[Jython-users] How to add support for other OS's in Jython installer?

[Brad C. <bk...@mu...>]

I'd like to add support for NetWare in the installer.. How do I go about doing that?

The OS type reported (on my platform) is "NetWare 5.00", though "NetWare*" should 
be used to match any version of NetWare.

To install, the .class needs to be unzipped somewhere (I suggest sys:Jython)

(yes, that's right, "sys:Jython"  NetWare uses volume:path/path/file) 

After unzipping to the target directory (wherever the user specified, might be 
vol1:jython) these steps are needed:

1. Add jython.jar to classpath by appending a line like this to the file sys:etc/java.cfg


CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH;sys:Jython/jython.jar

(substitute the correct path)

(anyone know if SERVLETCLASSPATH should be updated as well?)

2. Create two files in the target installation directory, like this:

filename:  jython.ncf

Contents:

java -ns -Dpython.home=sys:jython org.python.util.jython %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9


Note that the correct path needs to be inserted in place of "sys:jython", there's just one 
line in the .ncf file.

filename: jythonc.ncf

Contents:

java -ns -Dpython.home=sys:jython org.python.util.jython 
"sys:jython/Tools/jythonc/jythonc.py" %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

(should be all one line, also put the correct path to sys:jython in both locations)


3. Admonish the user after installation with the following message:

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You must unload java to complete the installation. Unload java by typing the command 
"unload java" at the system console. Note that this will unload any DirXML drivers you 
may have loaded.

You may wish to add <installationdir> to the system search path by adding the following 
line to sys:system/autoexec.ncf:

search add <installationdir>
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(replace <installationdir> with the appropriate path to where the .ncf files ended up)


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If someone could tell me how to make these changes to the installer (and submit a 
patch) or if someone could just make the changes and I'll test (hint hint) I'd would be 
very happy, and so would many NetWare users..

Thanks!


Brad Clements,                bk...@mu...   (315)268-1000
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