Will the install result in a workspace set up exactly like Mike's? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0AGiq9j_Ak
Seriously though, there could be some benefit in that. Tim Worman UCLA GSE&IS On Oct 10, 2010, at 9:48 AM, David LeBer wrote: > > On 2010-10-10, at 12:17 PM, Jeremy Matthews wrote: > >> Ah - cool. >> >> There are some things I like about this, and somethings which I would >> consider changing (IMHO). >> >> Pros >> - "Always" Up-to-date (which is really, mostly, always)...much nicer than >> have a script on a server continuously generate packages >> - Simplicity (big for me) >> >> Cons >> - Need to be online during installation (some folks download packages and >> then run, or are not constantly connected) >> - Not a typical installation package (which, as an IT guy, drives me just a >> little crazy) >> - No continuous feedback (though probably easily solved if using cocoa API's >> like NSURL), like with a simple progress bar >> >> Questions >> - Is connectivity checked before attempting the download? >> - Is the download file md5 hash checked before download? >> - Are there alternate links in case the primary download URLs fail? >> - Is there a "Cancel" button? > > Yes > >> - Are we using API's such as NSURL, or running NSTask? >> >> In the past, I create packages (using packagemaker) which contained a new >> feature (Package References) - so the package would download components >> remotely during the install process. We found this confused the users and >> frustrated support staff. I thought it was cool, and basically the >> future...since we're rapidly heading to a space where everything is >> connected, always. I suppose we're not quite there yet since every client >> and business, save a few enterprise groups, that told me to change it back). >> >> I'm really interested in what everyone else thinks here....should we shelve >> the turnkey in favor of something like this? >> Not wanting to devote time to spend on yet another installation >> solution...we already have a few now, and I think we need to choose one >> (maybe two) which will be the future "newbie" installer....need to get rid >> of the confusion there. > > This is just a simple Cocoa wrapper around Mike's shell script. As such it > simply derives the appropriate download path and then calls through to an > embedded version of the script with NSTask. > > It is not designed to be a replacement for anything, and to be completely > honest, I have no interest in creating or supporting the next great > installer. Mike's script is just really cool, and I wanted to make it easier > to use. I have a wickedly fast internet connection right now, so I can have a > complete eclipse install up and running in about 3 minutes. Which is awesome > BTW. > > I might consider enhancing Mike's script so it takes a second optional > eclipse archive location, so you can grab from a local archive for the > eclipse app itself, but that is probably the extent of my planned > enhancements. > > That said, I'll probably also push this up to github for those who want to > extend it themselves. > > >> >> Thanks, >> jeremy >> >> On Oct 9, 2010, at 10:55 PM, David LeBer wrote: >> >>> Based on Mike's wolips install script: >>> >>> <http://gist.github.com/610081> >>> >>> I whipped up a thin cocoa wrapper for the command line challenged in our >>> ranks. >>> >>> Demo here: >>> >>> <https://files.me.com/dav1d/wxajka.mov> >>> >>> Let me know if you are interested in testing it. > > ;david > > -- > David LeBer > Codeferous Software > 'co-def-er-ous' adj. Literally 'code-bearing' > site: http://codeferous.com > blog: http://davidleber.net > profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidleber > twitter: http://twitter.com/rebeld > -- > Toronto Area Cocoa / WebObjects developers group: > http://tacow.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/lists%40thetimmy.com > > This email sent to li...@thetimmy.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Webobjects-dev mailing list (Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
