Jonathon: we already have a development, which includes code, why duplicate. David: I use something similar now, so I can have a lightweight distribution to my servers. However you bring up a good point about the man power to make it happen and check it out. I would rather see more energy in the area of a release than this.
Jonathon -- Improov sent the following on 4/6/2007 6:33 PM: > David, BJ, > > Why not just use /runtime/build to run in both development and > deployment modes? > > Like I mentioned earlier, we can tweak ComponentConfig to "dictate" the > structure that holds /runtime/build and ofbiz-component.xml files. > build.xml files are easy enough to change to support the /runtime/build > structure. > > Jonathon > > David E. Jones wrote: >> >> I see. You're right we could use one for production deployment and one >> development. >> >> What would be the benefit of having two build layouts like this? I >> guess more specifically, how would it help the deploy process to have >> the stuff in the build directory? >> >> The main reason I ask is because the real question is whether or not >> that benefit justifies the effort that would be required to build and >> maintain the build scripts to do so. >> >> -David >> >> >> On Apr 6, 2007, at 3:13 AM, BJ Freeman wrote: >> >>> Not sure I am following you david. >>> if you startofbiz in the root like it is now then you are using ofbiz in >>> developement mode. >>> if you start ofbiz in the runtime you are using it strictly in binary >>> mode. >>> so you have both. >>> the startofbiz we use now, would be developement. >>> I see the runtime as the deployment to other servers or the release >>> image for binaries. >>> >>> am I missing something? >>> >>> >>> David E. Jones sent the following on 4/5/2007 8:58 AM: >>>> >>>> So, in other words: destroy being able to change anything on the fly, >>>> have duplicates of nearly everything in OFBiz, etc? >>>> >>>> That would be very different from the run-in-place semantics, and we >>>> would lose a lot of what is nice about OFBiz during development. >>>> >>>> -David >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 5, 2007, at 5:45 AM, BJ Freeman wrote: >>>> >>>>> how about >>>>> Leave the build in the components, like they are now for development. >>>>> >>>>> copying all files needed to the runtime folder like that startofbiz.* >>>>> hotdeploy folder,etc, so the runtime can be the only folder >>>>> distributed. >>>>> it would require a copy section be added to each build.xml >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Jacopo Cappellato sent the following on 4/4/2007 12:52 AM: >>>>>> Now that we have the new "runtime folder", containing all the runtime >>>>>> objects, what about moving all the build/* files from each component >>>>>> into a new runtime/build/ folder? >>>>>> >>>>>> In this way the only folder in which there will be files written >>>>>> while >>>>>> building/running the system will be in the runtime folder. >>>>>> >>>>>> I see advantages in this approach, especially for the distribution of >>>>>> pre-built releases: the pre-built release could be simply the source >>>>>> official release + the pre-built objects in the runtime folder. >>>>>> Also everything apart from the runtime folder could be in a read-only >>>>>> file system (for example a cd). >>>>>> >>>>>> Jacopo >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > > > >
