Theres already something like this, its mandatory to use 1.7.1 or greater
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ofbiz/trunk/macros.xml

On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:46 PM, Mike Z <[email protected]> wrote:

> I never knew there was a difference.  Maybe it would be better to
> create a script that forces the use of ./ant, and/or create a Makefile
> that builds various flavors of ofbiz.
>
> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Jacques Le Roux
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > You should preferably use the ant version packed with OFBiz. Else you
> might
> > get bad surprises...
> >
> > Then use ./ant rather than ant
> >
> > Jacques
> >
> > From: "Dan Dodd" <[email protected]>
> >>
> >> MavrickIT,
> >>
> >> I feel your pain.
> >> I'll assume that this is not a production server but one you are using
> to
> >> learn OFBiz and ubuntu.
> >>
> >> I built an ubuntu server, added svn, ant  and the JDK using the apt-get
> >> commands which will put them in the right places. Most of my help came
> >> from the ubuntu forums which are great. Search the ubuntu forums for ---
> >> apt-get svn -- and you'll find lots of info. Here's what I did:
> >> $  sudo apt-get update
> >> $  sudo apt-get install subversion
> >> $  sudo apt-get install ant
> >> $  sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
> >>
> >> And add these lines in your /home/youruserid/.bashrc  near the top.
> >> #JAVA
> >> export JAVA_HOME=/usr/bin/java
> >>
> >> Just remember to use the sudo command before other commands as that
> causes
> >> your commands to run as root for any permissions issue.  Like above.
> >> Then I did the svn co command to get the source.
> >>
> >> INITIAL DOWNLOAD
> >> $ cd /opt   (I put ofbiz in /opt...)
> >> $ sudo svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ofbiz/trunk ofbiz
> >> this will take awhile but you will have the trunk on a new folder called
> >> ofbiz
> >> $ cd ofbiz
> >> $ sudo ant run-install
> >> (about 7m 23s on the old PC I use for ubuntu & OFBiz but 34m on my xp
> >> laptop)
> >> This will build your ofbiz.jar file and populate the data
> >> When it is done run:
> >> $ sudo ./startofbiz.sh
> >> This will give a lot of output and end with something like this, when it
> >> is ready to try:
> >> ------------------
> >> 2009-10-06 06:25:34,806 (main) [ BeanShellContainer.java:101:INFO ]
> >> NOTICE: BeanShell service ports are not secure. Please protect the ports
> >> ----------------------
> >> point your browser to ( if it is on the same computer )
> >> http://127.0.0.1:8080/ecommerce
> >> or   https://127.0.0.1:8443/catalog/control/main
> >>
> >> that should work, if not, I'd like to refine it so it does.
> >>
> >> Updating is easy
> >> $ cd /opt/ofbiz
> >> $ sudo svn up
> >> $ sudo ./stopofbiz.sh
> >> $ sudo ./stopofbiz.sh
> >> Yes I seem to have to do it twice.
> >> You can check to see if ofbiz is running with
> >> $  ps -ef | grep ofbiz
> >> Which will have the line:
> >>
> >>
> >> $ sudo ant
> >> $ sudo ./startofbiz.sh
> >> If it has an error in starting , run
> >> $ sudo ant clean-all run-install
> >> To get a clean database and reinstall the demo data. Then retry
> >> $ sudo ./startofbiz.sh
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dan Dodd
> >>
> >> IHOP-KC
> >> [email protected]
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ruth Hoffman [mailto:[email protected]]
> >> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 9:39 PM
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Subject: Re: Ofbiz installation tutorial???
> >>
> >> Hi MavrickIT:
> >> How about not using "wget" and use the download button from the Wiki. As
> >> for version, I suggest the one pointed to by the download button. Beyond
> >> that, I can't help you.
> >> Regards,
> >> Ruth
> >>
> >> MavrickIT wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hey Hoffman,
> >>> Thanks for the solid solution. But I am stuck in again.
> >>> $wget http://build.ofbiz.org/ofbiz-trunk-current.zip or
> >>> $wget http://build.ofbiz.org/ofbiz-rel9.04-current.zip
> >>> typing those commands ofbiz.zip is not downloaded anyway.
> >>> so, have no idea of downloading it. What should be the command exactly.
> >>
> >> even
> >>>
> >>> I tried lw-download something like this. Not working.
> >>> I find an error 404 not found. like the page cannot be found in any
> >>
> >> browser
> >>>
> >>> we see. 404 error means the same.
> >>> So.. please help me.
> >>> Thanks
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Ruth Hoffman-2 wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hello MavrickIT:
> >>>> IMHO, take baby steps: Start by downloading a "zip'd" version from the
> >>>> wiki, http://build.ofbiz.org and not the Subversion (SVN) package.
>  The
> >>
> >>>> instructions regarding which download is appropriate given your
> >>>> situation are confusing at best. I prefer to keep it simple when
> >>
> >> getting
> >>>>
> >>>> started. A little excerpt from my recent book:
> >>>>
