Thanks Jukka, I will send out the announcement tomorrow then.

--
Jody Garnett

On 26 May 2015 at 21:43, Rahkonen Jukka (MML) <
jukka.rahko...@maanmittauslaitos.fi> wrote:

>  Hi,
>
>
>  Exe installs and runs Geoserver for me on Windows 7 with Oracle
> Corporation: 1.8.0_40 (Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM) 32-bit.
>
>
>  -Jukka Rahkonen-
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> Jody Garnett wrote:
>
>  The scripts did not manage to produce a DMG (expected) or EXE
> (unexpected).
>
>  While I am used to having to produce a DMG by hand, here are the steps I
> used to created an EXE.
>
>  1. Windows VM - we use an AccessControl plugin to modify shortcut
> permission (and it only runs on windows)
> 2. Download and install
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/nsis/?source=typ_redirect
> 3. Unzip http://nsis.sourceforge.net/AccessControl_plug-in and copy the
> dll into the NSIS plugin folder
> 4. Create a folder "build" and unzip geoserver-2.8-M0-win.zip
> 5. Open up geoserver-2.8-M0-bin.zip and copy the contents out into the
> build folder (so the LICENSE.txt is next to the GeoServerEXE.nsi file)
> 6. Double click on GeoServerEXE.nsi file and watch it compile
>
>  I have tried running the installer, and if happily fails to install
> since this VM does not have Java. If I can ask for a volunteer to test
> before I proceed with announcement.
>
>  The artifacts (including the exe) are now on source forge:
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/geoserver/files/GeoServer/2.8-M0/
>
>
>
>
>    --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On 26 May 2015 at 15:36, Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> milestone release artifacts are available for testing:
>>
>>  - http://ares.boundlessgeo.com/geoserver/release/2.8-M0/
>>
>>    --
>> Jody Garnett
>>
>> On 21 May 2015 at 13:43, Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am grinding through pull requests trying to sort out what is expected
>>> in a milestone release.
>>>
>>>  If you have any functionality that you want to make the cut please
>>> speak up now!
>>>
>>>  (I am a bit stuck reviewing on Niels REST API work as it looks like
>>> discussion is ongoing)
>>>    --
>>> Jody Garnett
>>>
>>
>>
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