Everything is there, including the log files, source, java classes (i.e. "binaries") and the multitude of configuration files (*.properties) and other data files (*.xml). It is quite a beast.
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Ted Byers <[email protected]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: July-31-12 5:53 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Install location of OFBiz: still getting started ... > > > > Traditionally in the unix world, optional software goes in /opt. So, I > have the > > following: > > > > /opt/ofbiz.1104/ > > /opt/ofbiz.1004/ > > > > Etc. It is up to you. > > > Thanks Mike. > > This is useful. Did you put everything retrieved in these directories, > source, and the files built from them, or did you identify and place just > the binaries and configuration files there? > > > Also, regarding your comparison to autoconf, etc, in the java world, it > is "ant", > > which looks for "build.xml" files. In the ofbiz world, there are a lot > of build.xml > > files, including a master one at the top, which is called when compiling > ofbiz. > > > I guess part of my problem is that I don't know ant, or what can be safely > edited in the build.xml files you mention. > > Thanks again > > Ted > > > > On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Ted Byers <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Adrian Crum [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: July-31-12 4:46 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: Install location of OFBiz: still getting started ... > > > > > > > > In this type of project, it doesn't work the same as a C++ library > > > > or > > > similar. We > > > > have no idea what platform you plan to deploy on, and there are too > > > > many options to attempt a universal installation script. > > > > > > > > You can write a shell script to do an SVN checkout and build for the > > > target > > > > server (pull the project to the server or push the project to the > > > server). > > > The > > > > same script could be used to remove unwanted files. If you want to > > > > remove > > > the > > > > .svn folders from your deploy copy, you can use the SVN export > command. > > > > > > > > -Adrian > > > > > > > Hi Adrian > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > The same problem exists in the C++ world. There are many different > > > configurations of a variety of distributions of Linux, not to mention > > > the other variants of Unix and the versions of Windows. That is why, > > > in the > > > C++ > > > world, they developed autoconf and automake, and a common file shipped > > > with most libraries and Unix programs is 'configure.sh', which when > > > finished makes various configuration files and, most importantly, the > > makefiles. > > > That is a script that you use to define where everything is and where > > > everything is to go. The fancier configure.sh scripts will actually > > > specify which parts of the project to build depending on what > > > resources are available. For example, the project may be able to use > > > a png library, if it is present, but will build fine, and either > > > doesn't build support for graphics files, or it will use another > > > graphics file format if configure.sh finds some other graphics file it > > > knows how to use. So, even though the project developers have no idea > > > what your system is or how it is configured, they can make use of > > > whatever you have installed that it makes sense for them to use, as > > > long as you pass the appropriate info as arguments to 'configure.sh'. > > > > > > But that doesn't tell me where the ofbiz directory tree contents ought > > > to go. I can see a number of candidate directories that logically > > > ought to take at least some of the files; but if it is like some of > > > the other servers I have installed, there will be some stuff put into > > > (a subdirectory of) /etc, and other stuff put into /srv, and maybe > > > /opt. And some of the files probably ought to go into /etc/init.d; > > > but what ought to go where on a Suse Linux box? Where have others who > > > use Suse Linux put OFBiz? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Ted > > > > > > > >
