limited to 31 characters, so we can't give commands with more than 8
outlets. So, we split up the outlets into groups of 8, and issue
multiple commands, if we are passed too many outlets.

Took some minor re-structuring, since we now may need to sync up with
the RPC prompt more than once.

a new hack for remote nodes! All remote node solving is done in the
new wanassign script. That script deals with both phys (ron) and
virtual (vrons), as well as fixed nodes of either type. The solution
is returned to assign_wrapper, which still does the tunnel stuff.
At some point it would be nice to get general purpose virtual nodes
(multiplex) working on either local or remote nodes, but thats a ways
off cause it means too many changes in assign_wrapper, which really
needs a total rewrite.

tb- command passed along in the DB). Add check to make sure no mixed
use of types and classes since. Change solver invocation. Was trying
to use IPC goo to pipe in input to solver and read back results,
abd tee off the input file for debugging. That does not work cause the
tee never exits, and so the child never exits. Reorg slightly; write
the input file to a temp file and pipe in later. I need to kill off
the IPC goo though, since its no longer needed, but its harmless as it
is.

used when the virtual topology does not include any link to the
testbed, but consists only of remote links.

running in "impotent" mode; just make them up.

compatibility.

longer used.

Changes for Leigh: Force active view to show all expts that are active or activating. Also, count ron nodes as PCs.

Also, last revision included Mike's gated change in the linux version.

"prepared", so it was trying to delete the testbed groups/accounts.

from Dave.

that subnets are actually unique!

Also add required changes to wanlinkinfo and wanassign.

with cvsup.

Controls whether we user recent or hysterical widearea_delays data.
Defaults to 0.

Tee off the wanlinkinfo output into a log file for inspection.

have a remote node as a member. Since we share remotes nodes and set
up tunnels, we cannot let two experiments have the same subnet
numbers. I use 10.0.0 nets and a DB table to allocate them with a
autoincrement field.

remote nodes so that we do not overlap between experiments.

This script grabs updated latency from Dave Andersen't database
of RON information, and sticks it into the widearea_recent table.

placing a "-1" anywhere in the latency or bandwidth matrices will result in
huge penalties when that connection is used in the mapping.

Also added neat (possibly novel?)
"mutation spike" which, when the standard deviation of the population gets
beneath a certain value, spikes the mutation rate from 1% to 50% for a generation,
thus keeping the deviation (and the population diversity) up.
Results from testing look promising.. in my "standard" 6-node mapping,
the solver finds the "best" solution in 95% of the runs.
(vs about 50% or less the old way.)

version of the data in widearea_delays . Schema for the two are
identical.

Also cleaned up the schema for both tables, so that they have proper
primary keys, etc.

at the user when things go south.

named all over the place).

the right.

but I've been pummeled into a mere (perl) shell of my former self.

longer necessary.

Added "crossover rate" to improve population stability.
Changed termination behavior to stop if, after, 256 rounds,
no better solution has been found (changable with the -r switch.)