[jacorb-developer] JACORB installation

[Nick Cross]

Thanks for the comments.

We can look at updating that information - would you be prepared to help 
out with that, either by contributing or reviewing changes?

Regards

Nick

On 11/10/12 16:05, Kai.Stolzki at diehl-bgt-defence.de wrote:
>
> Hi ,
> 	Nick Cross wrote/answered to carine kemayou
> 	... downloaded a binary distribution. You should execute 'ant
> scripts' to
> 	set it up. This should be documented in install.html. Please let me
> know
> 	if it is not clear enough.
> I'm afraid it isn't clear enough.
> It was my expectation to an binary distribution not to build scripts.
>
> [/jacorb-3.1/doc/install.html Chapter Installation]
> 	If you can't or don't want to use the jaco[.bat] start scripts, copy
> orb.properties to JAVA_HOME/lib or edit the existing orb.properties file.
> I don't know which script I have to start and what they will do. How do I
> know ?
> I didn't found "orb.properties" only a template
> "jacorb_properties.template" and don't know what to edit.
> As an beginner I don't really understand
> 	4.Edit jacorb.properties and copy them to your "home" directory.
> Please use jacorb_properties.template as a template..
> jacorb.properties? Where is it? What to edit? To what value ?
> "home" directory? linux: /home/myusername/? What is it windows ? Even maybe
> JAVA_HOME?
>
> Another misleading I found in [ProgrammingGuide.pdf Chapter 4.7 Running the
> Example Application]
> 	You can now launch the server:
> 	$ jaco demo.grid.Server
> $ I think is promt for unix (just mention it "type at the shell prompt (>
> for windows,$ for Linux))
> I got the following error: jaco was not found  (Haven't rebuild jacORB )
> My internet research found "JaCo" is an extensible compiler for the
> programming language Java.
> Another tool I asked me?
> Just mention "execute batchfile jaco(.bat)" and "if it is not there
> re-build jacORB with type ant in in shell in diretory xyz"
>
> Now with ant I can rebuild jacORB (nice, easier than I thought, but not my
> intension)
> and the whole demo directory. :-) and can call jaco too
>
> But:  :-(
> D:\Projekte\ILEXX\JacORB\jacorb-3.1-source\jacorb-3.1>jaco demo.grid.Server
> Fehler: Hauptklasse demo.grid.Server konnte nicht gefunden oder geladen
> werden
> (means Error: cant find or load main class demo.grid.Server )
> Do I have to start it in a special directory or extend variables Path or
> classpath?
>
> My Background 20 years programming, mostly C , also Basic,C+
> +,Pascal,Assembler, G(LabView) under OS2/Solaris/Linux/Windows
> new (ca.2 weeks) in Corba/JAVA
>
> In total: JacORB is a wonderful thing I think.
> But beginners need an foolproof step by step guidance to get an working
> example.
> Unfortunally I spend more than a week to install JacORB, ant, JDK and
> Eclipse
> searching in internet for examples and still can't start a single example
> with jacORB.
> A little more and precise documentation and step by step checks would help
> a lot.
> An Eclipse Workspace with callable JacORB demos would be wonderful and
> avoid
> beginners frustration and reduce need for support.
>
> Best Regards
> and lot of thanks for all the guys writing and supporting SW like JacORB
>
> Kai
>
>
>
>
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