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[Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>]

2010/3/1 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>

> Hi there. I think we should focus on giving the user a choice at install
> time.
>
> 1) Install H2
> 2) Install Postgres
>
> This is pretty simple. Now the question is how easy is an unattended
> Postgres install. We can easily package the Postgres MSI and have the
> user click through. Now, any number of problems can occur there, so it
> is probably not a good idea. I think the unattended Postgres install
> is the best option, but it requires administrative rights, which the
> installer can request, but there is no guarantee they will be granted.
> Knut previous work includes many of the pieces of the puzzle, but it
> does not solve the unattended Postgres install,which I see as the
> biggest risk. If that does not install, then you are stuffed.
>
> Write up a blueprint and include the actual requirements, and I will
> take a look at it on the plane.
>
>

The user option for choosing database sounds really good to me.

User rights will always be an issue, we can make people aware of it on the
website and in a Readme. I don't think we should worry so much about Vista,
even MS doesn't recommend using it now...

Will write a blueprint.







> Regards,
> JPP
>
>
>
>
> 2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> >
> > 2010/3/1 Ola Hodne Titlestad <olatitle@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> 2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 2010/2/18 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi there.
> >>>>
> >>>> Try building everything from the latest version of the files, per my
> >>>> instructions sent in an earlier mail for the complete compile (dhis2,
> >>>> docs, and the installer)
> >>>>
> >>>> I suspect something was out of date as well.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks for testing.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> jason
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Hi Jason, sorry lost focus on the installer for a while.
> >>> What we badly need is an installer with DHIS2 Live + Postgres for
> >>> Windows.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Been getting quite a few requests for this lately and it will make our
> >>> range of installers close to complete, as we already have a
> cross-platform
> >>> package (Live) and a tomcat+postgres for linux (deb).
> >>
> >> I would like to add tomcat+postgres on Windows as well. I saw a request
> >> for this on the users list this morning. Many users/admins are familiar
> with
> >> tomcat and would like to use it instead of jetty (which is included in
> the
> >> Live package). We had a pretty well functional windows installer for
> >> tomcat+postgres 1-2 years ago ( the bitrock installer), and I think
> there is
> >> still a need for it.
> >
> > Okay.. that could be good to have too.. The reason why I think we should
> at
> > least prioritize Live now is that it makes life easy.. Common problems we
> > get with tomcat which embedded jetty avoids are:
> > - tomcat simply doesn't start
> > - tomcat is already installed
> > - dhis2_home isn't picked up
> > I've been testing Live for a long time now and it really works well, with
> a
> > postgres backend its a solid alternative.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Ola
> >> -----------
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I was wondering if you would have time to compile such a package with
> the
> >>> latest dhis? I know I could have dug into this myself but I'm seriously
> >>> bogged down with Indian stuff this week...
> >>> cheers, Lars
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> Jason P. Pickering
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