iSiLK 0.1.6 Release, 2009-Jun-3

Windows binary distribution:

isilk-0.1.6.msi.zip
(Windows Binary Installer)

Windows binary distribution for versions prior to XP:

isilk-0.1.6-pre-xp.msi.zip
(Windows Binary Installer)

Although the Windows binaries above are the only officially supported versions, the source is also available. This should allow you to run it (using "python isilk.py") on other platforms where Python, wxPython, and the other dependencies (see below) are supported, such as Mac OSX and Unix. The iSiLK source code distribution:

isilk-0.1.6.zip (.tgz)
(Python source code)

Major features and fixes

This is a bug fix release of iSiLK:

• Datetime fields were improperly removing whitespace when exporting to Excel
• Made top-n (instead of bottom-n) the default for rwstats
• Fixed a bug that occurred on startup when .isilk directories were present in the library path
• Fixed a bug trying to detect file types in the file manager
• Fixed an exception that was being generated when the rwstats tool was displayed.

Dependencies

In order to run iSiLK from source you'll need to install Python 2.4 or later and the following modules. iSiLK has been tested with the versions noted, but may work with later versions as well.

• wxPython 2.8 (user interface library)
• NumPy 1.2.0 (required by MatPlotLib)
• MatPlotLib 0.98.3 (graphing)
• Paramiko 1.7.2 (client ssh library)
• Pycrypto 2.0.1 (required by Paramiko)

iSiLK 0.1.5 Release, 2009-May-22

Windows binary distribution:

isilk-0.1.5.msi.zip
(Windows Binary Installer)

Windows binary distribution for versions prior to XP:

isilk-0.1.5-pre-xp.msi.zip
(Windows Binary Installer)

The iSiLK source code distribution:

isilk-0.1.5.zip (.tgz)
(Python source code)

Major features and fixes

This is a bug fix release of iSiLK:

• Allowing a user to cancel a query or a download
• An rwstats tool
• Improved problem set management, including support for deletion
• Bug fixes to remote import
• Bug fixes associated with quitting and saving while jobs are running
• Bug fixes associated with picking set and prefix maps
• Eliminated assumptions of file type based on file extension
• Improved error messages and other usability improvements
• More robust handling of ssh errors

Dependencies

In order to run iSiLK from source you'll need to install Python 2.4 or later and the following modules. iSiLK has been tested with the versions noted, but may work with later versions as well.

• wxPython 2.8 (user interface library)
• NumPy 1.2.0 (required by MatPlotLib)
• MatPlotLib 0.98.3 (graphing)
• Paramiko 1.7.2 (client ssh library)
• Pycrypto 2.0.1 (required by Paramiko)

iSiLK 0.1.4 Release, 2009-Feb-19

Windows binary distribution:

isilk-0.1.4.msi.zip
(Windows Binary Installer)

Windows binary distribution for versions prior to XP:

isilk-0.1.4-pre-xp.msi.zip
(Windows Binary Installer)

The iSiLK source code distribution:

isilk-0.1.4.zip (.tgz)
(Python source code)

Major features and fixes

This is a bug fix release of iSiLK:

• Fixed a bug in SSH key path handling that caused "open" to fail in some cases
• Right click on record list control now changes selection
• Right click on tree view control now changes selection

Dependencies

In order to run iSiLK from source you'll need to install Python 2.4 or later and the following modules. iSiLK has been tested with the versions noted, but may work with later versions as well.

• wxPython 2.8 (user interface library)
• NumPy 1.2.0 (required by MatPlotLib)
• MatPlotLib 0.98.3 (graphing)
• Paramiko 1.7.2 (client ssh library)
• Pycrypto 2.0.1 (required by Paramiko)

iSiLK 0.1.3 Release, 2009-Jan-20

Windows binary distribution:

isilk-0.1.3.msi.zip
(Windows Binary Installer)

Windows binary distribution for versions prior to XP:

isilk-0.1.3-pre-xp.msi.zip
(Windows Binary Installer)

The iSiLK source code distribution:

isilk-0.1.3.zip (.tgz)
(Python source code)

Major features and fixes

New features include:

• Support for prefix maps in queries and rwuniq
• User-defined plug-in tools
• More complete support for sets
• An improved import capability
• Support for password-protected ssh keys
• Ability to manage library contents
• Bulk reverse lookup of host names from IPs
• Support for ---fail functionality in Query Builder
• Eliminated dependency on bash as user's Unix shell
• Improved error handling and validation of user input

Major bug fixes include:

• Quick Graph feature now properly displays top-N bar graphs
• Multiple graphs are now generated properly for rwuniq output
• Unexpected behavior of some controls on Query Builder fixed
• Columns in record view no longer unexpectedly resize to defaults
• Various Windows display issues resolved

Dependencies

In order to run iSiLK from source you'll need to install Python 2.4 or later and the following modules. iSiLK has been tested with the versions noted, but may work with later versions as well.

• wxPython 2.8 (user interface library)
• NumPy 1.2.0 (required by MatPlotLib)
• MatPlotLib 0.98.3 (graphing)
• Paramiko 1.7.2 (client ssh library)
• Pycrypto 2.0.1 (required by Paramiko)