RE: [lmi] Creating end-user packages for msw

[Murphy, Kimberly]

Greg Chicares wrote:
> On 2008-04-22 15:52Z, Greg Chicares wrote:
> > Packaging several monthly binary distributions for different end-
> > user groups has become stressful if not nightmarish. It must be
> > done in time for CDs to be received by field offices before the
> > first of each month; but it can't be done until crediting rates
> > are declared, which may be very close to the end of the month.
> 
> 'workhorse.make' says:
> 
> # The first value assigned to 'd1' shows one possibility for the
> # beginning date. It's deliberately overridden with another that sets
> # the beginning date to the current date. The obvious y2038 problem is
> # ignored because any breakage it causes will be obvious.
> 
> fardel_date_script := \
>   d0=`$(DATE) +%Y-%m-01`; \
>   d1=`$(DATE) --utc --date="$$d0 + 1 month         " +%s`; \
>   d1=`$(DATE) --utc +%s`; \
>   d2=`$(DATE) --utc --date="$$d0 + 2 months - 1 day" +%s`; \
>   j1=`expr 2440587 + $$d1 / 86400`; \
>   j2=`expr 2440587 + $$d2 / 86400`; \
>   echo -n "$$j1 $$j2" >expiry; \
> 
> Now let me illustrate:
> 
> $date
> Fri Mar 19 19:17:37 GMTST 2010
> $d0=`date +%Y-%m-01`
> $date --utc --date="$d0 + 1 month         "
> Thu Apr  1 00:00:00 UTC 2010
> $date --utc --date="$d0 + 2 months - 1 day"
> Fri Apr 30 00:00:00 UTC 2010
> 
> We could override $fardel_date_script if we want a different outcome
> than the default provided, or change it if that's not an appropriate
> default.

The first of a given month is appropriate for most end-user 
packages. On occasion, some end-users are provided the system 
a few days earlier. Waiting until the first of the month may 
not be a hardship in most situations, unless of course there's 
a feature someone wants to get their hands on. In this case, 
the 'fardel_date_script' could be overridden.

Converting the default beginning date in the fardel_date_script 
to Julian date, I get:

  The Julian date for CE  2010 April  1 00:00:00.0 UT is
  JD 2455287.50000

However, if I was to manually enter the date in the expiry, 
I would enter a Julian date of:

  The Julian date for CE  2010 April  1 12:00:00.0 UT is
  JD 2455288.00000

The end date for all packages is the first of the following 
month at midnight, and manually entered would be:

  The Julian date for CE  2010 May  1 12:00:00.0 UT is
  JD 2455318.00000

while the script generates:

  The Julian date for CE  2010 April 30 00:00:00.0 UT is
  JD 2455316.50000

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