| Re: [udig-devel] An installer for OSX to try out |
Jesse Eichar wrote:
The JAI/Image IO stuff is exactly the reason that we need the installer. Geotiff support requires a version of Image IO that is not shipped with the java available on the OSX. I could try to make a eclipse fragment that adds the Image IO to libs... But I don't know if it would be picked up correctly or not...I tried getting that to work for MRSID support on trunk; after 3 days (and a lot of trouble) I found the only thing that worked as to place the files into the JRE extensions.
I suppose I could try that though and see if it works. I am worried about a little about version hell. I know that OSX does the right thing when the jai stuff is put in ~/Library/Java/Extensions.I know the fragment approach does not work for Windows (strictly speaking it *does* work since that is how SWT functions); The problem here is we are expecting the Java BootClasspath ImageIO install to "find" our contributions we are placing in via a fragment, since it is this ImageIO code that is supposed to be finding us (using FactorySPI) we are a long ways away, and in a different classloader, from where we need to be.
What you could try is setting up a eclipse plug-in to hold the classpath based install of JAI / ImageIO extention / ImageIO-ext stuff.
In for a penny in for a pound ... and this problem has pounded me previously.
Jody
On 29-Apr-08, at 9:13 PM, Tore Halset wrote:Hello. I just tried the installer. It worked, but I have some comments.Why do we need an installer on OS X? Does the installer need to install something in some other place? I am pretty happy about download a zip or dmg and just drag the application to where I want it. And then just delete application when I want to remove it.Does JAI stuff need to be installed in .../Java/Extensions? I think it would be cleaner to keep it inside the uDig directory and alter the classpath or whatever to include it.In the "Select Installation Packages" view, I clicked one of the 3 lines. It worked, but is was kind of non-macish that the small window with the 3 lines got even smaller. See the attached screenshot.I guess my description for the JAI/Image IO is too long. I agree that is a really ugly effect._______________________________________________ User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig) http://udig.refractions.net http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel