Hello Luca,
where do you teach?
Look into gluon/admin.py app_install. There is a try...except. Try replace
except Exception:
if did_mkdir:
rmtree(path)
return False
with
except Exception:
import traceback
print traceback.format_exc()
if did_mkdir:
rmtree(path)
return False
Also if you open a ticket about this, I will make sure better errors are
reported via admin.
I have apps that allows students to upload projects w2p and bulk install
them, bulk register and test them. Need polishing.
Remind me in a couple of weeks and I will be happy to share them.
Massimo
On Friday, 9 November 2012 00:08:32 UTC-6, Luca wrote:
>
> I am using web2py to teach a class on web development, and sometimes the
> students submit .w2p packages as assignments that cannot be loaded. When I
> or the TAs try to load them, we get the "unable to install application"
> message.
>
> What can cause this message?
>
> The packages open without problem when I tar xfvz them, so it's not clear
> to me what the problem is.
>
> Many thanks!
>
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