# Some Quick News from the offline week
## [https://indico.cern.ch/event/508147/](https://indico.cern.ch/event/508147/)
### Laurent Aphecetche
#### 05 Apr 2016
## Applicable to code ~now
- [New build procedure for the ALICE software](https://indico.cern.ch/event/508147/session/5/contribution/7/attachments/1250734/1844016/2016-offline-week-alibuild.pdf)
- will be effective for AliRoot as well as of next week
- sorry but I'm afraid Oxy has to go...
- [Report from DDS workshop](https://indico.cern.ch/event/508147/session/7/contribution/4/attachments/1251239/1845303/DDS-workshop-2016_04.pdf)
- Dynamic Deployment System
- we don't have much to deploy yet, but that will come
- [New API for serialisation in ALFA](https://indico.cern.ch/event/508147/session/7/contribution/3/attachments/1251143/1844839/winckler-ALICE-Offline-Week-2016.pdf)
- while we should keep a close eye on serialization and deserialization performances, using it now can ease gluing things together (HLT components, offline components)
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## Generalities
- [DPG (Data Preparation Group)](https://indico.cern.ch/event/508147/session/0/contribution/6/attachments/1249880/1842352/DPG_AOW_20160330.pdf) - BTG (Barrel Tracking Group) : full wednesday morning session
- see next slide
- [Data management in Run 3](https://indico.cern.ch/event/508147/session/8/contribution/32/attachments/1251378/1845260/ALICE-O2-OfflineWeek-01.04.2016.pdf)
- broad view of the challenges ahead (general to O2)
- [Update on data format](https://indico.cern.ch/event/508147/session/7/contribution/18/attachments/1251265/1845080/2016-04-01-CWG4-O2plenary-offline-week.pdf)
- progress made but implementations not completed yet
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## DPG
- That's a Run2 thing, why bother here ?
- Because :
- part of the DPG mandate is the (evolution of)
AOD format(s). That is relevant to Run3 as well.
- Members of this team will most likely be involved...
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