Hi Jim, Yeah, its does add stuff to each distribution but its a really small difference. Less than 1MB in either case IIRC. Guess we don't HAVE to make this change, but I'm still for it :-) Anyone else have a preference either way?
Cheers, Jon On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Jim Gomes <e.se...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jon, > > That's true. I don't use Wordpad, but it is an option. > > However, I'm still leaning against this change for other reasons. I like > having leaner distributions. By combining everything, the Windows > distribution will now grow to include the 32-bit and 64-bit Linux, plus the > MacOS files. Likewise, the Linux distribution will get the Windows and > MacOS files. From a packaging perspective, I get what's being recommended. > It's much simpler. However, from a deployment perspective, it's > introducing cruft. I'm not sure the trade-off is worth it. > > Full disclosure: I maintain a custom WiX installation script for my company > that repackages the ZIP file into a Windows MSI, so this change would not > really have a direct impact on me. I cherry pick out the files (and add in > some more) that we want to install. > > Best, > Jim > > > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Jon Anstey <jans...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Jim, > > > > Wordpad understands unix line endings so that can be used in those > > production situations. > > > > Cheers, > > Jon > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Jim Gomes <e.se...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > The only drawback is that a lot of the time you can't put your favorite > > dev > > > tools on a production machine, and you are stuck with using Notepad to > > edit > > > config files. > > > > > > -1 > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 6:06 AM, Christian Posta > > > <christian.po...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > +1 > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Timothy Bish <tabish...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > +1 > > > > > > > > > > Just use nix line endings and those masochists using notepad will > > > likely > > > > > enjoy the added pain. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 03/28/2013 11:56 AM, Jon Anstey wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Right now, the zip and tar.gz distros contain different scripts > and > > > libs > > > > >> depending on the platform: > > > > >> > > > > >> [janstey@bender tmp]$ diff -w -r apache-activemq-5.8.0_zip > > > > >> apache-activemq-5.8.0_tar > > > > >> Only in apache-activemq-5.8.0_zip/bin: activemq-admin.bat > > > > >> Only in apache-activemq-5.8.0_zip/bin: activemq.bat > > > > >> Only in apache-activemq-5.8.0_tar/bin: diag > > > > >> Only in apache-activemq-5.8.0_tar/bin: linux-x86-32 > > > > >> Only in apache-activemq-5.8.0_tar/bin: linux-x86-64 > > > > >> Only in apache-activemq-5.8.0_tar/bin: macosx > > > > >> Only in apache-activemq-5.8.0_zip/bin: win32 > > > > >> Only in apache-activemq-5.8.0_zip/bin: win64 > > > > >> > > > > >> I'm proposing having a single ActiveMQ packaging script that > > produces > > > a > > > > >> zip > > > > >> and tar.gz with the same contents. Other Apache projects do this > > > > already: > > > > >> CXF, Maven, ... So, we'd essentially be testing the same kit on > all > > > > >> platforms, which makes things simpler I think. > > > > >> > > > > >> Opened a ticket here > > https://issues.apache.org/**jira/browse/AMQ-4414 > > > < > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-4414>and > > > > >> also a pull request so folks could try it out if they want. > > > > >> > > > > >> https://github.com/apache/**activemq/pull/2< > > > > https://github.com/apache/activemq/pull/2> > > > > >> > > > > >> One noticeable thing missing in this scheme are Windows line > endings > > > on > > > > >> shared things like properties files and config, but I think we can > > > live > > > > >> with that. Hopefully most Windows devs have better text editors > than > > > > >> notepad :-) > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Tim Bish > > > > > Sr Software Engineer | RedHat Inc. > > > > > tim.b...@redhat.com | www.fusesource.com | www.redhat.com > > > > > skype: tabish121 | twitter: @tabish121 > > > > > blog: http://timbish.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Christian Posta* > > > > http://www.christianposta.com/blog > > > > twitter: @christianposta > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Jon > > --------------- > > Red Hat, Inc. > > Email: jans...@redhat.com > > Web: http://redhat.com > > Twitter: jon_anstey > > Blog: http://janstey.blogspot.com > > Author of Camel in Action: http://manning.com/ibsen > > > -- Cheers, Jon --------------- Red Hat, Inc. Email: jans...@redhat.com Web: http://redhat.com Twitter: jon_anstey Blog: http://janstey.blogspot.com Author of Camel in Action: http://manning.com/ibsen
