6.3.1

ganga/python/Ganga

• Fix for the configurations. Options in the gangarc and specified in the command line are now set as
  userValues instead of sessionValues so they take precedence. #896
• Use userValues for the testing configs. #913
• Fixed bug when loading Dirac jobs created with old ganga versions in 6.3.0 #901
• Alterations to the startup code and a new test for the startup. #849

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ganga/python/GangaDirac

• Added option to accessURL function to request a specific protocol for the accessURL. #754
• Fix for very old DiracFile objects not loading correctly #907
• Fix for getOutputData with Dirac backend. #912

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ganga/python/GangaLHCb

• Fix to LHCbDataset to be able to pass the full path of LocalFiles for inputdata. #881
• Change to GaudiExecPrepare. If the folder for the default project already exists now an exception is raised
  instead of continuing. #888
• Fix for old style applications with the newest LbScripts v9r0. #891

6.3.0

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ganga/python/Ganga

• Profiled and improved performance in GangaObject bigly.
• Some code cleanups.
• Added SharedFile file type for using large locally accessible files which doesn't copy a file as much as LocalFile.
• Added many integration tests for MassStorageFile, SharedFile and LocalFile.
• Added new exception types inheriting from GangaException to make reasons for the exceptions clearer.
• Bugfix for GangaDataset and batch jobs #871

* Improvements to the XML loading #839

ganga/python/GangaDirac

• Added a universal check for all objects returned from calls to Dirac.
• Added GangaDiracError exception type which is thrown when a command timesout/fails.

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ganga/python/GangaLHCb

• Cleaned up code for SplitByFiles, added more documentation.
• Added new gridProxy object for backwards compatibility. This a wrapper around the new credential_store.
• Default DiracProxy is constructed to be for lhcb_user.
• Added function getAccessURLs to GPI to return a list of accessURLs for a provided list of DiracFiles or LFNs (strings).
  Can access from the Dirac backend job.backend.getOutputDataAccessURLs(). #801
• Bugfix for GaudiExec. Now it checks that the SE is writable before attempting to upload the tarballs #852
• Update default LHCbDirac to v8r4p4

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ganga/python/Ganga/GPIDev/Credentials

• Integrated new credentials managment framework into Core.
• Added AfsToken and VomsProxy for AFS and LCG credential managment.
• _All forwarded kerberos tokens are expected to be renewable. If ganga hangs after kinit -R check your config!_

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ganga/python/GangaDirac/Lib/Credentials

• Added DiracProxy to allow for managing multiple proxies.
• New grid proxies can be constructed via credential_store.create(DiracProxy()).
• New grid proxies can be destoryed via credential_store.destroy(DiracProxy()).
• Default DIRAC proxy group is now managed via [defaults_DiracProxy] group = myvo_user in your .gangarc.

6.2.3

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ganga/python/GangaLHCb

• Bugfix for readInputData for the GaudiExec application. #843
• Bugfix for the difference, symmetricDifference and union functions in LHCbDataset #856
• Update default LHCbDirac version to v8r3p10.
• Fix for the unprepare in the old style apps. #861
• Fix for the GaussSplitter with GaudiExec #864

6.2.2

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ganga/python/Ganga

• Minor fix to the monitoring code.
• Remove some unneeded stack traces #713
• Fix to the host machine identification #759
• Fix to the splitter. It now fails if no splitting is done, rather than continuing regardless. #780
• Fix to the ARC backend submission #789
• Bugfix to raise an exception if a plugin fails to load at startup #794
• Implementation of some forward compatibility for Ganga 6.3 #807

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ganga/python/GangaLHCb

• Added the option to set the version of LHCbDirac and removed the old guess version code.
• Changed the default LHCbDirac version to v8r3p7
• Fix to the old RT handlers to correctly parse the xml summary #816
• Fix some minor bugs in GaudiExec with inputfiles and preparing a raw release with 'prepareGaudiExec' #822
• Bugfix for the GaudiExec prepare thread lock #831

