I really don't understand how TD works.

[Chris]

Hello all,

I really don't understand how TD works.

I wanted to make an image for a PC (called Slow) but the PC is far too
slow to build images many times.

So I wanted to genereate images on a FASTER PC

0/ Install DB on Slow PC and Fast PC

1/ Generate pmq file of the Slow PC.
2/ Generate sld on Slow PC
3/ Import DB on Slow PC
3/ Resolve depedencies on Slow PC

4/ Generate sld on Fast PC
3/ Import DB on Fast PC
5/ Resolve Depedencies on Fast PC

--> The result is not the same
I get MUCH more component for the Fast PC ( For instance Analog TV
which doesn't exist in the Slow PC, 40 Primitives in the Fast PC
instead of One for the Slow PC)

I ' am not talking about the components located on the left window of
TD (total of the current database) but in the middle of TD (component
which exist for the current workspace)


How this is possible. It means I 'm not host independant in TD ?

Thk

 

[Chris]

HELLO ALL,

I am very confused with the point outlined above.

Is there anyone ready to give an advice ?

Thk

 

[dferencz]

Chris,

I'm not clear on your exact problem -- I think you mean that you are
getting different target images depending on which PC you use to
generate the target image (that is, which PC you run TD on.)

TD will always create an identical target image (that is, with the
exact same components), regardless of the development PC running TD, as
long as the following are true:

1) You use the same version of the tools and DB (e.g., SP2) (this means
all QFEs and custom components must be identical)
2) You start from the same target hardware file (i.e., same PMQ)
3) Your TD settings are the same (e.g., autodependency on/off)

So it sounds like one of these may be different between your "Fast" and
"Slow" PC. Here are a few things to check:

- Check the Component Visibility in TD (Tools > Options > Advanced).
You configurations might be identical, but the visibility may be
showing more components on "Fast".

- Check that "Auto-Resolve Dependencies" (Tools > Options > Dependency
Check) is set the same on both development PCs. (It's probably best to
leave this on unless you're very careful.)

- Check the version of the tools, and the DB. (This is somewhat hard
to do, since QFEs can be applied, etc.)

If speed is your primary concern, you really need at least 1GB or RAM
to run TD well. (Check this groups for some more suggestions on slow
TD performance.)

-- Don

-- Don

 

[Adora Belle Dearheart]

Hello all,

I really don't understand how TD works.

I wanted to make an image for a PC (called Slow) but the PC is far too
slow to build images many times.

So I wanted to genereate images on a FASTER PC

0/ Install DB on Slow PC and Fast PC

1/ Generate pmq file of the Slow PC.
2/ Generate sld on Slow PC
3/ Import DB on Slow PC
3/ Resolve depedencies on Slow PC

4/ Generate sld on Fast PC
3/ Import DB on Fast PC
5/ Resolve Depedencies on Fast PC

--> The result is not the same
I get MUCH more component for the Fast PC ( For instance Analog TV
which doesn't exist in the Slow PC, 40 Primitives in the Fast PC
instead of One for the Slow PC)

So you import the same PMQ but get different results?
Are both these PCs set up identically? Do you, for example, have the
same database and same minimum visibility settings on both?
Have you resolved dependencies on one or the other?

 

[Chris]

Thank you for your answer.

Sorry to have bothered you.

The problem was comming that I didn't have the same visibility on both
machine.

Thk