I like inno setup, but I've never tried to use it to install an app which runs as a 32 bit service on Win x64. (I switched to WiX a couple years ago.)
I was about to suggest replacing your test server with one which does not touch the filesysystem, but it sounds like you found the real issue. Please keep us posted. With interest growing in node on Windows, your experience is relevant to a growing number of us! On Feb 14, 2012 6:54 PM, "Eric Jacobs" <[email protected]> wrote: > After some more testing, it appears as though the node service just > doesn't work if the files are in `C:\Program Files (x86)\`. I told inno > setup to throw the files into `C:\thebus\` instead, and now everything is > working. Is there some sort of windows voodoo magic that you need to know > before you can run services from program files? Or is program files just > not the place to run services from? > > -- > Eric Jacobs > > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Eric Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 6:35 PM, C. Mundi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 1. What exactly does the Windows event log say when you drill into the >>> details? >>> >> Here is the basic run around i get from the event viewer (Event Viewer > >> Windows Logs > Application): >> >> * Started C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe C:\Program Files >> (x86)\spotterrf_node\static.js for service bus in C:\Program Files >> (x86)\nodejs. >> * Killing process tree of process 168 for service bus with exit code 1 >> * Killing PID 168 in process tree of PID 168 because service bus is >> stopping. >> * Program C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe for service bus exited >> with return code 1. >> * Service bus action for exit code 1 is Restart. Attempting to restart >> C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe. >> * Service bus ran for less than 1500 milliseconds. Restart will be >> delayed by 16000 milliseconds. >> >>> 2. Does it still crash if you bind it to a high (unprivileged) port? >>> >> Yes. Port number appears to make no difference. >> >> I'm not real sure what to think here either. I've been hammering away at >> this all afternoon and really have nothing to show for it. It seems like >> node is dying immediately after it starts, for some reason. Is anyone else >> on the list using windows services with node? >> >> >> -- >> Eric Jacobs >> > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
