Short question...
Does burp need to allow custom clients (i.e. "Anonymous Platform") on the server end?

Long details...
I've been trying to setup an app_info.xml file to use a modified Burp client because my libraries don't exist in the current client. See this thread for history.

I'm not really doing anything other than removing the blender_ld so my local libraries get used instead of the ones delivered with the client.

I've created this app_info.xml file...

<app_info> 
  <app>
    <name>blender</name>
  </app>
  <file_info>
    <name>blender_4.78_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu</name>
    <executable/>
  </file_info>
  <file_info>
    <file_name>blender_4.78_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.zip</file_name>
  </file_info>
  <file_info>
    <file_name>infozip_license</file_name>
  </file_info>
  <file_info>
    <file_name>linux_zip_x64_r600</file_name>
  </file_info>
  <file_info>
    <file_name>linux_unzip_x64_r600</file_name>
  </file_info>

  <app_version>
    <app_name>blender</app_name>
    <version_num>478</version_num>
    <file_ref>
      <file_name>blender_4.78_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu</file_name>
      <main_program/>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
      <file_name>blender_4.78_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.zip</file_name>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
      <file_name>infozip_license</file_name>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
      <file_name>linux_zip_x64_r600</file_name>
    </file_ref>
    <file_ref>
      <file_name>linux_unzip_x64_r600</file_name>
    </file_ref>
  </app_version>
</app_info> 

Pretty basic. I'm haven't even changed any files yet, I just wanted to see if I could use the same client (locally) with burp. Once this step is complete, I'll continue with messing with the (local) client.

But I keep getting messages in the boinc client saying...

"BURP : Not requesting tasks: don't need"

I think this is code for.. "I'm not asking for work because your client is messed up". When I look at the project properties for burp, I see...

"Don't fetch tasks for CPU : Project has no apps for CPU"

I don't think this is related to there not being any work available. If I reset to the normal client. It tries to request work. I'm guessing this means burp is refusing to send me work because I'm not using the official client. So I'm perpetually in "No new tasks" mode.

Does the server have to allow for custom clients / anonymous platform?

It probably just means that the app_info.xml was malformed somehow and it didn't parse out any useful applications from it (if it did it will tell you in the logs which ones it found).

We do allow people to use the anonymous platform but no official info is provided on the site on how to do it - it is mostly left as an exercise for the reader.

From a quick look on your file I can tell that you are at least missing several important parts making some of the files executable etc.
Have a look at http://burp.renderfarming.net/forum_thread.php?id=2127&nowrap=true#11864 and earlier posts for some examples.

Well, I'm pretty stumped. Been piecing together different things from the boinc forums, client_state.xml, and the posts you recommended. Thought it could have been a platform issue, but adding the following didn't seem to make a difference.

<platform>x86_64-pc-linux-gnu</platform>
<plan_class>mt</plan_class>
<avg_ncpus>8</avg_ncpus>
<max_ncpus>8</max_ncpus>
<flops>3244797761.632886</flops>
<api_version>7.1.0</api_version>

I don't get much in the boinc logs. Just the usual "Found app_info.xml; using anonymous platform". It occasionally deletes some of my client files (even though they're in the app_info file). And always logs the "Not requesting tasks: don't need" when attempting to request tasks.

I guess I'll try again when I have more time. Or maybe with a different version of boinc (currently 7.2.33).

Starting over. I deleted the project, reinstalled boinc, and re-added boinc+burp. Then re-installed my app_info.xml Now things seems to be working.

This is the current version of my app_info.xml...

<app_info>
<app>
<name>blender</name>
</app>

<file_info>
<name>blender_4.78_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>infozip_license</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>linux_zip_x64_r600</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>linux_unzip_x64_r600</name>
<executable/>
</file_info>
<file_info>
<name>blender_4.78_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.zip</name>
</file_info>

<app_version>
<app_name>blender</app_name>
<version_num>478</version_num>
<api_version>7.1.0</api_version>
<plan_class>mt</plan_class>
<flops>1933209103.303349</flops>
<avg_ncpus>1.000000</avg_ncpus>
<max_ncpus>1.000000</max_ncpus>
<file_ref>
<file_name>blender_4.78_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu</file_name>
<main_program/>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>infozip_license</file_name>
<open_name>infozip_license</open_name>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>linux_zip_x64_r600</file_name>
<open_name>linux_zip_x64_r600</open_name>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>linux_unzip_x64_r600</file_name>
<open_name>linux_unzip_x64_r600</open_name>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>blender_4.78_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.zip</file_name>
<open_name>blender_4.78_x86_64-pc-linux-gnu.zip</open_name>
</file_ref>
</app_version>
</app_info>

I have removed blender_ld from the zip file, and appear to be crunching workunits again.

Hope it keeps up.

Fine when it works.
Personally I don't think that the following lines are necessary in the xml but when it runs you better let it like it is. ;-)

<api_version>7.1.0</api_version>
<plan_class>mt</plan_class>
<flops>1933209103.303349</flops>
<avg_ncpus>1.000000</avg_ncpus>
<max_ncpus>1.000000</max_ncpus>

Blender isn't multithreading anyway at the moment so the plan_class is not needed.

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