[FY: Initial release of scripts for loading up a local java web start cache with the Java web start resources needed to run a SAIL session.]
At 9:23 PM -0400 5/20/08, Stephen Bannasch wrote: >Carolyn, > >I've created a disk image that has the MacOS shell scripts and Java Web Start >resources that can be used to manually install all the Java Web Start >resources used for the UDL activities. > >This disk image file is 70MB so download it on a reasonably fast connection >when you have some time: > > http://rails.dev.concord.org/sail-dashboard-udl.dmg > >It includes all the jars used by the UDL activities *** EXCEPT *** for the >mozswing jars (there's a bug I need Scott's help with). > >After you download it the SAIL Dashboard volume should mount. > >Contained in the SAIL Dashboard volume is a folder called: > > sail-dashboard > >Copy that to a USB stick or a portable hard drive. > >Mount the portable drive on any MacOS computer that needs the UDL Java Web >Start resources installed and then double click this script file in the >sail-dashboard folder: > > copy_resources_to_local_webstart_cache.command > >FYI (background info): > >This is the jnlp whose jars the sail-dashboard-udl.dmg is populated with: > >http://jnlp.concord.org/dev/org/concord/maven-jnlp/udl-otrunk/udl-otrunk-0.1.0-20080507.121247.jnlp > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >For Trudi and Ken, > >There is also an empty sail-dashboard.dmg (only 3.5MB) located here: > > http://rails.dev.concord.org/sail-dashboard-udl.dmg > >Right now this only works on Macs ... > >But If you download it and replace the jnlp url in the file: > > sail-dashboard/commands/jnlps.txt > >With a TELS Jnlp url then you could use this script: > > update_cached_resources_from_remote_servers.command > >to install into the SAIL Dashboard cache the jnlp resources for a TELS run. >Then it could be copied to a portable hard drive or a USB stick and used to >preload the TELS jars onto classroom computers that don't already have the >jars. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >For tech folks: > >Code resources: > >trac: > > http://trac.cosmos.concord.org/projects/browser/trunk/common/java/deploy/sail-dashboard > >svn: > svn co > https://svn.concord.org/svn/projects/trunk/common/java/deploy/sail-dashboard > > >Here's a copy of the README.txt file on the disk image: > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >SAIL Dashboard Scripts > >These scripts can be used to pre-load the Java Web Start jar files for a Jnlp >into a local users Java Web Start cache. > >The folder containing these scripts and cached Jar files can be copied to a >USB Flash memory stick or a portable hard drive and moved from computer to >computer in a classroom to quickly preload the Java Web Start cache for the >local user on each computer. > >*** Currently these scripts only work on MacOS X *** > >The file: commands/jnlps.txt, has a list of all the Java Web Start Jnlps that >will be cached locally by the SAIL Dashboard. These are normally copies of the >Jnlp urls used by the SAIL Data Service. > >How to use the SAIL Dashboard Scripts: > >1) Cache the Java jar files used for a Jnlp into the SAIL Dashboard Cache > > *** This command normally only needs to be done once. *** > >To run directly from the Finder double-click the file: > > update_cached_resources_from_remote_servers.command > >This script downloads from the Internet all the Java Web Start Jars used by >the Jnlp files listed in the file: commands/jnlps.txt. If you add a new Jnlp >to the file: commands/jnlps.txt or you suspect that the Jars the Jnlp >references have been updated you will need to run this script again. > >Make sure you are on a reasonably fast Internet connection when you run this >script. > >The Jnlp resources will be cached in the directory: > > sail-dashboard/jetty/jetty-6.1.9-stripped/webapps/jnlp > >2) Copy the Java Web Start jar files cached in the SAIL Dashboard into the >local Java Web Start cache directory. > >This script command will copy all the Jnlp resources in the SAIL Dashboard >Cache into the Java Web Start Cache for the user that is running this command. > >To run directly from the Finder double-click the file: > > copy_resources_to_local_webstart_cache.command > >Find out more about how all this works here: > > > http://confluence.concord.org/display/CCTR/Local+Webstart+Install+of+Versioned+jars > > (at least when the page gets updated) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAIL-Dev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SAIL-Dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
