2010/3/1 Jason Pickering <jason.p.picker...@gmail.com> > 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. > Regards, > JPP > > > > > 2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshe...@gmail.com>: > > > > > > 2010/3/1 Ola Hodne Titlestad <olati...@gmail.com> > >> > >> 2010/3/1 Lars Helge Øverland <larshe...@gmail.com> > >>> > >>> > >>> 2010/2/18 Jason Pickering <jason.p.picker...@gmail.com> > >>>> > >>>> 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 I suspect something was out of date as well.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 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > >>> Post to : dhis2-devs@lists.launchpad.net > >>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-devs > >>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > -- > Jason P. Pickering > email: jason.p.picker...@gmail.com > tel:+260968395190 >
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