Hi there, I am new to this list so if what I write look like BS please tell me so ;) Comments inline:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Dillon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dain Sundstrom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'Andrew Scherpbier'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "JBoss Development" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 10:15 AM Subject: RE: LONG: RE: [JBoss-dev] can't build jboss from cvs > Makming a .deb (or a .rpm) for JBoss means that installs on platforms for > which those formats are supoported (or the default) will become much easier. > While it is true that the current .zip or .tgz formats are simple to use, > some folks simply prefer to have a package (while others will insist on a > raw archive or simply build from cvs). > > I believe that we can build a .rpm, .deb as well as a .zip and .tgz perhaps > even an installer. I also think that we can automate building these, which > will cost a small bit to setup, but will buy us wider acceptance to the > different needs of different users. Why not, when you're at it, also build a java web start installer (http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart) - that way you've got an installer that works on every platform that have a java vm installed (jdk1.4+, earlier versions require a download of java web start - last time I checked it was about 1mb)? It's also very easy to use - the user click on a webpage link, and voilá the installation begins! <snip> > --jason /Anders _______________________________________________ Jboss-development mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development
