I would suggest to keep the gant.exe, it makes really clear that you can execute that one on Windows. Otherwise I would not know that the application is there. (as in Linux where you can see the .sh files)
On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Keegan Witt <keeganw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually question I guess would be whether we even need a gant.exe. > Nobody really doubleclicks gant files that I'm aware of. > > -Keegan > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Keegan Witt <keeganw...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Paco, >> Thanks again for your help. Yea, it assumes Gant will be installed in >> the lib directory with the rest of the Groovy jars since that's how it's >> installed by the Windows installer. If you drop the jar in there, it >> should work. >> >> I'm mostly liking these so far. The only thing I might be able to >> improve on is that all the jars in lib are included in the classpath >> currently, whereas the C binaries I think were more explicit in some cases >> (gant I think being one of them). I want to think through some more >> whether there's any issues there. >> >> -Keegan >> >> On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 5:57 PM, Paco Zarate <conta...@nazcasistemas.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Keegan, >>> The new .exe files look really good, I will keep using them. Even with a >>> record in the PATH that includes an & (in a non-groovy related folder) it >>> is working fine. >>> >>> The only error was: >>> paco@DEVELOPER2 C:\Users\paco >>> > gant >>> Error: Could not find or load main class gant.Gant >>> >>> paco@DEVELOPER2 C:\Users\paco >>> > gant.exe >>> Error: Could not find or load main class gant.Gant >>> >>> paco@DEVELOPER2 C:\Users\paco >>> > gant.exe -v >>> Error: Could not find or load main class gant.Gant >>> >>> But i think i am missing the gant install, i will read more about how to >>> install gant correctly later today and let you know. >>> >>> Paco. >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Keegan Witt <keeganw...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I started experimenting with launch4j, and have put that experiment in >>>> this repo: https://github.com/keeganwitt/groovy-launch4j. I've >>>> uploaded binaries into same place I previous linked. The first binaries I >>>> uploaded are in batWrapper.zip, and the new launch4j based binaries are in >>>> launch4j.zip if anyone wants to try them out. At the moment, I only have >>>> binaries that call Java (i.e. not bundled with Java). >>>> >>>> -Keegan >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 10:43 PM, Keegan Witt <keeganw...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hmm, maybe the bat files aren't as robust as I assumed and I should >>>>> rethink the approach. >>>>> >>>>> If we went the GCJ route, we'd still have to implement our own logic >>>>> to locate Java binaries (similar to how C code does today), right? That'd >>>>> be an option, though I'm a little hesitant to start relying on something >>>>> that looks like hasn't been updated in in several years and only supports >>>>> Java 1.4 and some of Java 5. >>>>> Another option would be Launch4J, which is what I was originally >>>>> considering. If we did that, we could even create 2 sets of binaries -- 1 >>>>> with a bundled JRE, and 1 without. What kinda drew me to that approach >>>>> was >>>>> that it already had its own logic for locating Java. I'll do some reading >>>>> on both options. >>>>> >>>>> -Keegan >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 8:27 AM, Jochen Theodorou <blackd...@gmx.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Maybe a stupid question... but couldn't we write an exe in Java and >>>>>> compile using gcj. The exe would spawn a new "normal" JVM and do the >>>>>> argument handling. Unlike the C variant there would be more people able >>>>>> to >>>>>> handle this. >>>>>> >>>>>> bye Jochen >>>>>> >>>>>> On 08.09.2016 11:13, Paul King wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I think there are numerous problems with the argument passing in the >>>>>>> batch files. That was one of the things that the exe files aimed to >>>>>>> improve on. I must admit to having reservations about the new >>>>>>> approach. >>>>>>> Not so much with the concept but more about relying on the current >>>>>>> bat >>>>>>> files. That said, I am not sure staying with the current approach is >>>>>>> ideal either. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, Paul. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 4:57 PM, Paco Zarate < >>>>>>> conta...@nazcasistemas.com >>>>>>> <mailto:conta...@nazcasistemas.