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[Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>]

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

> Oh, my other question would be as well, should Java be installed as
> part of the installation?
>
> Right now, the installer checks, and bails if an accepted (1.6.0_18)
> is not installed.  Installing Java should be a easy, but it causes
> problems on stupid WHO Synergy machines, but I must hope that these
> types of machine will not be the standard ones the installer is
> intended for.
>

As you say we have two scenarios: Offline, where it would be useful to
include java, and online, where user feedback would be sufficient. Launch4j
has a nice feature where you are redirected to the java download page if
java is not already installed. Could that be done with Bitrock?


> Packing both Postgres and Java will certainly up the size of the
> installer, but maybe this will still be ok for people that will
> distribute locally on CD. If you have a decent connection, I guess it
> does not really matter. I would think these two packages would add at
> least 60 MB to the final installer size, which would mean the total
> footprint would be around 120 MB.
>
> What about Firefox? DHIS2 has some, ahem, issues in IE. Unless these
> are fixed, I would think it should be a part of the installation
> process, and a hook should be included in the Live package to launch
> DHIS2 in Firefox, overriding the default browser choice...it really
> starts to get complicated...
>
>
We are actually just a few fixes away from being compliant with Chrome and
Opera, IE 8 shouldn't be too hard either. What we could do is to detect the
current browser when logging in to the system and display a message if it is
not among the supported ones.



> Nighty night...
>
> JPP
>
>
> 2010/3/1 Jason Pickering <jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx>:
> > At first glance, this seems like the best option..
> >
> > http://www.enterprisedb.com/learning/pginst_guide.do#noninteractive
> >
> > Unless there are objections, I will go for this.
> >
> > Regards,
> > JPP
> >
> >
> > 2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>:
> >>
> >>
> >> 2010/3/1 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.
> >>
> >> Here:
> >> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/dhis2/+spec/windows-installer
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 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
> >>>> email: jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>> tel:+260968395190
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Jason P. Pickering
> > email: jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx
> > tel:+260968395190
> >
>
>
>
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> --
> Jason P. Pickering
> email: jason.p.pickering@xxxxxxxxx
> tel:+260968395190
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