[udig-devel] An installer for OSX to try out

[Jesse Eichar]

One question is what would the impact be on developers that have a  
custom application...  I think I could make the task a "startup"  
task.  Maybe in Core.  So it would work for all applications...


On 30-Apr-08, at 10:06 AM, Jesse Eichar wrote:

> The problem with this is it requires OSX to build.  As it is we need  
> WINE to build the windows version.  With this we can only build on a  
> mac with Darwine installed.  That means Automated builds would be  
> basically impossible.
>
> So I think that strikes that option out.
>
>
> Just had a second thought.  We could make uDig install the JAI  
> libraries if required.  That would eliminate the requirement for the  
> installer as well.  That is quite tempting...
>
>
> Jesse
>
>
> On 30-Apr-08, at 9:30 AM, andrea antonello wrote:
>
>> I gave the packagemaker a try, and wow, that is an easy and clean  
>> one.
>> Please find attached the configuration file for my test.
>>
>> It supports all the needed branding and licensing and whatever.
>>
>> [...]
>>> What you could try is setting up a eclipse plug-in to hold the  
>>> classpath
>>> based install of JAI / ImageIO extention / ImageIO-ext stuff.
>>>
>>> In for a penny in for a pound ... and this problem has pounded me
>>> previously.
>>
>> I also played around with this, but it sometimes gains inconsostency.
>> If there is already the package in the classpath, things tend to go
>> mad. I think the extention folder is the way to go.
>>
>> Andrea
>>
>>
>>
>>> Jody
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 29-Apr-08, at 9:13 PM, Tore Halset wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hello.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just tried the installer. It worked, but I have some comments.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why do we need an installer on OS X? Does the installer need to  
>>>>> install
>>> something in some other place? I am pretty happy about download a  
>>> zip or dmg
>>> and just drag the application to where I want it. And then just  
>>> delete
>>> application when I want to remove it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does JAI stuff need to be installed in .../Java/Extensions? I  
>>>>> think it
>>> would be cleaner to keep it inside the uDig directory and alter the
>>> classpath or whatever to include it.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the "Select Installation Packages" view, I clicked one of the 3
>>> lines. It worked, but is was kind of non-macish that the small  
>>> window with
>>> the 3 lines got even smaller. See the attached screenshot.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I guess my description for the JAI/Image IO is too long.  I agree  
>>>> that is
>>> a really ugly effect.
>>>>
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