[kepler-dev] Release Candidate 5

[David Welker]

Thanks Derik!

On Jun 16, 2010, at 4:51 PM, Derik Barseghian wrote:

> Thanks David.
>
> Here are my testing results, mostly everything is fine.  
> Unfortunately I did stumble across one bug that we should probably  
> fix for 2.0:
> http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5051
>
> os X:
> -installed ok
> -module manager restart to kepler-2.0.0 ok
> -all workflows not in "supported" dirs (and didn't test matlab demo)  
> work ok
> -search for and instantiate remote dataset ok
> -save workflow as xml ok
> -save workflow as kar, semantically annotate and it shows up in tree  
> ok
> -open saved kar ok
>
> XP:
> -installed ok
> -start from desktop or start menu icon ok
> -module manager restart to kepler-2.0.0 ok
> -all workflows not in "unsupported" dirs (and didn't test matlab  
> demo) work ok
> -search for and instantiate remote dataset ok
> -save new workflow as xml ok
> -save workflow as kar, semantically annotate and it shows up in tree  
> ok
> -open saved kar ok
>
> linux:
> -installed ok
> -module manager restart to kepler-2.0.0 ok
> -all workflows not in "unsupported" dirs work (and didn't test  
> matlab demo) ok - EXCEPT:
> ENM/test-workflows/ASC2RAWTest.xml crashed Kepler for me twice, but  
> the vast majority of times I ran it (I tried it a bunch) worked  
> fine. I don't think we should devote time to taking any action on  
> this -- seems like an unlikely occurrence for a workflow that's not  
> commonly used.
> - search for and instantiate remote dataset ok
> - save new workflow as xml ok
> - save workflow as kar, semantically annotate and it shows up in  
> tree ok
> - open saved kar ok
>
>
> Derik
>
>
> On Jun 16, 2010, at 11:58 AM, David Welker wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> Release Candidate 5 is now finished. The installers are available at:
>>
>> https://code.kepler-project.org/code/kepler/releases/installers/
>>
>> For those of you with time to spare, I would appreciate it if you  
>> downloaded and tested the installers and reported any problems as  
>> bugs that block bug 4943, the RC5 Installer Tracking Bug.
>>
>> I am tentatively optimistic that Kepler 2.0.0 will be released  
>> soon. There are no currently open bugs, but further testing  
>> regarding restarting with the module manager is necessary along  
>> with other testing people are inclined to do. It is probably  
>> necessary to test all of the workflows again, as certain libraries,  
>> both Java and native have been removed due to licensing issues. If  
>> people have time, I would appreciate it if they tested restarting  
>> with the module manager on their machine. To do so:
>>
>> (1) Select to Tools->Module Manager...
>> (2) Select the Available Modules tab.
>> (3) Move Kepler-2.0.0 from Available Suites to Selected Modules
>> (4) Click Apply and Restart
>>
>> After doing so, Kepler should shut down and restart. If it fails to  
>> do so, please describe your specific operating system and report it  
>> as a bug that blocks 4943.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> David Welker
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