CDMI-spec

This repository contains the source files used to build to the official CDMI 2.0 specification document.

The document is written using reStructuredText, and built using the Sphinx (http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/).

Currently, the document is optimized for PDF output via LaTeX.

Build Instructions for Windows 10

When installing the various applications, it is recommended to choose the current user only installation in contrast to the all users installation. This prevents later issues around the need for Administrative Access.

Sphinx

1. Download & Install Python https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/ Tested with Python 3.6.5

2. From the Windows command line, run: pip install sphinx sphinxcontrib-bibtex This should also pull in any dependencies

Sphinx with LaTeX

3. Download and install MikTeX https://miktex.org/download Tested with MikTeX 2.9

4. Download and install Perl Tested with ActiveState Perl https://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads

5. Install required MikTeX packages as follows:

   1. Open MikTeX console from Windows Start menu
   2. Click on 'Stay in user mode'
   3. Choose the tab "Packages" on the left side of the window
   4. Find the package 'latexmk' in the list and install via right-clicking and choosing 'install package'
   5. Close the window
   6. Other MikTeX packages will be automatically installed during the LaTeX build later on.

Build

6. Download the .zip archive of the CDMI-spec repository from Github
7. In the "CDMI-spec-master" directory, run make latex
8. In the "CDMI-spec-master\_build\latex" directory, run latexmk -pdf
9. Run start _build\latex\CDMI_v2.0.0.pdf to open the newly built PDF

Build Instructions for Macintosh 10.13

Sphinx

1. Install xcode from the Macintosh App Store
2. From the Mac Terminal, run xcode-select --install to install the xcode Command Line Tools
3. From the Mac Finder, run the xcode application to accept the license
4. Download macports from https://www.macports.org/install.php
5. From the Mac Finder, run the macports Installer application
6. From the Mac Terminal, run sudo port install py38-sphinx to install sphinx
7. From the Mac Terminal, run sudo port select --set python python38 to set python 3.6 as default
8. From the Mac Terminal, run sudo port select --set sphinx py38-sphinx to set python 3.6 as the default for Sphinx
9. From the Mac Terminal, run sudo port install py38-sphinxcontrib-bibtex to install the bibtex bibliography extension to sphinx

The following additional pacakges may be required:

• sudo port install py36-sphinxcontrib-qthelp
• sudo port install py36-sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml
• sudo port install py36-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp
• sudo port install py36-sphinxcontrib-jsmath
• sudo port install py36-sphinxcontrib-devhelp
• sudo port install py36-sphinxcontrib-applehelp

Sphinx with LaTeX

9. From the Mac Terminal, run sudo port install texlive-latex to install latex
10. From the Mac Terminal, run sudo port install texlive-xetex to install xelatex
11. From the Mac Terminal, run sudo port install latexmk to install latexmk
12. From the Mac Terminal, run sudo port install texlive to install texlive
13. From the Mac Terminal, run sudo port install texlive-latex-extra to install texlive extras

Build

14. Download the .zip archive of the CDMI-spec repository from the snia-spec github repository (https://github.com/SNIA/CDMI-spec)
15. From the Mac Terminal, in the CDMI-spec-master directory, run make latexpdf to build the document
16. From the Mac Terminal, in the CDMI-spec-master directory, run open _build/latex/CDMI_v2.0.0.pdf to open the newly built PDF