I remember that bin folder can be overwritten under windows 8. Also there are other false reports that installers built using nsis contain virus.
Сб, 18 янв 2014, Mike Day писал(а): > Fine. It looks as if Windows 8 had been overenthusiastic, and set > the old (and the new!) bin folder as read-only. So, although I had > run the installer exe "as administrator", it had failed to write > into the old folder. > > Anyway, thanks for all your help. Sorry to have grumbled, > > Mike > > On 18/01/2014 11:45, bill lam wrote: > >First of all, updating using install'qtide' will work for both cases, it is > >smart enough. It does not require an uninstall for updating using the > >installer, it will just overwrite. > > > >I suggest a clean install because you reported there were problems, I had no > >problem re-install on the same folder. > > > >It all depends on individual personal preference. > > > >18.01.2014, в 18:47, Mike Day <[email protected]> написал(а): > > > >>OK, thanks. > >> > >>So it seems that your jqt installer is "what it says on the tin", as we say > >>here when we ignore the obvious! > >>Whereas (I think!) we have previously done "install 'qtide' " to _update_ > >>our qt binary stuff, the new exe file attempts to do a complete > >>installation. > >> > >>So we should do a clean install - but that's a tedious business unless we > >>really need to do it!? I didn't want to do that, which is presumably why > >>I've had one or two problems. It seems unreasonable to require users to > >>have to download all their required addons. > >> > >>You earlier said that "install 'qtide' " would still work. However, is that > >>the preferred way of staying up to date in future, or are we expected to > >>effectively uninstall and then reinstall for each update? > >> > >>Thanks again, > >> > >>Mike > >> > >> > >>On 17/01/2014 15:16, bill lam wrote: > >>>Not sure what's wrong with your computer. I just test install > >>>both win32 and win64 and looks OK to me. Did you try a clean > >>>install? > >>> > >>>On a fresh install both jhs and jqt addons are actually there, but you > >>>need to run from pacman menu > tools > rebuild all repository catalog. > >>>This is the same as j801a install where the jhs addons is bundled > >>>but not displayed inside pacman. > >>> > >>>>"c:\windows\system32\bin\j.dll was not found". > >>>it tried to register the JDLL automation server, but it should be > >>>$INSTDIR\bin\j.dll thank you for pointing it out, it will be fixed in > >>>the next release. Anyways it won't affect J's normal working as > >>>what you had tested. > >>> > >>>No idea why avast dislike installer, all binaries are copied > >>>from the jsoftware download folder and built on a debian server > >>>using nsis, no windows VM or wine is involved in the building of the > >>>installer files. > >>> > >>>Пт, 17 янв 2014, Mike Day писал(а): > >>>>OK - I managed to override Avast!'s caution by disabling its file and > >>>>web checking for 10 minutes! > >>>> > >>>>My first attempt at installation failed, I think because it > >>>>couldn't write to the old j801 bin folder. Might be wrong... > >>>> > >>>>So I renamed j801\bin as j801\binold and the installation proceeded > >>>>ok, but I noticed that the installer's log showed that > >>>>"c:\windows\system32\bin\j.dll was not found". > >>>> > >>>>So I created this system32 folder (...\bin was absent) and copied > >>>>j.dll to it from j801\binold and installed once more. > >>>>There was no log-message about j.dll not being found, but it doesn't > >>>>seem to have affected the installation. > >>>> > >>>>First fire-up had a different appearance from how I'd previously > >>>>configured JQT and previously used scripts weren't available; so I > >>>>then copied profilex.ijs to the new j801\bin folder. > >>>> > >>>>It now fires up as I expect to see it, and my recent ijs scripts are > >>>>available. > >>>> > >>>>My Package Manager reports that no items need upgrade or > >>>>installation. Is that what Mr Boss meant? > >>>> > >>>>Avast! doesn't object to jqt.exe, thank goodness! > >>>> > >>>>So far so good, > >>>> > >>>>Thanks, > >>>> > >>>>Mike > >>>> > >>>>On 16/01/2014 14:44, bill lam wrote: > >>>>>>- Is my JVERSION (history below) up to date? > >>>>>I think so. > >>>>> > >>>>>>- If users HAVE run the jqt installer (not my case), do they still > >>>>>>need to run install 'qtide' in jconsole ? > >>>>>No. the installer is All-in-one. > >>>>> > >>>>>>- If users have NOT run the jqt installer (my case), will running > >>>>>>install 'qtide' in jconsole continue to work? > >>>>>Certainly > >>>>> > >>>>>>- Are there other differences we need to be aware of? > >>>>>Installer is intended as alternative for those who have difficulty > >>>>>to read and follow instructions (fool-proof) so that it contains all > >>>>>necessary lfiles for running a qt ide by download and install using > >>>>>mouse click. > >>>>> > >>>>>>Thanks, > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Mike > >>>>>> > >>>>>>On 16/01/2014 02:06, bill lam wrote: > >>>>>>>The plugins folder is moved to become a sibling folder of bin. > >>>>>>>This is the same as that in windows version of qtcreator. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>СÑ, 15 Ñнв 2014, Norman Drinkwater пиÑал(а): > >>>>>>>>Jqt.cmd also sets qt_plugin_path. I thought plugins were required for > >>>>>>>>some rendering in WebKit. Is the qt plugins folder dispensable? > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Also, the OSX version still requires a script (though the Linux > >>>>>>>>version does not). > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>On Jan 15, 2014, at 5:53 PM, bill lam <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>The file now renamed, file description added. Since jqt.cmd is > >>>>>>>>>removed, > >>>>>>>>>clicking on jqt.exe can start up faster without the intial dos prompt > >>>>>>>>>windoe. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>previous update method continue working. The installer is fool > >>>>>>>>>proof. > >>>>>>>>>Update either with the previous method or installing the updated > >>>>>>>>>installer > >>>>>>>>>again. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>The avast may issue false alarm because the installer was built on a > >>>>>>>>>debian, but you should double check with other anti-virus programs. > >>>>>>>>>>On Jan 16, 2014 7:01 AM, "Mike Day" <[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>>wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>So does this supersede the previous methods for downloading J701 > >>>>>>>>>>with qt? > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Here's my current JQT version: > >>>>>>>>>> JVERSION > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Engine: j701/2011-01-10/11:25 > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Library: 8.01.016 > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Qt IDE: 1.0.22/4.8.5 > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Platform: Win 64 > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Installer: j801 beta install > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>InstallPath: c:/d/j801 > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Does this need updating? > >>>>>>>>>>Anyway, I did try to download the file jqt_1.0.22_w64.exe but my > >>>>>>>>>>trusty > >>>>>>>>>>AVAST virus checker thinks it's a virus . > >>>>>>>>>>Will > >>>>>>>>>> install'qtide' > >>>>>>>>>>still do the necessary updates if and when I need them? > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Thanks, > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Mike > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>On 12/01/2014 10:49, bill lam wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>There are now 2 installer for windows for 1.0.22 at webpage, > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>http://www.jsoftware.com/download/jqt/ > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>jqt_1.0.22_w32.exe > >>>>>>>>>>>jqt_1.0.22_w64.exe > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>It include j801, jqt addon and qt runtime in one installer. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>There are also some older version for linux without qt runtime. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>Please test and comment. 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