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ganga/python/Ganga/test

• Change to the setting of configuration options for tests #742
• Fix to the LCG test #761
• Fix to the Dirac test to try each SE in order until one works #773
• Removal of outdated LHCb tests #782
• Ensure a fresh .gangarc is being used for tests #800

6.2.1

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ganga/python/Ganga

• Minor fix to the monitoring code.
• Remove some unneeded stack traces #713
• Fix to the host machine identification #759
• Fix to the splitter. It now fails if no splitting is done, rather than continuing regardless. #780
• Fix to the ARC backend submission #789
• Bugfix to raise an exception if a plugin fails to load at startup #794
• Implementation of some forward compatibility for Ganga 6.3 #807

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ganga/python/GangaLHCb

• Added the option to set the version of LHCbDirac and removed the old guess version code.
• Changed the default LHCbDirac version to v8r3p7
• Fix to the old RT handlers to correctly parse the xml summary #816
• Fix some minor bugs in GaudiExec with inputfiles and preparing a raw release with 'prepareGaudiExec' #822

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ganga/python/Ganga/test

• Change to the setting of configuration options for tests #742
• Fix to the LCG test #761
• Fix to the Dirac test to try each SE in order until one works #773
• Removal of outdated LHCb tests #782
• Ensure a fresh .gangarc is being used for tests #800

6.2.0

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ganga/python/GangaPanda

• Make sure the --trf option is set correctly for TRF jobs. #760

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ganga/python/Ganga

• Fix to getting the hostname. #759

6.1.25

ganga/python/Ganga

• Fix to Condor backend. It now waits for the stdout to be populated. #741

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ganga/python/GPIDev

• Fix to MassStorageFile. The local area is now successfully cleaned up after files have been copied
  to the mass storage area. Much improvement to the code.#733
• Fix bug to stop duplication of files when using multiple wildcards.
• Improved whitespace, special character support for filenames and paths.
• Fix to bring back job templates #731

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ganga/python/GangaLHCb

• Removing LHCbApp references in the Gauss splitter. This stops the pickled options being overridden. #736

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ganga/python/GangaATLAS

• Added command_line option to Athena to pass command line options to the job #746
• Remove 64-bit config warning
• Fix for submission to Lxbatch
• Add --NthFieldAsOutDir option to Athena command line #720

6.1.24

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ganga/python/GangaDirac

• Fix to the Executable app so arguments are now passed to the executable.

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ganga/python/GangaPanda

• Add '--useCMake' flag.
• runAthena version set to 00-00-12.
• Use latest version of panda-client: 0.5.69.
• Some tidying of unused code.

6.1.23

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ganga/python/Ganga

• Fixed bugs when requesting negative list indexes in jobs, tasks etc.
• Fixed bug that created excess shared dir folders.
  ** Most users are effected by this. Please use 'cleanUpShareDirs()' to remove old empty shared folders from 6.1.23.
• '--no-mon' now stops task monitoring as well as job monitoring.
• Improvement to WN scripts to allow the backend to copy non-tarred files to the WN from the shared dir.
• Cleanup to the code for shutdown.
• Fixed bug for submission to ARC backend.
• New test for CREAM backend.
• Mock tests for LCG and Grid submission.
• Improvement to locking of objects in registry.
• Improvement to tracking objects' loaded state.

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ganga/python/GangaDirac

• Fixed accessURL for a DiracFile. Returns a list of URLs.

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ganga/python/GangaAtlas

• Change defualt for ATLAS_SOFTWARE to CVMFS.

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ganga/python/GangaPanda

• Tidy up some code.

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ganga/python/GangaLHCb

• Migrated CMake support from GaudiRun app to new GaudiExec app.
  ** Schema has drastically changed since GaudiRun
  ** Schema is now stable and is intended to be forwards compatible for all future versions.
  ** Old CMake test jobs will not load with this version of Ganga.
  ** Code now found with the other LHCb apps.
  ** Job splitting fixed.
  ** Problems with duplication of large files during submit resolved.
  ** Should support most LHCb workflows.
• Change to Jenkins tests to source Lblogin.sh from CVMFS rather than setting up the environment by hand.

6.1.22

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ganga/python/Ganga

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