NAME: 

  ruby queue - rq


SYNOPSIS:

  rq is a tool for building simple linux clusters using coordinated shared
  access to an nfs mounted priority job queue


EXAMPLE INSTALL:

  the packages/ directory contains ALL packages required to install rq.

  the file install.sh will install ALL required packages for ruby queue into
  an nfs mounted directory.  it is a simple script - feel free to read/edit.

  installed packages will include:

    - ruby-1.8.1
    - sqlite-2.8.15
    - sqlite-ruby-1.3.1
    - arrayfields-3.4.0
    - posixlock-0.0.1
    - lockfile-1.1.0
    - rq-0.1.7

  the install.sh procedure is reccomended since

    - a common nfs filesystem is required on which to store the queue anyhow

    - installing all packages into this common nfs filesystem means no
      software will be installed locally on any node which simplifies
      maintainance and the addition of new nodes to the cluster.

    - this technique implies only two requirements for any node to join the
      cluster:

        - mount the nfs filesystem

        - add a single crontab entry

    install.sh should/will not run as root so the user running it must have
    write permission (or sudo write permission) to the /nfs mounted directory:

    following are the ste