Bug#610711: RFP: cde -- automatically packages up everything required to execute a Linux command on another computer
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
* Package name : cde
Version : 2011-01-03
Upstream Author : Philip Guo <pg@cs.stanford.edu>
* URL : http://www.stanford.edu/~pgbovine/cdepack.html
* License : GPL-3+
Programming Lang: C
Description : package everything required to execute a Linux command on another computer
CDEpack (Code, Data, and Environment packaging) is a tool that
automatically packages up everything required to execute a Linux command on
another computer without any installation or configuration. A command can range
from something as simple as a command-line utility to a sophisticated GUI
application with 3D graphics. The only requirement is that the other computer
have the same hardware architecture (e.g., x86) and major kernel version (e.g.,
2.6.X) as yours. CDEpack allows you to easily run programs without the
dependency hell that inevitably occurs when attempting to install software or
libraries.
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Typical use cases:
1. Quickly share prototype software
2. Try out software in non-native environments
3. Perform reproducible research
4. Instantly deploy applications to cluster or cloud computing
5. Submit executable bug reports
6. Package class programming assignments
7. Easily collaborate on coding projects
Core components are patched strace and readelf (binutils).
Upstream VCS: https://github.com/pgbovine/CDE
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