The billion dollar question is: what options should a config wizard (ideally) provide? . base configuration (memory requirements, #of_connections assumed): use: mini, midi, medium. large, huge --template default storage engine: MyISAM, Maria, XtraDB, PBXT default charset: latin1, utf8, custom enable slow log: yes|no enable general log: yes|no enable query cache: yes|no .. what else is important?
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 00:10, Sergey Petrunya <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > It's time we've started to think of what we need of Windows installer (at > the > moment we're close to having windows "noinstall" zip archive but have > nothing > for installable package). > > I've filed some initial set of ideas and thoughts as MWL#55, > http://askmonty.org/worklog/?tid=55. Any comments or input are welcome. > > > ----- Forwarded message from [email protected] ----- > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:07:28 +0300 (EEST) > Subject: [Maria-developers] Updated (by Psergey): Windows installer for > MariaDB (55) > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > WORKLOG TASK > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > TASK...........: Windows installer for MariaDB > CREATION DATE..: Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 00:07 > SUPERVISOR.....: Monty > IMPLEMENTOR....: > COPIES TO......: > CATEGORY.......: Server-RawIdeaBin > TASK ID........: 55 (http://askmonty.org/worklog/?tid=55) > VERSION........: Server-9.x > STATUS.........: Un-Assigned > PRIORITY.......: 60 > WORKED HOURS...: 0 > ESTIMATE.......: 0 (hours remain) > ORIG. ESTIMATE.: 0 > > PROGRESS NOTES: > > -=-=(Psergey - Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 00:07)=-=- > High-Level Specification modified. > --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.28205 2009-10-14 00:07:28.000000000 +0300 > +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.28205 2009-10-14 00:07:28.000000000 +0300 > @@ -1 +1,50 @@ > +Not a spec so far but a list of points to consider: > + > +1. Installer wishlist (user POV) > +-------------------------------- > +From the user point of view: > + > +1.1 Step 1: simplest installer > +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > +An installer package that > +- Copies files on installation > +- Registers mysqld a service > +- Checks if installation directory, MySQL's port, or named pipe are > + busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first > + and aborts. > +- Uninstall procedure (TODO: should that remove the datadir or leave it?) > + > +1.2 Step 2: upgrades from MySQL > +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > +- Same as above but with handling of the case where MySQL has been already > + installed: > + - offer to replace MySQL. > + - upgrade the data directory (todo we should sort out if anything/what > is > + needed for this). > + - Uninstall MySQL > + - Install MariaDB. > + > +1.3 Step 3: Configuration wizard > +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > +- Installer should include configuration wizard that's similar to what > MySQL > + installer does. > + > +1.1 Step 1 > +~~~~~~~~~~ > + > +2. Installer wishlist (developer POV) > +------------------------------------- > +* Some "installshield-like" tool that's easy to use (suggestion by Webyog: > + NSIS) > +* Installation procedure source should reside in MariaDB source repository > +* Installation procedure source file is better to be in human-readable > text > + format. > +* It should be possible to automate creation of the installer package, in > a way > + that can be run from buildbot (e.g. the installer package build process > + should print messages to its stdout) > + > +* Any suggestions on how can one automatically test the installation > package? > + (for example, we'll want to start the installer, install, check that > + installation succeeded, then start the server, run some commands, then > + uninstall. Any ways to achieve that?) > > > > > DESCRIPTION: > > We need Windows Installer package for MariaDB. > > > HIGH-LEVEL SPECIFICATION: > > > > Not a spec so far but a list of points to consider: > > 1. Installer wishlist (user POV) > -------------------------------- > >From the user point of view: > > 1.1 Step 1: simplest installer > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > An installer package that > - Copies files on installation > - Registers mysqld a service > - Checks if installation directory, MySQL's port, or named pipe are > busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first > and aborts. > - Uninstall procedure (TODO: should that remove the datadir or leave it?) > > 1.2 Step 2: upgrades from MySQL > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - Same as above but with handling of the case where MySQL has been already > installed: > - offer to replace MySQL. > - upgrade the data directory (todo we should sort out if anything/what is > needed for this). > - Uninstall MySQL > - Install MariaDB. > > 1.3 Step 3: Configuration wizard > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > - Installer should include configuration wizard that's similar to what > MySQL > installer does. > > 1.1 Step 1 > ~~~~~~~~~~ > > 2. Installer wishlist (developer POV) > ------------------------------------- > * Some "installshield-like" tool that's easy to use (suggestion by Webyog: > NSIS) > * Installation procedure source should reside in MariaDB source repository > * Installation procedure source file is better to be in human-readable text > format. > * It should be possible to automate creation of the installer package, in a > way > that can be run from buildbot (e.g. the installer package build process > should print messages to its stdout) > > * Any suggestions on how can one automatically test the installation > package? > (for example, we'll want to start the installer, install, check that > installation succeeded, then start the server, run some commands, then > uninstall. Any ways to achieve that?) > > > ESTIMATED WORK TIME > > ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > WorkLog (v3.5.9) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~maria-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~maria-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > -- > BR > Sergey > -- > Sergey Petrunia, Software Developer > Monty Program AB, http://askmonty.org > Blog: http://s.petrunia.net/blog >
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