Re: [Exist-open] Installer fails to run in latest trunk

[Wolfgang M. <wol...@ex...>]

Hi,

Maybe you could try to uncomment the line

<panel classname="FinishPanel"/>

This will give you an additional step in the installer in which you can
save the install protocol as xml.

Wolfgang
Am 29.05.2012 06:01 schrieb "Efraim Feinstein" <efr...@gm...>:

> Hi,
>
> I tried to set up an unattended installation using the instructions at,
> after compiling eXist trunk r16462 with IzPack 4.3.5:
>
> On 05/25/2012 09:43 AM, Wolfgang Meier wrote:
>
>> I found this information: http://docs.codehaus.org/**
>> display/IZPACK/Unattended+**Installations<http://docs.codehaus.org/display/IZPACK/Unattended+Installations>
>>
>
> Very few of the options listed on that page work for the eXist installer.
> Attempting to save prompt answers from a GUI install using:
> $ java -jar eXist-db-setup-2.1-dev.jar auto-install.xml
>
> results in:
> - ERROR -
> java.io.FileNotFoundException: auto-install.xml (No such file or directory)
> java.io.FileNotFoundException: auto-install.xml (No such file or directory)
>        at java.io.FileInputStream.open(**Native Method)
>        at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>**(FileInputStream.java:138)
>        at com.izforge.izpack.installer.**AutomatedInstaller.getXMLData(**Unknown
> Source)
>        at com.izforge.izpack.installer.**AutomatedInstaller.<init>(**Unknown
> Source)
>        at com.izforge.izpack.installer.**Installer.main(Unknown Source)
>
> The -options-system option also gives the same FileNotFound exception
> (except the file it's looking for is called "-options-system")
>
> $ java -jar eXist-db-setup-2.1-dev.jar -options-template
> template.properties
> results in the following file being saved (which has far fewer options
> than the installer asks:)
> INSTALL_PATH=
> INSTALL_PATH=
> dataDir=
> divider=
> space=
>
> After filling in INSTALL_PATH and dataDir (I'm not sure what divider and
> space do) and running:
> $ java -jar eXist-db-setup-2.1-dev.jar -options template.properties
> I'm returned to a shell prompt with no installation taking place.
>
> I can't find any way to run an unattended console install.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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> ---
> Efraim Feinstein
> Lead Developer
> Open Siddur Project
> http://opensiddur.net
> http://wiki.jewishliturgy.org
>
>