Hi all, you might, or might not know that like a year ago I've started working on solving the problem of a rather complex RB installation procedure by creating a framework, and then the actual installation functionality for Linux on top of it.
Why Linux? To this date, RB is easiest to install on Linux, and I know it really well, but pending changes, there have been plans to implement Windows, BSD and other platforms. Unfortunately due to personal problems I didn't really continue working on it, but I am still very interested in doing it, and if Chip wants/needs me as a mentor on a project like this, I will gladly mentor someone who is interested in extending and improving my installation approach based on JSON specification files, which will then be used as a basis for extending ReviewBoard to actually emit JSON with the needed specification instead of holding those files. Hope this helps at least a bit, and I'm looking forward to hear from you all. Cheers, Mario On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 22:50, Sam Batista <sambatis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Surendran K: > > I think that's a brilliant idea, I've spent the past few days trying > to get review board to work on either Ubuntu or Windows. The process > seems quite involved either way, and for someone not used to set up > Apache servers and modules and configuring all the settings, it is a > daunting and tiring process. > > I just want code review software that I can use as liberally as > necessary, where I can install on a work computer for use by 4, 5 > people at most. Having a simple installation for both Windows and > Linux (Ubuntu is all I care about), would be a much appreciated > convenience. > > I would be willing to work with you on the Windows front if you need > assistance, and perhaps we should set up some kind of discussion where > we can get the help of people that are familiar with creating setups > for both OSs. > > I would also be willing to provide with some donations for the project > if you show the willingness and ability to stick with it to the end. > > I'm planning on moving to a new office that doesn't use Code Review > software, so I'd like to try out your installer in a few months from > now, beta testing type of thing :) > If you see that that is a reasonable time frame. > > Thanks for your interest and support. > > On Mar 20, 11:29 pm, Surendran K <surendran...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> My name is Surendran K. and I would like to work on the installer platform >> framework for reviewboard. I'd like to have your feedback on the idea before >> I start writing my application. >> >> Here is my understanding of the project :- >> >> 1. I am to write a framework(which would use pip/distribute as the base) >> and provide functionality for upgrading dependencies, installing >> dependencies, upgrading reviewboard and installing reviewboard. I find >> that >> there are tools which do package management in a more efficient manner >> than >> setuptools(easy_install), so I'd like to use them instead. >> 2. Provide a UI for the same. Both the UI and the framework used in [1] >> could use the same API. Making a CLI based tool, a Qt based tool(for >> windows >> and KDE) and a GTK+ tool would be easier this way. >> 3. Provide support for extensions which are used by >> ReviewBoard.(upgrading and installing). >> >> Id love to have more feedback about what you think about this. >> >> Have a nice day, >> Surendran K. > > -- > Want to help the Review Board project? Donate today at > http://www.reviewboard.org/donate/ > Happy user? Let us know at http://www.reviewboard.org/users/ > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > reviewboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/reviewboard?hl=en -- Want to help the Review Board project? Donate today at http://www.reviewboard.org/donate/ Happy user? Let us know at http://www.reviewboard.org/users/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to reviewboard+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/reviewboard?hl=en
