[kepler-dev] forwarded message from Vouk

[Christopher Hylands Brooks]

Getting the right version of Java installed could be the trickiest
part.  Ptolemy II requires Java 1.4
http://developer.apple.com/java/faq/index.html#gen_1
discusses what the version of Java that is available.  It looks
like recent versions of MacOS should have 1.4 installed, but the
installer or webpage should definitely check.

BTW - The way I handle releases is that I first create WebStart
releases to get the jar files properly set up, and then use unsigned
jar files to create an InstallAnywhere release.

The advantage of WebStart is that it is possible to modify a jar file
and install just the changed jar file instead of building an entire
release on the build server, transferring the release (possibly over
DSL), uninstalling the old release and reinsttalling it.

One issue is that in WebStart, the jar files are signed, but in
InstallAnywhere, they are not.

Also, when testing an installer, try visiting the 
about:copyright page
(You can't type in that URL, you need to click on a link for it to
work)
That page has links to about:, which leads to pages to test
the configuration and demos.
These are hacks, but they are a big help in getting the configuration
right.

-Christopher

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    -----Original Message-----
    From: kepler-dev-admin at ecoinformatics.org
    [mailto:kepler-dev-admin at ecoinformatics.org]On Behalf Of Christopher
    Hylands Brooks
    Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 6:10 PM
    
    >The Mac port is crippled by the lack of a right button to bring up
    >context menus.  Details can be found at
    >http://ptolemy.eecs.berkeley.edu/ptolemyII/ptII3.0/mac.htm
    >
    >I have access to a Mac OSX machine and am willing to spend a certain
    >amount of effort on testing things and such.  Basically, the Mac port
    >needs a champion.
    >
    >-Christopher
    
    
    In the tutorial last week, we indeed had a few people who had to 
    install a mouse to their Macs for using the context menu. But after 
    that, everything seemed to work fine.
    
    Is there any other thing we need to be careful when working on the 
    Mac installer?
    
    - Ilkay
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