Re: [stellation-res] Windows Port

["Jonathan Gossage" <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Wright - IBM Research" <jwright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <stellation-res@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 10:15 AM
Subject: RE: [stellation-res] Windows Port


> At 06:22 PM 5/14/2003, Jonathan Gossage wrote:
> >Se embedded comments
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: stellation-res-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:stellation-res-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim Wright -
> > > IBM Research
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 2:50 PM
> > > To: stellation-res@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [stellation-res] Windows Port
> > >
> > >
> > > Jonathan,
> > >
> > > Back on May 1, I posted an attachment to your Bugzilla #35267
> > > "Windows Port Patch", with some revised scripts and other files.
> > > In a followup message (same day), I posed a question about
> > > whether the scripts should attempt to handle multiple database
> > > types in a single run (which complicates things significantly),
> > > rather than using a separate properties file to select a particular
> > > database.
> >
> >The biggest problem I have is that I don't like systems that rely on
manual
> >copying. It is too error-prone. Perhaps we could define a database
selector
> >property to be entered on the command line that would result in the
> >selection of an appropriately named properties file. If you agree with
this
> >suggestion I will update the stuff you sent to do this
>
> That would work; something like this:
>
> ant -Ddb.selector=DB_SELECTOR_PATH
>
> where DB_SELECTOR_PATH is
> {firebird.local,firebird.remote,postgres.local,postgres.remote...}
>
> Then, the Ant scripts would use something like this:
>
> <property name="local.propertyfile"
>
value="${user.home}/stellation/${db.selector}/stellation.XXX.properties"
> />
> where XXX = {build,test}.
>
> If db.selector is not defined, the script should fail with an appropriate
> message.
> If db.selector _is_ defined but the stellation.XXX.properties file is not
found
> in the specified location, the script should do what it does now:
> * copy a default file into the specified location (creating it if
necessary)
> * exit with message requesting the user to edit the copied file.
>
> This avoids manual copying, makes it simple to configure the db-specific
> property files,
> and keeps the Ant scripts from getting too complicated.
>
> Works for me ---- or maybe just name the files
${db.selector}.test.properties,
> ${db.selector}.build.properties etc. and keep them all in
> ${user.home}/stellation.
> Whichever you prefer is fine by me.

I think that I prefer this alternative. I may not be able to finish this
tonight, but I should certainly finish before the end of the weekend. I will
attach any revised files to Bugzilla 35267

>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim

Regards

Jonathan