Another thing is that it's kind of annoying is that I have to manually start Jrun ... I know, I know, shellscript, but that's Greek a lot of Unix/OSX newbies. Starting Jrun/CFMX by default on bootup would be nice. Or at least package a shellscript and instructions on how to set it up.
Joshua Miller Head Programmer / IT Manager Garrison Enterprises Inc. www.garrisonenterprises.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] (704) 569-9044 ext. 254 ************************************************************************ ************* Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender states them to be the views of Garrison Enterprises Inc. This e-mail is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and contains information that is private and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please delete it immediately and advise us by return e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ ************* -----Original Message----- From: Dick Applebaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 6:41 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: BlueDragon J2EE on OSX - Working !!! On Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at 11:45 PM, Sean A Corfield wrote: > On Tuesday, Jan 7, 2003, at 20:24 US/Pacific, Joshua Miller wrote: >> One thing I will offer as a suggestion is to dumb-down the >> installation >> proceedure for CFMXJ2EE on OSX. A lot of OSX users are still getting >> comfortable with the Terminal and it's still scary for a lot of >> developers who don't have a lot of experience with server installation >> and maintenance. Rather than running terminal sessions and editing >> config files, have an option for "basic install" that does all these >> things for you. > > Could you give some specific examples about what needs to be improved > here? > > I agree that being given a .jar file is not quite as user-friendly as > some people might expect but it really isn't that bad: > > java -jar coldfusion-j2ee-java.jar > > (run through the GUI installer which dumps a CFMXJ2ee folder > somewhere) > I would at least change the default folder (directory). Currently, the CFMF installer uses: /opt which is hidden on Jaguar (Jag-wire, as pronounced by Steve) > In JMC (JRun Management Console), Create New Server (e.g., cfmx). > > Then: > cd /Applications/JRun4/servers/cfmx mkdir cfusion mkdir CFIDE cd CFIDE jar xvf <path to>/CFMXJ2ee/rds.war cd ../cfusion > jar xvf <path/to>/CFMXJ2ee/cfusion.war > Then there is the step (step 9) configuring graphics support -- which I have found to be unnecessary, and can be ignored. > Are you suggesting make all of this go away? Doing the manual install > is pretty flexible and that's what many Unix folks would expect... I agree with this for experienced Unix users. This is especially true if you deploy multiple server instances and/or multiple cfmx contexts under a server instance. But I think some things that could be done to make it simpler and more Mac like (in the next update). Have the default option (procdure): 1) Deploy from a single .ear file rather than 2 .war files 2) Hot deploy from the JRun JMC (maybe using the compressed, downloaded CFMX file as a source -- avoid the decompress and war/ear decision, altogether. 3) Include instructions on how to create a connector to Apache in the install procedure. Finally, make as much of the install procedure as possible automatic for first time users by providing a shell script and/or double-clickabble program with all the defaults set and the proper actions taken to install/deplow a single server with a single cfmx context and a single CFIDE context -- a "quick-start" option. I especially like the way that JRun installs: Download Automatic Decompress Double-Click Installer Default path = /Applications/JRun4 (This coming from the guy who built the "Ugly Port" procedure) But, like Joshua and others have said, I am happy with what MM has provided) -- It is no more difficult than installing/deploying other applications. Dick > > Sean A Corfield -- Director, Architecture > Web Technology Group -- Macromedia, Inc. > tel: (415) 252-2287 -- cell: (415) 717-8473 > aim/iChat: seancorfield -- http://www.macromedia.com > An Architect's View -- http://www.macromedia.com/go/arch_blog > > ColdFusion MX and JRun 4 now available for Mac OS X! > http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/pr/2003/jrun_osx.html > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
