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[Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10 February 2010 15:53, Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have made some more changes to the installer, and it now seems to
> work pretty OK.
>
> Basically, you will need to populate some different directories with
> prerequisites.
>
> 1) Put everything you need for postgres in the postgres directory.This
> usually involves unzipping that installer on the Postgres website.
> 2) Put an offline version of Java (to be sure you have a recent
> version) in the /java directory. Be sure that the file name matches
> that in the install.xml file

You can't really do this.  Stupid sun java licence requires click
through install.  The dhis2-live.exe wrapper will check for correct
installed java version and suggest download if necessary.  Not the
best but best I could do.

> 3) Put the dhis2_user_manual_en.pdf from the documentation branch into
> the /docs directory
> 4) Change the hibernate.properties file to set your needs.
> 5) Compile with the IZPack compiler.
>
> There were numerous problem encountered trying to install this on
> Windows Vista. XP was a breeze.  You must run the application with
> elevated privileges.
> http://wiki.evolvis.org/mvn-pkg-plugin/index.php/IzPack_on_Windows_Vista
> has some discussion on this. I guess this needs to be worked out.
> Strangely, when it was installed with elevated privileges, the user no
> longer had permissions to write to the directories, so DHIS2 just
> hung. I had to provide the user permissions.  You must also authorize
> the port used by Java. Also, the restoration of the database was
> manual. This could be easily automated with a batch script. I think
> Knut has already done this with the BitRock installer.  There are
> still several steps required for user intervention, which usually
> spells disaster. But for a supervised installation (as will be the
> case here) I think this installer pretty much suits our needs. The all
> important shortcut is there. Perhaps it will be useful to others.
>
> Knut has also provided the BitRock installer he did a while ago, and I
> will take a look at this one and commit to Launchpad as well. It
> sounds like it may be a good alternative as well.
>
> Next step (but not urgent) is to automate the builds with Maven. Seems
> possible, but if there is a Maven guru out there with not enough work
> to do, I gotta job for ya.
>
> Ciao,
> Jason
>
>
> 2010/2/10 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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