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello Keegan >>>>>>> groovy and groovyc are working for me now! thanks!! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The bat file seems to have an issue on Windows though: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When the JAVA_HOME is not defined, and the PATH has an element >>>>>>> with >>>>>>> & (ampersand), the groovy invocation seems to try to execute the >>>>>>> code after the & (eg. if mysql is installed there is a PATH >>>>>>> defined to >>>>>>> "c:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Fabric 1.5 & MySQL Utilities >>>>>>> 1.5") >>>>>>> This is the output: >>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32>groovy.bat -v >>>>>>> 'MySQL' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >>>>>>> operable program or batch file. >>>>>>> 'MySQL' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >>>>>>> operable program or batch file. >>>>>>> Groovy Version: 2.4.7 JVM: 1.8.0_101 Vendor: Oracle Corporation >>>>>>> OS: >>>>>>> Windows 10 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I did this another test: I created an empty folder >>>>>>> "c:\Programs\sample1 & sample2" and added it to the PATH just >>>>>>> before >>>>>>> "%GROOVY_HOME%\bin" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> When i run: >>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32> groovy.bat -v >>>>>>> 'sample2' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >>>>>>> operable program or batch file. >>>>>>> Groovy Version: 2.4.7 JVM: 1.8.0_101 Vendor: Oracle Corporation >>>>>>> OS: >>>>>>> Windows 10 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So it looks like an ampersand in an element in the PATH can >>>>>>> affect >>>>>>> the groovy invocation. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Paco >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 8:39 PM, Keegan Witt < >>>>>>> keeganw...@gmail.com >>>>>>> <mailto:keeganw...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've uploaded new executables to fix the issue with invoking >>>>>>> without .exe suffix. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Keegan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Keegan Witt >>>>>>> <keeganw...@gmail.com <mailto:keeganw...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Paco, >>>>>>> Good catch. I'll correct that. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Raviteja, >>>>>>> That's correct, they are just wrappers. The advantage is >>>>>>> that you can set file associations in Windows to an exe, >>>>>>> but >>>>>>> you can't associate a file type with a bat file. If you >>>>>>> could, than you'd be right -- there'd be no reason to >>>>>>> have a >>>>>>> wrapper. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Keegan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 1:57 PM, Raviteja Lokineni >>>>>>> <raviteja.lokin...@gmail.com >>>>>>> <mailto:raviteja.lokin...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I just glanced over the code and found that the cpp >>>>>>> code >>>>>>> just seems to be a wrapper on top of existing bat >>>>>>> file. >>>>>>> Although it is good that you wanted to contribute, I >>>>>>> don't see the advantage in using exe file iff all it >>>>>>> does is wrap existing bat file. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Raviteja >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 5:45 AM, Paco Zarate >>>>>>> <conta...@nazcasistemas.com >>>>>>> <mailto:conta...@nazcasistemas.com>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello Keegan! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was trying the new .exe files and i receive >>>>>>> these >>>>>>> errors when using the commands without .exe: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32>groovyc -v >>>>>>> 'groobat' is not recognized as an internal or >>>>>>> external command, >>>>>>> operable program or batch file. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32>groovy -v >>>>>>> 'grobat' is not recognized as an internal or >>>>>>> external command, >>>>>>> operable program or batch file. