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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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