Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 37979 invoked from network); 12 May 2005 07:07:41 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 12 May 2005 07:07:41 -0000 Received: (qmail 7172 invoked by uid 500); 12 May 2005 07:11:13 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-geronimo-dev-archive@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 7134 invoked by uid 500); 12 May 2005 07:11:12 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@geronimo.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: dev@geronimo.apache.org List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@geronimo.apache.org Received: (qmail 7120 invoked by uid 99); 12 May 2005 07:11:12 -0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.7 required=10.0 tests=FORGED_RCVD_HELO,HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE,NO_REAL_NAME X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (hermes.apache.org: local policy) Received: from mail.tsainc.com (HELO lng002.tsacorp.com) (206.201.23.30) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.28) with ESMTP; Thu, 12 May 2005 00:11:11 -0700 In-Reply-To: To: dev@geronimo.apache.org Subject: Re: Geronimo izpack installer configuration files MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 6.5.2 June 01, 2004 From: sissonj@insession.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 18:07:11 +1100 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on lng002/SVR/TSA(Release 6.5.2|June 01, 2004) at 05/12/2005 02:06:48, Serialize complete at 05/12/2005 02:06:48 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 00271ABECA256FFF_=" X-Virus-Checked: Checked X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 00271ABECA256FFF_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Thanks for the quick response Aaron. Aaron Mulder wrote on 11/05/2005 11:44:43 AM: > I did the original izpack routine. However, it needs a bit of an > update. I originally needed a small change to izpack so that certain > post-install processing tasks (or maybe config screens, I've kind of > forgotten) would only run if the corresponding options were checked during > the selection phase. Now izpack has moved on, so we'll probably need to > either adjust our config files or change the patches. I can poke around a > little to refresh my memory if that would help. > > There's another issue, which is that the process as described on > the Wiki just says "substitute values in plans". What this means is, > where the plan has a hardcoded username, port, etc. you should put in an > izpack variable so the user can configure that during installation. We > talked about variable-izing the plans to begin with, so the default > assembly target can substitute the appropriate defaults, and izpack can > substitute its stuff, and then there's only one set of plans to maintain. > This should really be done -- it's not very maintainable otherwise. +1. It would be nice if we could speed up the installation process, it is very tedious changing port numbers manually, enabling Tomcat etc. I'll have to read up on Izpack. > > In any case, I'll put the attachments on the Wiki page. > > Aaron > > P.S. Looks like JBoss is going to be using izpack too, FWIW I read that Izpack 3.8 (not yet released) will be ASF 2.0 licensed and a maven plug-in is being developed for it. Maybe I should wait till it is released. > > On Wed, 11 May 2005 sissonj@insession.com wrote: > > Were the izpack installer configuration files files referred to at the > > bottom of the following page contributed to the Geronimo project? > > > > http://wiki.apache.org/geronimo/Building_an_Installer > > > > Thanks, > > > > John > > > > This e-mail message and any attachments may contain confidential, > > proprietary or non-public information. This information is intended > > solely for the designated recipient(s). If an addressing or transmission > > error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the sender immediately > > and destroy this e-mail. Any review, dissemination, use or reliance upon > > this information by unintended recipients is prohibited. Any opinions > > expressed in this e-mail are those of the author personally. --=_alternative 00271ABECA256FFF_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII"
Thanks for the quick response Aaron.

Aaron Mulder <ammulder@alumni.princeton.edu> wrote on 11/05/2005 11:44:43 AM:

>    I did the original izpack routine.  However, it needs a bit of an
> update.  I originally needed a small change to izpack so that certain
> post-install processing tasks (or maybe config screens, I've kind of
> forgotten) would only run if the corresponding options were checked during
> the selection phase.  Now izpack has moved on, so we'll probably need to
> either adjust our config files or change the patches.  I can poke around a
> little to refresh my memory if that would help.
>
>    There's another issue, which is that the process as described on
> the Wiki just says "substitute values in plans".  What this means is,
> where the plan has a hardcoded username, port, etc. you should put in an
> izpack variable so the user can configure that during installation.  We
> talked about variable-izing the plans to begin with, so the default
> assembly target can substitute the appropriate defaults, and izpack can
> substitute its stuff, and then there's only one set of plans to maintain.  
> This should really be done -- it's not very maintainable otherwise.

+1.  It would be nice if we could speed up the installation process, it is very tedious changing port numbers manually, enabling Tomcat etc.  I'll have to read up on Izpack.

>
>    In any case, I'll put the attachments on the Wiki page.
>
> Aaron
>
> P.S. Looks like JBoss is going to be using izpack too, FWIW

I read that Izpack 3.8 (not yet released) will be ASF 2.0 licensed and a maven plug-in is being developed for it.  Maybe I should wait till it is released.

>
> On Wed, 11 May 2005 sissonj@insession.com wrote:
> > Were the  izpack installer configuration files files referred to at the
> > bottom of the following page contributed to the Geronimo project?
> >
> >  http://wiki.apache.org/geronimo/Building_an_Installer
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
> >
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