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[Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Ronald Kayondo <kayondor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Downloadable installer is a .exe. I build the .jar then convert it to a
> .exe using launch4j.
>

Ok, sorry, I must not have noticed. This makes me even more eager to look at
your work and combine it with what we plan for the Public Health Information
Toolkit overall. I am now diverting this discussion to both the OXD and DHIS
2 mailing list.

Knut

>  On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Ronald Kayondo <kayondor@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Sorry for the time lag, been having internet problem.
>>>
>>> Now about IzPack:
>>> It is a cross platform installer which builds all components in a single
>>> jar file.Though my my case it only runs on windows since i bundled it with a
>>> the windows mysl version.
>>>
>>> Here is the link to the documentation:
>>> http://izpack.org/documentation/
>>>
>>> The strongest feature is that it is Java based so it is easy to port your
>>> own classes into the installer.To validate data, validate JDBC Connections
>>> and control version updates.
>>> Another feature is varible substitution.So it is easy to edit to set
>>> variables or configuration paramaters on the dynamically.
>>>
>>>
>>> IzPack is uses XML configuration files.It has a web installer
>>> version(Which I have not looked into and am not sure how it works).And a
>>> command line version.
>>>
>>> To set up an Installtion script you use the an Install.xml file which
>>> defines panels required for the installer plus the packs(or files) and
>>> resources required.
>>>
>>> User Input is supported through another XML file called an inputspec.xml.
>>> Input here is like writing html.
>>> e.g for a textbox you could have <field type="text" variable="user.name">.....</field>.This
>>> copies the bind the textbox contents into the username variable.
>>>
>>> Shortcuts are defined in the shortcutspec.xml
>>>
>>> If want to execute external scripts or classes then then those are
>>> defined in the processSpec.xml. All these scripts external processs are
>>> executed by the process panel.
>>>
>>> All these XML files are referenced in the Intall.xml in the "resources"
>>> tag.
>>>
>>> *One of the weaknesses IZpack has is updating.It has no auto updater.*So
>>> u have to write a separate installer script to handle updating. :( The way I
>>> did it was to check if some files exist then execute a script to stop the
>>> the services, replace old files and finally start services.
>>>
>>> To avoid confusion in case u look at the source files, all files that end
>>> with *.update.xml are for the update Installer and the rest for the Generic
>>> OXD Installer.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards Ronald.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This looks promising. Of course, a quick explanation of key
>>> steps/features would be helpful. Ola reminded me that there is work ongoing
>>> by one of the PHIT partners (iHRIS) to create an installer that pulls the
>>> latest versions of the various components from their websites. I am not sure
>>> about the status of this or what tool they are using. Even so, if I can find
>>> the time, I will have a look at the IzPack scripts. One difference between
>>> our projects that I remarked upon is that you just place the hibernate
>>> properties file at the root of the openxdata webapp, whereas we set an
>>> environment variable to point to an external folder (which also holds other
>>> files like report designs and GIS resources). Both approaches probably have
>>> their merits.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Knut
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Jørn Ivar Klungsøyr <
>>> Jorn.Klungsoyr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> The sourcecode of the installer is available at the following subversion
>>> URL:
>>> https://www.zegeba.org/svn/openxdata_binaries/Resources/InstallBuilder
>>>
>>> There maybe connection problems at Makerere as I can't see Ronald online
>>> today.
>>>
>>> Ronald was working on a document describing what he had done, but atleast
>>> the source is on the above URL.
>>>
>>> use guest as both username and password.
>>>
>>> If you want to have write permissions to the openxdata repos then go to
>>> http://register.openxdata.org (:=
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Jørn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________________________________
>>>
>>> Jørn Klungsøyr - www.openxdata.org - www.epihandy.org - www.cih.uib.no
>>>
>>> Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Norway - Member
>>> of: www.openrosa.org - www.open-mobile.org
>>>
>>> Mobile: +4791365731, Office: +4755588574, Skype/GoogleTalk: jornklung
>>> Alternative email: jorn.klungsoyr@xxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> Post: Postboks 7800, 5020 Bergen, Visit: Årstadveien 21, Bergen, Norway
>>>
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>>>   ------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* Knut Staring [mailto:knutst@xxxxxxxxx]
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:52 AM
>>> *To:* Jørn Ivar Klungsøyr
>>> *Cc:* kayondor@xxxxxxxxx; Ola Hodne Titlestad
>>>
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: Emailing: HFAform_20091022.doc
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Good morning Ronald,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As Jørn says, I am interested in building on your work with IzPack to
>>> create a similar installer for the DHIS system, and potentially for the
>>> whole Public Health Information Toolkit (http://phitoolkit.org), which
>>> we would like openXdata to be part of. Since these system all require Mysql,
>>> and also Tomcat (except for iHRIS), it is hopefully quite straightforward to
>>> adapt it to this wider use.
>>>
>>>  Of course, a crucial factor is to update the installer with the latest
>>> versions of the applications, and you seem to have a kind of packaging batch
>>> script to do that. Would you be willing to share this with us?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Knut Staring
>>>
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