[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSERVER-749?page=comments#action_12436853 ] Emmanuel Lecharny commented on DIRSERVER-749: ---------------------------------------------
Thanks Bastiann for this list of problem ! We definitively have to fix them. Let me just comment some of them : * JAVA_HOME : it *must* be defined before the installation, because there is no simple way to find a JVM on a server (by no mean doing a 'find / -name java" could be a solution). (The important word in this sentence is of course _simple_ :) * The location is not really important right now, because the package is not the last one. It's still a RC. Those RC are not supposed to be used in production, and it allows us to install a newer version without destroying the previous configuration file (which is a very valid concern you raised in your point #4). A symlink could help for the release... * Sources and help : yes, but when you launch the installer, you can avoid their installation. May be we can generate a pure binary RPM ? * Root : this may be a problem, as we need to install ADS as a service, with a default port value = 389 (< 1024) Can I suggest you help us improving the packaging? We are not really Linux/RPM gurus, so feel free to give us any advice and direction (even patches) which can be used to build a better RPM ! (and for those who use W$, mac and Solaris, any feedback will be warmly welcomed !) Thanks again for the time you spent on the packaging ! > fix issues with apacheds RPM to get it working out of the box > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: DIRSERVER-749 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DIRSERVER-749 > Project: Directory ApacheDS > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: installer-plugin > Affects Versions: 1.0-RC4 > Environment: linux > Reporter: Bastiaan Bakker > Attachments: apacheds-branch-1.0-server-installers-rpmfix.patch, > apacheds-daemon-trunk-rpmfix.patch > > > The apacheds RPM has several issues that prevent it from running out of the > box: > * the init script fails to run because APACHEDS_USER is set to $USER, which > is not defined at boot time > * the init script fails to run bevause JAVA_HOME is not defined > * the init script it is not registered to the init subsystem with chkconfig > or similar > * the config files are not marked as such, causing them to be silently > overwritten when one upgrades the RPM > * the RPM filename is not conform conventions: > ${name}-${version}-${release}.${arch}.rpm > * the location of the files (/usr/local/apacheds-1.0_RC4) is version > dependent, making upgrades cumbsome. The admin has to relocate the partitions > and config files on every updgrade. > * the sources and docs are included in the rpm, even though they are not > necessary for operation. > The RPM build mechanism for apacheds also has some issues: > * runs rpmbuild as root, which is frowned upon by RPM gurus for security and > safety reasons. > * the generated src.rpm is not self contained, ie. one cannot do a 'rpmbuild > --rebuild' with it. > * the sudo mechanism is totally unnecessary > -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
