On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
> a) Why can't we create M4 so the source distro actually compiles?
> isn't that the point?
>
> b) Can we get rid of the snapshots to allow a) ?
I will also mention that this worked in my favor for the moment --
I fixed a bug in OpenEJB, but since the Geronimo QA branch relies on the
OpenEJB SNAPSHOT, I don't have to merge the fix to a branch.
Granted, probably not the "solution" we were looking for, but hey.
Aaron
> On Jul 12, 2005, at 9:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Author: ammulder
> > Date: Tue Jul 12 18:55:04 2005
> > New Revision: 216087
> >
> > URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=216087&view=rev
> > Log:
> > Basic documentation updates for M4
> >
> > Removed:
> > geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/NOTICE.txt
> > geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/PROPOSAL.txt
> > geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/STATUS
> > Modified:
> > geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/BUILDING.txt
> > geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/README.txt
> >
> > Modified: geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/BUILDING.txt
> > URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/
> > BUILDING.txt?rev=216087&r1=216086&r2=216087&view=diff
> > ======================================================================
> > ========
> > --- geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/BUILDING.txt (original)
> > +++ geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/BUILDING.txt Tue Jul 12 18:55:04 2005
> > @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
> > Welcome to Geronimo
> > ===================
> >
> > -To build me please install Maven from here - version 1.0.2 or later.
> > +To build me please install Maven (version 1.0.2 or later) from:
> >
> > http://maven.apache.org/
> >
> > In addition you should have JDK 1.4.x installed with JAVA_HOME
> > -environment defined to point to this JDK.
> > +environment defined to point to this JDK. The current build of
> > +Geronimo is known to have problems under JDK 1.5.x.
> >
> > In the following examples, '$>' is your prompt, so if you see
> > '$> maven', at your prompt, type in 'maven' (without the quotes)
> >
> > Modified: geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/README.txt
> > URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/
> > README.txt?rev=216087&r1=216086&r2=216087&view=diff
> > ======================================================================
> > ========
> > --- geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/README.txt (original)
> > +++ geronimo/branches/v1_0_M4-QA/README.txt Tue Jul 12 18:55:04 2005
> > @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> > ======================================================
> > -Apache Geronimo milestone build M3 (Nov 10, 2004)
> > +Apache Geronimo milestone build M4 (July, 2005)
> >
> > http://geronimo.apache.org/
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > @@ -22,18 +22,30 @@
> > not yet functional. We wrote those up to save you time trying to
> > get
> > things to work we know are not implemented.
> >
> > -
> > ___________________
> > Installation
> > ===================
> >
> > - If you've downloaded and unpacked a binary distribution of Geronimo,
> > - then you are finished with installation. Note that the source
> > - distribution is provided for reference purposes, but you may not
> > - actually be able to build a working server from it -- it refers to
> > - snapshot versions of some third-party libraries which might have
> > - changed since the time M3 was originally built.
> > -
> > + If you've downloaded and unpacked a .zip or .tar.gz binary
> > + distribution of Geronimo, then you are finished with installation.
> > + These distributions are quite easy to install, but do not allow you
> > + to customize the server configuration (such as by changing listen
> > + ports).
> > +
> > + There is also an installer package available. This is an executable
> > + JAR that you run to start the install routine. This package lets
> > + you customize ports and the default administrative login during the
> > + installation process.
> > +
> > +___________________
> > +Source Code
> > +===================
> > +
> > + Note that the source distribution is provided for reference
> > purposes,
> > + but you may not actually be able to build a working server from
> > it --
> > + it refers to snapshot versions of some third-party libraries which
> > + might have changed since the time M4 was originally built. We are
> > + attempting to resolve this for future releases.
> >
> > ___________________
> > Geronimo Home
> > @@ -48,7 +60,6 @@
> > The GERONIMO_HOME directory is referred to in various parts of the
> > documentation, so it's good to remember where it is.
> >
> > -
> > ___________________
> > Deploying
> > ===================
> > @@ -62,13 +73,12 @@
> > C:\geronimo> java -jar bin\deployer.jar deploy myWebapp.war
> > C:\geronimo> java -jar bin\deployer.jar deploy myApp.ear
> >
> > - Notice that the deployer.jar is capable of handling a number of
> > - different archive types; rar, war, ejb jar, and EAR.
> > -
> > The deployer will prompt you for a username and password; the
> > default administrative account has username "system" and password
> > "manager".
> >
> > + Notice that the deployer.jar is capable of handling a number of
> > + different archive types; rar, war, ejb jar, and EAR.
> >
> > ___________________
> > Starting
> > @@ -85,6 +95,9 @@
> > c:\geronimo> java -jar bin\deployer.jar start \
> > org/apache/geronimo/DebugConsole
> >
> > + Again, this will prompt you for a username and password, which
> > + default to "system" and "manager", respectively.
> > +
> > Then you can access the debug console by pointing your browser to:
> >
> > http://localhost:8080/debug-tool/
> > @@ -97,19 +110,37 @@
> > So, no matter what operating system you're on, the URI will
> > always look
> > similar to the one above.
> >
> > -
> > +___________________
> > +Startup/Log Output
> > +===================
> > +
> > + By default, the server provides a progress indicator while it
> > starts,
> > + and generally does not provide very detailed output to the
> > console. If
> > + you'd like more detailed output, you can start the server with a
> > + command like this:
> > +
> > + C:\geronimo> java -jar bin\server.jar -v (show INFO to
> > console)
> > + C:\geronimo> java -jar bin\server.jar -vv (show DEBUG to
> > console)
> > +
> > + Note that all DEBUG and higher out will be saved to the log file
> > + $GERONIMO_HOME/var/log/geronimo.log in any case -- the switches
> > above
> > + just alter the console output.
> > +
> > + You may also suppress the progress bar without altering the default
> > + console log level (WARN) by using the -quiet flag on the command
> > line.
> > +
> > ___________________
> > Support
> > ===================
> >
> > Any problems with this release can be reported to the Geronimo
> > - mailing list or Jira issue tracker.
> > + user mailing list or Jira issue tracker.
> >
> > Mailing list archive:
> > - http://nagoya.apache.org/eyebrowse/SummarizeList?listId=140
> > + http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/geronimo-user/
> >
> > Mailing list subscription:
> > - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > + [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Jira:
> > http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/BrowseProject.jspa?id=10220
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Geir Magnusson Jr +1-203-665-6437
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