Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of FeddMulti

Timestamp:

Sep 9, 2011 5:40:06 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

faber

Comment:

--

FeddMulti

@@ -122 +122 @@
  '''--certfile=''' ''file''::
   Load a fedid from ''file'' for ns-2 to topdl translations.  Ususally not needed.
- ''--config=''' ''config''::
+ '''--config=''' ''config''::
   Take the options from ''file'' in the format below.
+
+After the options, any parameter is taken to be a filename to include in the composition.
 
 === Configuration File ===
 
-The composer has many options, and invocations that use only options can be long.  To simplify matters, a simple key/value configuration file can be used.  The 
-  
+The composer has many options, and invocations that use only options can be long.  To simplify matters, a simple key/value configuration file can be used.  Each line in the configuration file corresponds to a command line parameter.  Options that take a value are separated from that option by an equals sign (=), and the '''--multifile''' option can be abbreviated as '''file'''.  The following command line
+
+{{{
+compose.py --output_testbeds --url=http://users.isi.deterlab.net:23235 --multifile=usa_trio.tcl,3 --multifile=etrio.tcl,2 --multifile=bot.tcl,7 --multifile=atrio.tcl,1 --format=ns us_hex.tcl attack.tcl defend.tcl irc.tcl --output=topo.tcl
+}}}
+
+can be replaced with 
+
+{{{
+compose.py --config=./compose.config
+}}}
+
+if {{{compose.config}}} contains the following:
+
+{{{
+url=http://users.isi.deterlab.net:23235
+output_testbeds
+file=usa_trio.tcl,3
+file=etrio.tcl,2
+file=bot.tcl,7
+file=atrio.tcl,1
+us_hex.tcl
+attack.tcl
+defend.tcl
+irc.tcl
+output=topo.tcl
+}}}
+
+Note that input files included once can be directly named in the configuration file.