Oh one more thing to add: GeoServer should appear as an entry in the Add/Remove Programs listing...
Thanks, Mike Pumphrey OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org Mike Pumphrey wrote: > It's no secret that the current Windows GeoServer installer and > executable is a bit rough around the edges. It works, but it isn't as > slick as it could be. For one thing, GeoServer isn't installed as a > service, and the fact that the command prompt pops up and stays there is > definitely sub-optimal. :) > > GeoServer works with the Java Service Wrapper (albeit with a little bit > of tweaking) so it's very possible to use the BIN version of GeoServer, > add in some wrapper config, and a perfectly good service we have. > > So, with all this in mind, I'd like to solicit opinions about what > people like and dislike in the Windows GeoServer experience, both with > the installer and with running GeoServer. (Just the EXE I'm curious > about here; I know some people use the BIN and WAR in Windows.) > > I'm also designing a new flowchart for the installer. Here's what I > have so far: (After making this list, I found that this is pretty much > screen-by-screen identical to what Tomcat does for its installation > process which is auspicious.) > > ----- > > 1. Splash screen > 2. Welcome screen > 3. Find %JAVA_HOME% > 3a. If found, display window > 3b. If not found, prompt for location, set in environment variable, > add %JAVA_HOME%\bin to path. > 4. License screen > 5. Components screen - Two check boxes: [GeoServer (mandatory), data > directory (optional)] > 6. Program file destination screen > 7. Find %GEOSERVER_DATA_DIR% > 7a. If found, display window with dropdown [use this, change this] > 7a1. If [change this] go to Select Data Dir, otherwise skip > 7b. If not found, go to Select Data Dir > 8. Select Data Dir - Type in a location (with validation?) > 9. Install as service screen [automatic, manual] > 10. Start Menu screen > 11. Ready to install screen > 12. Install stuff > 13. Finished screen > > ----- > > Things to note: > (3b) adds %JAVA_HOME%\bin to the path. This is what we want to do, right? > (5) makes installing the built-in data dir optional. What do you think > of this? > (9) I would think the default should be automatic, right? > > I'm not 100% sure that everything here is possible, but NSIS seems > pretty elastic, so I'm hopeful. > > Feedback is practically begged for. > > > Thanks, > Mike Pumphrey > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p _______________________________________________ Geoserver-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel
