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[Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, I forgot to add, I am going to try with a full postgres install,
instead of H2. This is going to cause problems otherswise in the long
run. Better to try and get it right the first time around.

2010/2/10 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>:
> I am certainly no maven guru either, but am much more comfortable with
> XML,and since we are already using Maven, it seems to make sense, and
> perhaps it is really not too difficult, as seen here..
>
> http://www.jroller.com/vschiavoni/entry/how_to_izpack_installer_with
>
> In the latest revision, done just right now, I can install the VC++
> redistributable, and Postgresql msi. I think this can be done silently
>  as detailed here
> http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/silent.html. Finally, a
> batch file using psql could be used to populate the database. It is
> not foolproof, but I will continue testing.
>
>
> Either way we go, it is fine with me, as long as their is an
> installer. I have something that meets my needs, well just about all
> of them. Just need to go that little extra bit and get Postgres
> installed, and then populated with the data, but it certainly seems
> feasible at this point.
>
> Best regards,
> Jason
>
>
> 2010/2/10 Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> Hi Jason
>>
>> Thanks for the effort you have put into this.  Basically you are
>> correct - all the steps for putting the pieces together should be
>> easily automated.  Not being a maven guru, I have not taken this last
>> important step.  So I have used maven as far as building the jars.
>> Doing the launch4j wrapper, creating the directories and lzpack and
>> stuff I could do very easily with a makefile but it should be doable
>> with the dreaded maven as well.
>>
>> Packaging with a default hibernate.properties which points to a
>> postgres database is also of course trivial.  Presumably you would
>> install postgres with its native installer?  And do that first.  The
>> missing piece of the puzzle would be to create the empty dhis pg
>> database between the steps of installing postgres and installing
>> dhis2-live.  I guess the logic of using H2 as default is that it is
>> more foolproof for a simple install.
>>
>> One way of doing this (which would also be cross-platform) would be to
>> make a tcl based installer.  Now I know this is not the latest
>> buzz-hype language but there is a long history of creating installers
>> this way (http://wiki.tcl.tk/1896) and it remains very actively
>> maintained and developed.  The benefit is you can combine the ability
>> to create windows shortcuts, registry entries etc with the ability to
>> script postgres (and mysql) with a cross-platform gui.  I used to be a
>> dab hand at embedding tcl in my previous life.  Would love to look at
>> something like this when I get a breather ...
>>
>> Did you try importing dxf into h2?  The dxf2 project is not dead (just
>> resting).  It would be good to get a list of requirements of crucial
>> things people have found missing.  You will certainly get all your
>> data values, datasets, orgunits etc.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Bob
>>
>> 2010/2/10 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>> I have not dealt with Postgres yet. I think it should be possible. I
>>> am going to see what the result of a DXF import is. Knut and Bob both
>>> tell me these are lossy. So, the other strategy will be to install
>>> postgres if needed, install a copy of the Zambia database, and then
>>> the rest of the application.
>>>
>>> Anyway, the source is here.
>>>
>>> bzr branch lp:~jason-p-pickering/+junk/dhis2-live-installer
>>> There are two files that are important. The install.xml file and the
>>> shortcutSpec.xml.
>>>
>>> The description for maven integration is here
>>>
>>> http://izpack.codehaus.org/izpack-maven-plugin/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Right now, I place all the needed files into the directories where
>>> they should be, and compile with the Izpack compile.bat file,
>>> something like this...
>>>
>>> C:\dhis2-live-shell>"c:\Program Files\IzPack\bin\compile.bat" install.xml -b . -
>>> o dhis2-installer.jar
>>>
>>> Now, I just execute the dhis2-installer.jar, and everything works.
>>>
>>> What I mean in terms of the build is, it would be ideal to be able to
>>> populate the /webapps/dhis directory with a fresh build, and the
>>> /docs/ directory with a fresh build of the docs with maven.
>>>
>>> So, as we make changes to the application/docs/installer everything is
>>> kept fresh and up to date. Capiche?
>>>
>>> Again, this will likely require modification by individual
>>> implementers, but at least a skeleton project, able to be build by
>>> maven, would be a nice to have...but not absolutely necessary.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>> 2010/2/10 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2010/2/10 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>
>>>>> OK. For now, I am populating everything manually, but it works.  It
>>>>> would be great to have this as part of the build process. Maybe a
>>>>> maven guru can take this on, perhaps Jo? Not entirely urgent, as this
>>>>> installer is really for my own purposes here, but it is general enough
>>>>> to be reused elsewhere I think.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A windows installer with Postgres and Jetty/DHIS2 Live would be useful,
>>>> perfect for the scenario where rolling out a large number of offline
>>>> installations. Don't know anything about izpack though. What exactly is it
>>>> that you wanted to be part of the build process..?
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2010/2/10 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > 2010/2/10 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Hi there. I created a very basic installer last night using IZPack.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Right now, this will install the system with dhis2-live.exe file you
>>>>> >> gave me yesterday. I think it should be possible to do
>>>>> >> an install with Postgres (there are some fragmented documents around).
>>>>> >> It will be more work for sure, but maybe we can reuse what Knut has
>>>>> >> done previously, once he finds it. I needed something quick and dirty
>>>>> >> yesterday, thus the urgency with this. Basically, it just creates the
>>>>> >> directory structure, and importantly for me, creates shortcuts and
>>>>> >> other "ornamentation" critical for end-users.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Just a few questions. Is there source for the dhis2-live.exe
>>>>> >> application?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The exe file is generated using Launch4j and is just a wrapper for the
>>>>> > live
>>>>> > JAR file.  The xml file used to generate it (+ splash image etc) can be
>>>>> > found in utils/launch4j in the repo.
>>>>> > Lars
>>>>> >
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Theoretically, the installer can be build with ant/maven as part of
>>>>> >> the build process (one of the reasons I chose IZPack). It would be
>>>>> >> great to be able to get the latest copy of the dhis.war file,
>>>>> >> dhis2-live.jar, and all the docs, and put them in the right place. I
>>>>> >> do this manually at the moment, but perhaps it could be automated.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I am in the process of sending it to launchpad, but the internet is so
>>>>> >> sucky here today, it may not work.
>>>>> >> It will reside here for now.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~jason-p-pickering/+junk/dhis2-live-installer/files
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Regards,
>>>>> >> Jason
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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