#16 Problems w WinXP-64-bit install

[Greg Compestine]

Hello,

I downloaded and installed zocalo-PM-2009.1-Setup.exe, on a PC running Windows XP Prof x64 edition, SP 2, and ran into several problems.

After starting the database and the Zocalo server, I found that apparently the welcome.jsp file is missing in this install. In fact, not JSP files were installed.

Install dependencies: I had trouble finding where these are documented. So far, I've only had to install Java, but I don't see any recommendation as to which versions have been tested and/or are supported. I'm using build 1.5.0_15-b04, x86.

Win64 vs Win32. Will Zocalo work on Win64 machines, and with a 64-bit Java installation?

The documentation is Linux-centric; it would be helpful to Windows users if the configuration and install docs were accurate in their Windows details. (I'd be willing to submit modified versions, if you're interested.)

Running the shutdown script caused the following exception:
[Server@1a758cb]: 2009-08-31 09:00:50.500 SHUTDOWN : System.exit() is called next
2009-08-31/09:00:51.156/PDT ERROR Configuration - Could not compile the mapping document
org.hibernate.MappingException: class net.commerce.zocalo.ajax.events.Ask not found while looking for property: id
at org.hibernate.util.ReflectHelper.reflectedPropertyClass(ReflectHelper.java:81)
at org.hibernate.mapping.SimpleValue.setTypeUsingReflection(SimpleValue.java:275)
at org.hibernate.cfg.HbmBinder.bindSimpleId(HbmBinder.java:360)
at org.hibernate.cfg.HbmBinder.bindRootPersistentClassCommonValues(HbmBinder.java:294)
at org.hibernate.cfg.HbmBinder.bindRootClass(HbmBinder.java:236)
at org.hibernate.cfg.HbmBinder.bindRoot(HbmBinder.java:152)
at org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.add(Configuration.java:362)
at org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.addInputStream(Configuration.java:400)
at org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.addJar(Configuration.java:501)
at org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport.main(SchemaExport.java:361)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: net.commerce.zocalo.ajax.events.Ask
...

[Chris Hibbert]

The .jsp files don't appear in the file system, they're generated on the fly when you visit the proper url. the first page to visit has an initial capital: Welcome.jsp.

Java 1.5 should work fine. I don't know of any dependencies on particular java releases, though I haven't done a detailed study to ensure that all versions will work. If I hear that some modern versions don't work, I'll improve the documentation there. I wouldn't expect to seen any problems with 64 bit systems.

I'd welcome more Windows-centric suggestions. I've done rudimentary installation and testing myself, and all the improvements have come from users with more familiarity than I have.

I doubt that the shutdown error caused any trouble, but I will take a closer look to verify that.

[Greg Compestine]

I found that in the tracker the problem of the missing welcome file has occurred before.
Using Internet Explorer 7 and the URL http://localhost:1500/index.htm I was able to connect (I picked 1500 as my port). the index.htm portion had to be specified; other wise the Zocalo server responded with a 404 not found error.

However, if I use Chrome attempting to log in as admin prompts me that admin credentials have been added. Attempting to create an account then caused problems with the mail side. Straightening out the authentication for the SMTP connection has fixed that, and I'm now able to create an account and a market.

[Chris Hibbert]

Thanks for pointing out that http://localhost:1500/ should work. I just fixed that. I'll also make sure that index.html works, too.

I'm glad you were able to figure out how to set up the email. I don't know how to make the instructions for that much clearer, though I know that it's problematic. Let me know if you have more questions or requests.