Re: [Geoserver-devel] 1.5.x, running without JAI

[Simone G. <sim...@gm...>]

On 11/30/06, Justin Deoliveira <jde...@op...> wrote:
> Could be possibly dynamically figure out if jai is installed at runtime,

Sure, just do a class.forname and catch an exception.

> and if not, disable the rendering of rasters, and WCS?

I will answer with a question:

1>Is it possible to disable a runtime the rendering of features and the WFS?


Ciao,
Simone.

>
> -Justin
>
> Simone Giannecchini wrote:
> > Leaving aside WCS, It is going to be quite difficult to have WMS
> > working with rasters without having JAI and ImageIO installed.
> >
> > Simone.
> >
> > On 11/30/06, Brent Owens <bre...@gm...> wrote:
> >> Yes trunk does require JAI to run and to compile. 1.4 still works
> >> without it however.
> >>
> >> Brent Owens
> >> (The Open Planning Project)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Justin Deoliveira wrote:
> >> > No I think its generally decided that forcing users to have JAI just to
> >> > run GeoServer is not acceptable. Brent can you confirm that we fixed
> >> > this on trunk. I found some "stub" jars (that were being used for 1.3.x
> >> > ) and I posted them in the maven repository.
> >> >
> >> > We might be able to pull the same trick off for 1.5.x, however I think
> >> > now with the GC stuff on there are some additional jai requirements.
> >> > Hopefully they can clarify.
> >> >
> >> > -Justin
> >> >
> >> > Andrea Aime wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi all,
> >> >> the question about missing JAI prompted me to check
> >> >> 1.5.x functionality without JAI... well, no surprise,
> >> >> it does not start.
> >> >>
> >> >> This is not good, Geoserver should start just fine instead,
> >> >> and have only WMS and WFS working, whilst WCS should be
> >> >> completely disabled in this configuration (eventually
> >> >> with an error message stating that it cannot run without
> >> >> JAI).
> >> >>
> >> >> Or I am missing something and PSC decided that it's ok
> >> >> to require JAI around? Don't remember, sorry.
> >> >>
> >> >> Would it be difficult to do so? Moreover, are then any
> >> >> parts of WMS that do require JAI even when rendering
> >> >> just vector data?
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers
> >> >> Andrea
> >> >>
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