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Re: Zip files of GF v3 builds

From: Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine <alexis.mp_at_sun.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:17:26 +0200

On Aug 31, 2009, at 22:02, Vince Kraemer wrote:

> I did not know that we updated the update center with the weekly
> promoted bits of v3. That is great news.

Yes, but only promoted builds have the "dev" authority/repo defined.
For "preview" users: http://blogs.sun.com/alexismp/entry/updating_glassfish_v3_preview_to
-Alexis

>
> vbk
>
> On 08/31/09 11:42, John Clingan wrote:
>> Update Center.
>>
>> On Aug 31, 2009, at 10:16 AM, Vince Kraemer wrote:
>>
>>> How do you suggest we serve the users that want to merge the new
>>> bits over a previous install?
>>>
>>> vbk
>>>
>>> On 08/31/09 00:53, Paul Sandoz wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 29, 2009, at 10:08 AM, Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> the v3 zip archive is a very welcome addition to the v2 poor
>>>>> man's installer.
>>>>> Let's keep this zip what it is, an archive, not an installer.
>>>>
>>>> Right, and lets correctly name it such that consumers of the
>>>> archive don't have to do something extra to avoid merging with a
>>>> previous unzipped version e.g. often desktops have a useful
>>>> feature to download and unzip, but i cannot use this feature as i
>>>> do not want to overwrite the previous version.
>>>>
>>>> Paul.
>>>>
>>>>> -Alexis
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 28, 2009, at 23:53, Arun Gupta wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Ah, depends what you mean by installer :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I meant the layman's installer which pops up the license screen
>>>>>> and unzips everything, not the fancy one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think weekly promotions should have the name embedded in the
>>>>>> zip file since most of us download them every week and create
>>>>>> our own folders. Stable builds are anyways named, like v3-
>>>>>> preview or something similar.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Arun
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Vince Kraemer wrote:
>>>>>>> Actually, Arun is right...
>>>>>>> Paul should be using the installer, not the dot-zip file.
>>>>>>> problem solved. no code change necessary.
>>>>>>> Good save, Arun.
>>>>>>> vbk
>>>>>>> On 08/28/09 09:13, Arun Gupta wrote:
>>>>>>>> +1
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There are lots of us who download GlassFish promotions every
>>>>>>>> week. Instead of creating my own folder, I'd certainly
>>>>>>>> appreciate if GlassFish installer do it for me.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 'Download Now' can perform little bit more magic to keep it
>>>>>>>> transparent from the user. Wondering, does it have to because
>>>>>>>> there is an option to specify the directory name anyway ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -Arun
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Paul Sandoz wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Aug 28, 2009, at 5:08 PM, vince kraemer wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -1 : adds unnecessary complication to 'Download Now'
>>>>>>>>>> feature in Eclipse and NB integration.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It makes my life more complicated as a human consumer of
>>>>>>>>> that file having to do a repetitive task that a computer can
>>>>>>>>> make easier for me.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Cannot the code for 'Download Now' be updated?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Paul.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> vbk
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Paul Sandoz wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Is it possible to change the way GF v3 builds are zipped
>>>>>>>>>>> up so that when you unzip it the contents are placed in a
>>>>>>>>>>> directory with the build number?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Currently if i have downloaded say:
>>>>>>>>>>> glassfish-v3-preview-b61.zip
>>>>>>>>>>> http://download.java.net/glassfish/v3/promoted/glassfish-v3-preview-b61.zip
>>>>>>>>>>> it will unzip into the directory "glassfishv3" and not
>>>>>>>>>>> into the directory "glassfish-v3-preview-b61" as i would
>>>>>>>>>>> expect. Thus before i unzip i have to create such a
>>>>>>>>>>> directory and place the zip file in there, so i do not
>>>>>>>>>>> overwrite older builds of GF i have obtained.
>>>>>>>>>>> Paul.
>>>>>>>>>>>
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