Hypertable 0.9.8.16 release candidate version

[Alex Kashirin]

Branch: https://github.com/kashirin-alex/hypertable/tree/0.9.8.16-rc

Binaries: https://github.com/kashirin-alex/hypertable/releases/tag/v0.9.8.16

Version 0.9.8.16:

(2019-04-02)

    updated for Thrift 0.12.0, gcc 8.3

    changed cmake build instructions, now builds with cmake/utils.cmake

    removal of redundant compiler flags

    added thrift 0.12.0 gen sources for all languages 

    change RangeServer BlockCache.MaxMemory to 90% of RangeServer.MemoryLimit from 100% physical

    added pam_ht_maxretries - Pluggable Authentication Module (Hypertable Max Retries)

    added Python Write Dipatcher Module (PyHelper based on HyperThrift C++)

    changed generate new thrift sources on build with all languages 

    changed no dependency for other targets for HyperThrift library

    added lib HyperThriftExtentions includes the SerializedCells related and ThriftHelper

    added SmartFd to Hypertable::Filesystem

    added new methods based on SmartFd to Hypertable::Filesystem

    added support of SmartFd to FsBroker::Lib::Client and dependencies

    added to FsBroker::Lib::Client:

          a bool retry_write_ok, true if applicable to retry, deletes old file by default

          methods for temp file: create_local_temp, append_to_temp, commit_temp

    set FsBroker::Lib::Client methods based on int fd to warn-deprecated

    added bool ConnectionManager::is_connection_state 

    added bool ConnectionManager::is_addr_exists

    changed Metalog, Commitlog, AccessGroupHintsFile to work with smartfd

    changed CellStore to work with smartfd, except CellStoreV0-6

    added a try again loops for processes relay on FsBrokerClient append

    changed additionally to RollLimit, logs-rolling is done as a new file required 

            including log-fragments as skippable sym-ref (only header)

    changed instead void CommitLog::load_cumulative_size_map return boolean

    added dyn config options:

          FsBroker.WriteRetryLimit, zero to skip, -1 unlimited

          FsBroker.RetryLimit, zero to skip, -1 unlimited

          Hypertable.RangeServer.CellStore.CreateWithTemp=bool, default false

    major improvement on Failure Tolerence of FsClient use and connection to FsBroker

    added integration test fsbroker-failure

    changed RangeServerConnectionManager on Master maps RS public_addr non_unique

    changed repr of fd/filename in logging of FsBroker::Lib::Client to a SmartFd 

    changed Hyperspace.Session.Reconnect config default value set to True   

Kashirin Alex

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