| Re: [udig-devel] An installer for OSX to try out |
I gave the packagemaker a try, and wow, that is an easy and clean one. Please find attached the configuration file for my test. It supports all the needed branding and licensing and whatever. [...] > 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. I also played around with this, but it sometimes gains inconsostency. If there is already the package in the classpath, things tend to go mad. I think the extention folder is the way to go. Andrea > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig) > http://udig.refractions.net > http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel >
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