Thanks, Ludo. Where is the right place to log issues/enhancement requests for the web stack?
David On Nov 30, 2007 7:28 AM, ludo <ludo at dev.java.net> wrote: > David Van Couvering wrote: > > It looks like the mysql user doesn't exist on my SXDE 09/07 machine. > > > > Is that going to be fixed in build 79 where AMP is included? > Not automatically via the pkgadd std installation. > See the man mysql page for sxde b79 when available. > But if you want to use the easy to use SAMP Options UI I developed, the > init script would correctly set up your environement before you can use > the Start Menus or the entire stack. > > > > It seems > > silly to provide a web stack, and the user has to manually create the > > mysql user. > > > > With Postgres, the 'postgres' user (role actually) already exists with > > the default install > > > > We are fully aware of that. The issue is much more complex with ARC, and > the way Opensolaris components are build. > Fyi, in the future IPS system, there is currently no way to 'add a user' > or run a script (postinstall or preremove), and I think the discussion > is still going on for the best way to do that or not. > Today, in the sfw consolidation, one must modify a global file to add > users, which is not a nice way since it breaks the component model (pick > and choose the packages you need for your distro: you would need N > global files, so the are not global anymore...) > > > > > Also, with Postgres, when you start the service, it automatically > > initializes the database. > > > > We need the same thing for mysql - > We are in b79, assuming the mysql user is there. > > all the user should have to do is > > start the service and then be ready to start programming against > > MySQL. We don't want a lot of painful steps for a developer before > > they can get started. > > > Of course we don't want. > > If you've already taken care of this, great! If you haven't, please > > consider doing this, or let me know why this doesn't work. I'm happy > > to be educated, and Lord knows I regularly need it :) > > > The main issue as you'll discover painfuly is the current state of the > Sfw consolidation and the processes to get 1 line of code changed there:) > > Things will get better soon, be patient, and keep sending the feedback > about opensolaris user experience...This is the most important area we > need to concentrate. > Solaris is pretty good as is for core ux guys. Let's add the dev > experience on top of it so that people like me and myself can be > productive without becoming geeks, > Ludo > > > > Thanks, > > > > David > > > > P.S. is there a way for me to install and test the web stack stuff > > prior to build 79? > > > > -- David W. Van Couvering http://davidvancouvering.blogspot.com
