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Re: [udig-devel] An installer for OSX to try out


One question is what would the impact be on developers that have a custom application... I think I could make the task a "startup" task. Maybe in Core. So it would work for all applications...


On 30-Apr-08, at 10:06 AM, Jesse Eichar wrote:

The problem with this is it requires OSX to build. As it is we need WINE to build the windows version. With this we can only build on a mac with Darwine installed. That means Automated builds would be basically impossible.

So I think that strikes that option out.


Just had a second thought. We could make uDig install the JAI libraries if required. That would eliminate the requirement for the installer as well. That is quite tempting...


Jesse


On 30-Apr-08, at 9:30 AM, andrea antonello wrote:

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.


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User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig)
http://udig.refractions.net
http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel

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User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig)
http://udig.refractions.net
http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel




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