> >>>>    Currently, if you visit the OFBiz site and decide to download a
> >>>>    version,
> >>>>    you have several options. The easiest thing to do is follow the big
> >>>>    download button and get the "nightly build". This is a prepackaged
> >>>>    version
> >>>>    ready to unzip and run. Nightly builds contain everything necessary
> >>
> >> to
> >>>>
> >>>>    execute the demonstrations discussed in this book. They also
> >>
> >> contain
> >>>>
> >>>>    all
> >>>>    the source code and other artifacts including build scripts that
> >>
> >> are
> >>>>
> >>>>    used to
> >>>>    create the nightly builds. In other words, you get "all that and
> >>
> >> the
> >>>>
> >>>>    source
> >>>>    too"!
> >>>>
> >>>> You won't need Tomcat, SVN or Ant to download a nightly build and get
> >>
> >> up
> >>>>
> >>>> and running quickly. Simply, create the directory you wish to run
> OFBiz
> >>
> >>>> in (make sure that Java is on the classpath while working in this
> >>>> directory), change to that directory, unzip your file there and
> startup
> >>
> >>>> OFBiz. For example:
> >>>>
> >>>> 1) Create a directory such as /home/ofbiz
> >>>> 2) Download the zip file to your new directory. You will have
> something
> >>
> >>>> that looks like this: /home/ofbiz/ofbizdownload.zip
> >>>> 3) Unzip your file using something like gzip (Not sure what the Ubuntu
> >>>> unzip command is.)
> >>>> 4) Move to the unzipped file location doing something like: cd
> >>>> /home/ofbiz/ofbizdownload
> >>>> 4) Run the Unix OFBiz invocation script that comes with the
> >>>> distribution: ./startofbiz.sh
> >>>> 5) Navigate to the ecommerce startup page
> >>
> >> http://localhost:8080/ecommerce
> >>>>
> >>>> 6) Observe that you see the ecommerce landing page
> >>>>
> >>>> Once you understand what you've got out-of-the-box and you are ready
> to
> >>
> >>>> do some development work, then consider downloading from SVN.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>> Ruth Hoffman
> >>>> http://www.myofbiz.com
> >>>>
> >>>> MavrickIT wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Thanks Patel for trying to help me out. I have gone through the links
> >>>>> already
> >>>>> that you gave me. Thing is, I already installed JRE6, full SDK, and
> >>>>> tomcat,
> >>>>> SVN, ANT etc. These were installed in root by default.
> >>>>> I created folder /home/ofbiz. So, there is nothing inside
> >>
> >> ...home/ofbiz$
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I performed svn co http://svn.apache......
> >>>>> Even I tried svn co http://................../ofbiz9+ and svn co
> >>>>> http://......../ofbiz4.0
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So, how could I download ofbiz or even extract it, I don't know.
> Even,
> >>>>> from
> >>>>> where to download it?
> >>>>> Some google sites say, to download ofbiz separately and extract it to
> >>>>> /home/ofbiz user. Somewhere
> >>>>> (http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/Demo+and+Test+Setup+Guide)
> >>
> >> it's
> >>>>>
> >>>>> shown that, "OFBiz with embedded Tomcat".
> >>>>> I can't find any exact solution. I am yet confused what should I type
> >>
> >> @
> >>>>>
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> terminal for installing Ofbiz from the beginning.
> >>>>> Waiting for any suitable reply.:-(
> >>>>> Thank you.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anil Patel-3 wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> For quick setup use
> >>>>>> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBADMIN/Demo+and+Test+Setup+Guide
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Please see following documents to setup development/staging
> >>
> >> environment.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>
> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBTECH/Apache+OFBiz+Technical+Production+Se
> >> tup+Guide
> >>>>>>
> >>
> http://docs.ofbiz.org/display/OFBENDUSER/Apache+OFBiz+Business+Setup+Guide
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Regards
> >>>>>> Anil patel
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Oct 2, 2009, at 12:34 PM, MavrickIT wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Can anybody help me out for Ofbiz installation guide [step by step
> >>>>>>> command
> >>>>>>> lines] from the Terminal (Ububntu)?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I've been facing lots trouble about it. Please find me a solution.
> I
> >>
> >>>>>>> found
> >>>>>>> no solid step by step commands tutorials for installing ofbiz or
> >>>>>>> running it.
> >>>>>>> well, I am newbie to linux as well. Eventually, I don't even know
> >>>>>>> how to
> >>>>>>> extract or download ofbiz.
> >>>>>>> Please help me.
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>> View this message in context:
> >>>>>>>
> >>
> http://www.nabble.com/Ofbiz-installation-tutorial----tp25716734p25716734.h
> >> tml
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>



-- 
Regards,
Varun Bhansaly

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