On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 3:43 AM, Oliver-Rainer Wittmann < orwittm...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > On 22.05.2012 15:21, Oliver-Rainer Wittmann wrote: > >> >> [snip] >> >> >> It looks like we can go with the "static" solution as a short-term >> solution. >> >> Thus, I will do the following: >> - Creation of a complete XML document >> - Include entries for at least one languages for which we have currently >> no AOO >> 3.4 installation package. >> - Providing the XML document and possible variants on [3] for testing and >> verification. >> - Call for volunteers to test the XML document at [3]. >> - Integrate feedback, if we want to have direct download links or links >> to a >> certain existing web page for manual download. >> - Activate the update service >> -- move the final XML document to [4]. >> -- ask ASF infrastructure team to redirect OOo 3.3 Update URL [5] to [4]. >> >> My goal is to have the update service for OOo 3.3 running at the end of >> next week. >> >> Any objections? >> >> Any volunteers in advance which want to test? >> If yes, please provide information about your OOo 3.3 installation >> (operating >> system and language) and the test cases (direct download link, link to >> download >> page, ...) you want to test. >> >> [3] >> http://people.apache.org/~orw/**testupdateservice/<http://people.apache.org/%7Eorw/testupdateservice/> >> [4] http://www.openoffice.org/**projects/update36/** >> ProductUpdateService/check.**Update<http://www.openoffice.org/projects/update36/ProductUpdateService/check.Update> >> [5] http://update36.services.**openoffice.org/** >> ProductUpdateService/check.**Update<http://update36.services.openoffice.org/ProductUpdateService/check.Update> >> >> >> > I have finished the creation of an XML document. It contains a feed with > entries for all platform and language combinations for which we have an AOO > 3.4 installation package. > Oliver -- wow! -- a big undertaking! I applaud your efforts! Each entry provides a link to web page [6]. This web page is a currently > empty landing page for our OOo 3.3 users. On this page we can provide > information about our new home at the Apache Software Foundation and our > AOO 3.4 release. From here we can direct our OOo 3.3 to our download page > [7]. > The reasons why I choose to provide a link to web page instead of > providing direct download links are the following: > - for platform Linux the "static" solution can not decide which package > format is requested. > - Rob and myself are in favor of such a landing page. > From the OOo 3.3 update functionality the user can directly open this web > page in the default browser. > The XML document can be found at [4]. I also put it at [3] as file > "check.Update". > > Please start your testing. > To test please perform the following steps: > (step 1) stop your running OOo 3.3 instance inclusive quickstarter. > (step 2) find in your OOo 3.3 installation the file "version.ini" > (Windows) respectively the file "versionrc" (other platforms). > (step 3) in this file replace in field "UpdateURL" the string > [5] by [4] or by "http://people.apache.org/~**orw/testupdateservice/check. > **Update <http://people.apache.org/%7Eorw/testupdateservice/check.Update> > ". > Please keep an existing query part, e.g. "?pkgformat=rpm". > (step 4) start your OOo 3.3 > from Marcus reply, it looks like the pkgfmt did not cause an issue, so this is good! Super work! I agree with Roberto's comment. We should unleash a subset of the entries "in the real world" and see what happens. > (step 5a) check for an update manually via Menu Help - Check for Updates > (step 5b) wait for the automatic update check configured via Menu Tools - > Options - OpenOffice.org - Online Update. An available update should be > notified on the right of your menu bar. > > Thanks in advance for your test efforts. > > Currently, I have no variants of the XML document ready. But, I am > prepared to create the one or the other corresponding to your feedback. > > [6] http://www.openoffice.org/**projects/update36/** > ProductUpdateService/index.**html<http://www.openoffice.org/projects/update36/ProductUpdateService/index.html> > [7] http://www.openoffice.org/**download<http://www.openoffice.org/download> > > > Best regards, Oliver. > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." -- Mark Twain
