boinc.exe command line options
30 Oct 2005 19:43:16 UTC
Topic 190091
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Hi,
I have two questions about command line options for boinc.exe:
- Can I pass more than one option to boinc.exe, i.e., is "boinc.exe -redirectio -return_results_immediately" a valid command?
- Which options does Boinc Manager pass to boinc.exe during startup? Is there a configuration file where this can be seen or set?
Client: 5.2.5
OS: Windows XP SP2
Thanks in advance,
Ertugrul.
boinc.exe command line options
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Boinc Manager passes "-redirectio" when it starts BOINC, thats hardcoded in the program so it won't be easy to change.
When starting BOINC yourself, you can pass as many command line parameters as will fit, but you have to stay within the limits imposed by the operating system. But even though it accepts -return_results_immediately, I don't believe it works. The flag gets set in the program, but other that its not used . At least not in 5.2.
BOINC 4.45 has a bug where it does report results immediately. If thats want you want, you could run that version. It doesn't have the "account manager" interface or the new "Attach Project" wizard where it creates the account and attaches to a project, but those are more for new users.
Walt
RE: .... When starting
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No, it doesn't work, and I don't have any specific motive to use it; I was just playing with the flags. But I still wonder why that flag is still available even though it doesn't work at all. Is it going to be obsolete, and kept for backwards compatibility? Just curious...
Ertugrul.
RE: RE: .... When
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It is useful for some debugging. I am willing to bet that it works in a debug build.
BOINC WIKI
RE: RE: RE: .... When
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John, I'd take your bet but its too much like stealing :) Could use the money though.
-return_results_immediately doesn't work, even in a debug build. I believe it went away when BOINC switched over to libcurl.
It was even more useful for dial-up users, people with bad ISPs and when you're attached to projects that stay down longer than your "connect every" interval. I had the last two and started using it after losing over a weeks work. It uploaded but didn't report. (My ISP tells me it takes a week to dispatch a tech to fix cable internet problems)
So why doesn't BOINC automatically report results when network preferences are set to "use my dial-up and VPN connection"?
[edit] I checked the source for 5.2.6, the only place return_results_immediately is used is in function parse_cmdline().
And "use my dial-up and VPN connection" is set in the Boinc Manager "Commands" menu.
Walt
The same issue is being
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The same issue is being discussed in S@H fora, so as I wrote in that thread, I think the BOINC community needs to hear an official statement as to whether this flag (return_results_immediately) is here to stay, i.e., it was omitted temporarily, or going to be obsolete.
Ertugrul.
RE: The same issue is
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That flag has been depreciated since about version 2.xx. Just took a little while to actually remove it.
BOINC WIKI
BOINCing since 2002/12/8
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The flag is documented in the command line options here. Doesn't say anything about it being deprecated. [EDIT] And the page was last updated yesterday.