Re: [Jython-dev] Installer test

[Robert W. B. <rb...@di...>]

Installer test results:

platforms:
	Linux 2.2.12 (redhad 6.1, 6.2 and 'mixed' linux)
		Blackdown 1.2.2
		IBMJava2-13
	Solaris 2.8, SunOS 5.8
		Sun jdk 1.1.8

Linux:
	-If file already exists: error dialog is just an empty
	 dialog box.
	-Generated scripts do not work- check CR-LF
	-frequent "Java Object Monitor Dump" after
	 jython_template.usix_sh convert then aborts
	 installer
	-jre used without jre option selected during install
 
Solaris:
	-Hangs after copying of files is complete- no trace 
	 (thats odd)
	-Disregards selected paths and puts everything in 
	 /usr/doc/jython-2.0pa0/
	-Generated scripts do not work- CR-LF?
	-jre set in generated scripts without jre options
	 selected during install

Note: Many linux webservers are without gui (all mine are).
Is the DISPLAY (as in variable- not yelling :) necessary?  Can
liftOff detect and do console install for this case?  I know I
sound like a throw-back or gui-luddite, but I thought it worth
mentioning.

Is this the type of info that is helpful?  Should
corrected scripts be forwarded to compare with generated
scripts that do not work- or are others way ahead of me? 

Sorry if this is nebulous- so little time :(

-Robert

On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Finn Bock wrote:

> Hi 
> 
> I have tried to create an installer for the current snapshot of jython.
> I have used the free (GPL) LiftOff program to create the self installing
> .class file.
> 
>    http://sourceforge.net/projects/liftoff/
> 
> The installer is 1.5 Mb and contains also the standard python library
> which have previously been distributed as pylib15x.jar
> 
>    ftp://jython.sourceforge.net/pub/jython/Install.class
> 
> We have not made any decisions that LiftOff should be used, so please
> look at this as part of an evaluation of installers.
> 
> I have only tested this on win2k (with jdk1.3, jdk1.1.7a & MS-jview
> 5.00.3229). Feedback from other platforms and JVMs is needed before we
> can decide whether LiftOff is useful to us. 
> 
> Please try the installer and post your experience, both good and bad,
> here on the list. Give special attention to the two generated scripts.
> With some luck these should work on unixes and windows. 
> 
> The text shown as license and readme should not be taken for anything
> other than examples. This also include the graphics used.
> 
> I had to fix some bugs in LiftOff which occurred on windows
> (line-ending, slash/backslash) and LiftOff is GPL so the modified
> version is here:
> 
>    ftp://jython.sourceforge.net/pub/jython/liftoff-001031.tar.gz
> 
> regards,
> finn
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