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[Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>]

2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>

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> 2010/3/1 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Hi there. I think we should focus on giving the user a choice at install
>> time.
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>> 1) Install H2
>> 2) Install Postgres
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>> 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.
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>> Write up a blueprint and include the actual requirements, and I will
>> take a look at it on the plane.
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> The user option for choosing database sounds really good to me.
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> 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...
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> Will write a blueprint.
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Here:

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/dhis2/+spec/windows-installer




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>> Regards,
>> JPP
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>> 2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>:
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>> > 2010/3/1 Ola Hodne Titlestad <olatitle@xxxxxxxxx>
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>> >> 2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>
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>> >>> 2010/2/18 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>
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>> >>>> Hi there.
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>> >>>> 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)
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>> >>>> I suspect something was out of date as well.
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>> >>>> Thanks for testing.
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>> >>>> Regards,
>> >>>> jason
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>> >>> Hi Jason, sorry lost focus on the installer for a while.
>> >>> What we badly need is an installer with DHIS2 Live + Postgres for
>> >>> Windows.
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>> >>> 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).
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>> >> 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
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>> >> 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
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>> > 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.
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>> >> Ola
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>> >>> 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
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>> >>> bogged down with Indian stuff this week...
>> >>> cheers, Lars
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>> --
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>> Jason P. Pickering
>> email: jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx
>> tel:+260968395190
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