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Including the .exe seems to work fine: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32>groovy.exe -v >>>>>>> Groovy Version: 2.4.7 JVM: 1.8.0_101 Vendor: >>>>>>> Oracle >>>>>>> Corporation OS: Windows 10 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32>groovyc.exe -v >>>>>>> Groovy compiler version 2.4.7 >>>>>>> Copyright 2003-2016 The Apache Software >>>>>>> Foundation. >>>>>>> http://groovy-lang.org/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If i remove the JAVA_HOME env variable I get >>>>>>> these >>>>>>> responses: >>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32>groovy.exe -v >>>>>>> 'MySQL' is not recognized as an internal or >>>>>>> external >>>>>>> command, >>>>>>> operable program or batch file. >>>>>>> 'MySQL' is not recognized as an internal or >>>>>>> external >>>>>>> command, >>>>>>> operable program or batch file. >>>>>>> Groovy Version: 2.4.7 JVM: 1.8.0_101 Vendor: >>>>>>> Oracle >>>>>>> Corporation OS: Windows 10 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32>groovyc.exe -v >>>>>>> 'MySQL' is not recognized as an internal or >>>>>>> external >>>>>>> command, >>>>>>> operable program or batch file. >>>>>>> 'MySQL' is not recognized as an internal or >>>>>>> external >>>>>>> command, >>>>>>> operable program or batch file. >>>>>>> Groovy compiler version 2.4.7 >>>>>>> Copyright 2003-2016 The Apache Software >>>>>>> Foundation. >>>>>>> http://groovy-lang.org/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks!! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Paco. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 2:05 PM, Keegan Witt >>>>>>> <keeganw...@gmail.com <mailto: >>>>>>> keeganw...@gmail.com>> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm building some new binaries for Windows >>>>>>> (groovy.exe, groovyConsole.exe, etc) and am >>>>>>> looking for some folks to test and code >>>>>>> review >>>>>>> it. Their temporary home is here: >>>>>>> https://github.com/keeganwitt/ >>>>>>> groovy-binaries >>>>>>> <https://github.com/keeganwitt >>>>>>> /groovy-binaries>. After >>>>>>> I've incorporated any feedback I get, I'll >>>>>>> transfer it to a repo under the groovy org on >>>>>>> Github (haven't decided yet whether that >>>>>>> should >>>>>>> begroovy-windows-installer >>>>>>> <https://github.com/groovy/gro >>>>>>> ovy-windows-installer> orgroovy-native-launcher >>>>>>> <https://github.com/groovy/gro >>>>>>> ovy-native-launcher>). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To make it easy to test, you can download the >>>>>>> compiled binaries from here >>>>>>> (https://drive.google.com/fold >>>>>>> erview?id=0B_uOQFeu84v0TDVkS00xeE5yNHc&usp=sharing >>>>>>> <https://drive.google.com/fold >>>>>>> erview?id=0B_uOQFeu84v0TDVkS00xeE5yNHc&usp=sharing>) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> and put them in your current Groovy >>>>>>> installation >>>>>>> (whether from zip or installer). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The overall approach is to have an exe that >>>>>>> calls the matching .bat file. This approach >>>>>>> was >>>>>>> to avoid a few things I didn't like about the >>>>>>> current binaries, namely >>>>>>> Windows installer determines 32 or 64 bit >>>>>>> version of Java at install time and installs >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> appropriate groovy.exe, but if you change >>>>>>> your >>>>>>> Java version later, exe won't be able to run >>>>>>> Groovy because it won't be able to find right >>>>>>> Java to invoke. >>>>>>> Binaries have their own logic to find Java, >>>>>>> which adds unnecessary complexity since the >>>>>>> batch files maintained by the Groovy team >>>>>>> already have this logic. >>>>>>> Parameters are hard-coded into the binaries, >>>>>>> coupling any change in parameters between >>>>>>> Groovy >>>>>>> versions to that binary. >>>>>>> I'm not a Windows or C++ guy, so there are >>>>>>> some >>>>>>> things I'd like somebody's thoughts on: >>>>>>> Am I following best practices in C++ source >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> Makefile? >>>>>>> Would it be better to have wmain() instead of >>>>>>> main()? >>>>>>> Any better way to have done resource >>>>>>> templating >>>>>>> other than/sed/? >>>>>>> Would there be a reason to have chosen C >>>>>>> over C++? >>>>>>> Any non-ASCII character hangups? >>>>>>> Runninggroovy.exe 象.groovy 象 seemed to invoke >>>>>>> and pass argument in fine, but it printed the >>>>>>> arg as a question mark. Although the current >>>>>>> binaries binaries do the same thing, >>>>>>> so maybe it's a limitation of/cmd.exe/. >>>>>>> Does my strategy of passing args from exe to >>>>>>> bat >>>>>>> have any edge cases to worry about with the >>>>>>> use >>>>>>> of system() andCreateProcess()? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Keegan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> *Raviteja Lokineni* | Business Intelligence Developer >>>>>>> TD Ameritrade >>>>>>> >>>>>>> E: raviteja.lokin...@gmail.com >>>>>>> <mailto:raviteja.lokin...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> View Raviteja Lokineni's profile on LinkedIn >>>>>>> <http://in.linkedin.com/in/ravitejalokineni> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
