HISTORY ngasClient
VERSION DATE DESCRIPTION
1.0 May 2006 original version
1.1 2006-06-12 enabled to download tarballs
1.1.1 2006-07-20 has choice of NGAS servers
1.2 2006-11-27 -H: download FTU'ed headers
1.2.1 2007-03-09 removed ngau1 from server list
1.3 2008-03-04 -f: uses hotfly to update headers; -H: hotfly; archived hdr: now -W
1.3.1 2008-04-15 updated feedback text (line 124)
1.3.2 2008-06-13 modified syntax for hotfly
1.3.3 2008-07-16 suppress current error messages of hotfly
1.3.4 2008-08-14 returns EXIT_CODE properly
1.3.5 2008-09-18 help updated to reflect ancillary file downloads
1.3.6 2008-09-26 tool queries NGAS for availability before launching request
1.4 2008-10-22 -P: download FTU'ed product header [IPe]
1.4.1 2008-12-02 supports tile (un)compression (for VCAM files) [WHu]
1.4.2 2009-03-16 enforces uncompression (for non-VCAM files, :230)
1.4.3 2009-10-14 bug fixed with nc_out_calib_$$ and nc_query_$$
1.4.4 2009-10-23 another bug fixed with nc_out_ngas_$$
1.4.5 2010-01-10 another bug fixed with nc files
1.4.6 2010-10-28 introducing timeout parameter for ngamsCClient
1.4.7 2012-08-24 no need to mv .fz file (line 253)
1.5 2012-10-25 check for hotfly being necessary; FTP_HOSTID terminated
1.5.1 2012-11-05 bug fix to remove properly nc_out_update_$$ and nc_update_$$
1.5.2 2012-11-27 yet another bug fix related to nc_out_update and nc_update
1.5.3 2013-01-17 check for proper hotfly installation dropped
1.6 2013-02-11 check if file has already been downloaded (for -f and -c); if yes, don't download, unless -F is set
1.6.1 2013-10-24 jewel2 replaced by jewel61
1.7 2013-11-06 dynamic retrieval of $NGAMS_SERVERS; new option -U to fill ngasClient.cfg
1.7.1 2014-02-18 replace 'switch' by 'change' in awk commands (for OS upgrade)
1.7.2 2014-03-10 fix a bug with this fix
1.7.3 2014-09-04 dpQuery replacing cdbQuery; check for hotfly removed (comes with dfs)
1.8 2015-09-21 retrieval of IDPs supported
1.8.1 2018-08-02 deletes hdr if fits downloaded (RAW, MCAL; relevant for OPSHUB)
1.8.2 2018-10-22 expand jewel to jewel.hq.eso.org for OPSHUB
1.8.3 2018-11-14 option -P (product header PHDR): skip download if file is already existing
1.8.4 2019-04-16 'case' replaced by 'switch' in awk command
1.8.5 2020-03-03 bug fix in checkUpdate function (didn't work properly before)
1.8.6 2023-02-06 change of database server from SAFIQR1 to SAFIQ (needed for checkUpdate)
1.9 2023-06-05 handle both the DFOS-v1 and the qcFlow naming schemes for MCAL and PHDR download
1.10 2024-02-26 de-commissioning of ngamsCClient
1.10.1 2024-03-18 enable hotfly update for master calibrations after NGAS upgrade