README

Tally Mark Daemon
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   Tally Mark Daemon is an aggregated time-based counter. It allows multiple
   disparate systems to collectively tally information, share basic thresholds,
   query the tally of a specific value, or query if a specific value has
   reached a threshold. To tally information, a client sends the tally mark
   daemon a message requesting the daemon to increment the counter for a piece
   of data identified by a numeric service ID, numeric field ID, and a unique
   hash of the value to be counted.


Contents
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   1. Disclaimer
   2. Software Requirements
   3. Tested Platforms
   4. Maintainers
   5. Community
   6. Source Code
   7. Package Maintence Notes


Disclaimer
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   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS
   IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
   THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
   PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
   CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
   EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
   PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
   PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
   LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
   NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
   SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.


Software Requirements
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   GNU GCC 4.2.1
   GNU Libtool 2.4
   GNU Autoconf 2.65
   GNU Automake 1.11.1
   Git 1.7.2.3
   Bash Shell


Maintainers
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   David M. Syzdek
   Bindle Binaries
   syzdek@bindlebinaries.com


Source Code
===========

   The source code for this project is maintained using git
   (http://git-scm.com).  The following contains information to checkout the
   source code from the git repository.

   Browse Source:
      https://github.com/bindle/tallymark

   Git URLs:
      git://github.com/bindle/tallymark.git

   Downloading Source:

      $ git clone git://github.com/bindle/tallymark.git

   Preparing Source:

      $ cd tallymark
      $ ./build-aux/autogen.sh

   Git Branches:
      master - Current release of packages.
      next   - changes staged for next release
      pu     - proposed updates for next release
      xx/yy+ - branch for testing new changes before merging to 'pu' branch


Package Maintence Notes
=======================

   This is a collection of notes for developers to use when maintaining this
   package.

   New Release Checklist:

      - Switch to 'master' branch in Git repository.
      - Update version in configure.ac.
      - Update date and version in ChangeLog.
      - Commit configure.ac and ChangeLog changes to repository.
      - Create tag in git repository:
           $ git tag -s v${MAJOR}.${MINOR}
      - Push repository to publishing server:
           $ git push --tags origin master:master next:next pu:pu

   Creating Source Distribution Archives:

      $ ./configure
      $ make update
      $ make distcheck
      $ make dist-bzip2