Hi all, Congrats! - Jian Liao
On 12/9/05, David Sean Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The 2.0 Release is ready. > > * Subversion is "tagged" (thats actually a copy). > * Two Installers are available > * Derby only Installer > * Multi DB Installer > > I believe I now have to wait 8 hours for the binaries to propagate to > the Apache mirrors before making the official announcements. > > Thanks to David Le Strat and everyone who participated in an outstanding > effort with the initial 2.0 documentation. They are truly an enormous > improvement over what was there just two weeks ago. Lets keep the > documentation coming, no need to stop now! > > Two areas of the documentation, I think, need some immediate attention. > The Download section has: > > -> Download > Installer > Binaries > Source > > I think the Installer link is fine. > However, the Binaries and Source links confused me a little. > When I click on "Binaries", found beneath "Download", I expect > to navigate to a place where I can download the Binaries (which is > really just the installer). Similiarly for "Source". In fact, I can't > find a way to download the source files. > > I think the Binaries and Source links should be moved to a new section, > and that the titles on those pages should reflect this: > > -> Building > From Source > From Maven Plugin (instead of Binary) > > and Download should be changed to > > -> Download > Installer > Source > > David, if you agree, feel free to make these changes. > Otherwise, I'll get them in the morning here with your approval > > Finally, I found 2 small problems with the installer, albeit too late: > > 1. When entering the database field into the multi-installer, the > database field should be a drop down, limited by the set of databases > that we support. I mean, how is someone supposed to know the correct > database names. [mysql, oracle, db2, derby, mssql, ...] > > 2. With the exception of Derby, you cant run the installer twice against > the same database schema. You have to manually drop the tables yourself > before running the second time. > > > These two issues should be documented on the Installer page before > making the announcment tomorrow > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
