Nice work Paul!
Paul McMahan wrote: > Sorry I've left this thread sitting idle for the last few days. I'm > just now recovering from a complete system overhaul after my OS > crashed *wince*. > > Thanks Brian for being so flexible. In the long run I agree with Jeff > that it would be ideal if the plugin was hosted at liferay.com. That > way Liferay can update it when necessary, track downloads, etc. I > would be happy to work with someone to set up a plugin repository at > the Liferay site and then get that repository added to the master list > so it will automatically appear in the admin console, just let me > know if/when the time is right. > > In the meantime I really hope that the Geronimo community will start > trying out the Liferay plugin and provide feedback. Aaron would you > like to upload the plugin to your repository so it can automatically > appear in the admin console? I have also made the plugin available > in a private repository I use for development/testing. You can add > that repository to your admin console by shutting down your server, > editing config.xml, and setting this attribute inside the > DownloadedPluginRepos gbean: > > <attribute > name="userRepositories">[http://mcmahanfamily.org/repository/geronimo-1.1/]</attribute> > > > Then start your Geronimo server, log into the admin console, and then > click the "Search for Plugins" button in the Plugin portlet. Select > the liferay/liferay-portal/4.0.0/car plugin and follow the prompts > from there. You may notice a few glitches in the progress bar UI > while the plugin is uploading. I attached a fix for that to > GERONIMO-1959. > > If you have any questions then please don't hesitate to send me a note > or catch me on irc. > > thanks, > Paul > > > > On 7/21/06, Brian Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hey everyone, >> >> Great job! I'd rather optimize for ease of use for the end user. If >> geronimoplugins is better, so be it. I'm fine either way. >> >> Jeff just sent use the DD for the ejb version. It's still on our todo >> list and is the last thing holding us back for 4.1.0 release (this >> weekend/next few days). >> >> Thanks for the help Jeff, Paul! >> >> -- >> Brian Chan >> Chief Executive Officer >> Liferay, LLC >> Enterprise. Open Source. For Life. >> >> >> >> From: Paul McMahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: Liferay Plugin for G >> Date: Fri Jul 21 03:23:22 GMT 2006 >> >> On 7/20/06, Jeff Genender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Paul McMahan wrote: >> > > Hey folks. I have the Liferay Portal plugin ready to make available >> > > so others can start looking at it and provide feedback. It actually >> > > consists of two separate plugins --- the Liferay WAR and a Derby RAR. >> > > >> > > I created the Liferay WAR by exporting it from the Geronimo >> version of >> > > Liferay offered at liferay.com. Then I made some adjustments to >> it so >> > > it could deploy into Geronimo 1.1 and so it could work with Derby. >> > > Jeff, IIUC you're already working with the Liferay devs on an EJB >> > > version so maybe I can synch up with you instead of contributing >> > > patches to Liferay separately? >> > >> > Absolutely...I handed off a geronimo-application.xml to them and they >> > are making some changes on their side. I would be happy to share >> the DD >> > if you would like. >> >> Great! please send me the DD when you get a chance. I'll compare it >> with mine and combine it with the other changes I'm sending to the >> Liferay folks. Those other changes include: >> >> - Changed the default context root from "/" to "/liferay" in order to >> avoid collision with Geronimo's welcome app >> - Added Derby to Liferay's Hibernate dialects >> - Added support for Derby to the code that generates Liferay's schema >> and database initialization SQL >> >> >> thanks, >> Paul >> >> >> >>
