rebuilding:

The zip already contains the necessary jar files, so unless you modify
the program, there is no need to recompile the source or rebuild the jar.
Configure.java basedir="E:/" in rebuild.xml to the drive where your files are.
Use ANT and rebuild.xml, not build.xml, to recompile and recreate the jar.

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Use:


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Version History:

 7.2 2006-02-11 add RETIREMENT property to delay deleting old zips.

 7.3 2006-03-05 reformat with IntelliJ and add Javadoc

 7.4 2007-05-30

 7.5 2007-07-16 IntelliJ inspector.

 7.6 2007-07-17 refactor to use use enums, for:each, pass IntelliJ Inspector.

 7.7 2007-07-20 compress manifests

 7.8 2007-07-23 debugging logs, extra validations.

 7.9 2007-07-23 new way to do zip retires to avoid out-of-order bug.

 8.0 2007-07-28 fix log so works on virgin machines.

 8.1 2007-07-29 Remove Windows centric code.

 8.2 2007-07-30 propertes file specified on the command line.

 8.3 2007-08-04 Use new version of FileTransfer with timeouts, more efficient CPU use, etc.

 8.4 2007-08-18 merged clump, move fileLength to FD for verify.
                sender and receiver to make it work properly on Ubuntu. More
                efficient unpacking of zips, bypassing work it has done
                previously.

 8.5 2007-09-02 better stats, can hit verify during download, more spacious layout.

 8.6 2007-09-13 reduced frequency of zip repacking

 8.7 2007-09-18 Fix zip order when deletions

 8.8 2007-09-20 flip to JDK 1.6

 8.9 2007-09-22 now handles files that change length without changing date.

 9.0 2007-09-23 retirement time now specified in minutes rather than hours.

 9.1 2007-10-28 fix bug to ensure gui state persisted.

 9.2 2007-12-24 display range of times for retired.

 9.3 2008-01-07 emaciate and delete files in the same replicatorSender run.

 9.4 2008-01-28 calculate percentage of deadwood more conservatively

 9.5 2008-02-08 better error message if can't create dirs, tool tip help.

 9.6 2008-02-22 display computed lag and retirement timestamps

 9.7 2008-03-20 only unpack new files, not the entire zip.

 9.8 2008-03-28 fine tune generated JNLP

 9.9 2008-04-09 compact zips under tighter rules immediately after LAG days.

10.0 2008-08-10 extend timeouts to be more patient with network congestion.

10.1 2009-01-23 fix harmless bug in saving the internal state

10.2 2009-04-03 tidy up code to check presence of necessary files to make it more WORA.

10.3 2009-05-03 localise log output file with Localise and PrintWriterPortable

10.4 2009-08-08 add RECOVER, HIGHEST_ACCEPTABLE_EXIT_CODE, MAX_UPLOAD_TRIES config parms.

10.5 2011-04-22 fully automate StartOver.bat, so no additional copies are needed.

10.6 2011-07-30 add support for Java 1.7

10.7 2011-08-05 add packing statistics

10.8 2011-09-08 sort packing statistics, avoiding voids.

10.9 2011-09-14 base stats on clumping, and stats on newest repackaged.

11.0 2011-12-22 update the JNLP.

11.1 2012-03-15 serialise arrays instead of ArrayLists. Correct docs on how LAG works.

11.2 2012-05-12 more consistent use of empty timestamp markers. Should make more compact uploads.

11.3 2012-05-13 further more consistent use of empty markers.

11.4 2014-04-06 bypass Oracle dropping support for JNLP properties.

11.5 2014-08-19 modify SortedArrayList to account for JDK 1.8.0_20s fobbing Collections.sort on ArrayList.sort.

11.6 2015-03-10 sign the jar.

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