damagecontrol.exe - is it supposed to be in the repository ?

[Greg-33]

I apologize for my ignorance but after reading the INSTALL document and
Googling I am still confused about how to use DamageControl on Windows.

I have installed Ruby version 1.8.2 , gem version 0.8.11 , subversion
version 1.2.3 and downloaded / checked out the latest files from the svn
trunk repository.

The INSTALL document refers to a damagecontrol.exe.  However all I can find
is an executable called eeew.exe in my ..\bin directory.  Is this what I am
supposed to run to start dc ?  When I run that I get a message box stating

        An unhandled exception occurred at $00402B45 :
        EInOutError : Invalid File Handle
        $00402B45
        $00402CBA

When I ran ruby rubyscript2exe.rb init.rb I got a file that errors out.

So I tried to run dc out of ruby.  When I run ruby init.rb server in a
command window I see WEBrick starting and then it shuts down after about 7
seconds.  I see that 2 directories (log and db) and a dc.yml file in my
C:\damagecontrol_data directory so I know that it did that at least.

Is there something I am missing in the INSTALL document or is there a
damagecontrol.exe file I should be looking for ?

Any clues would be appreciated.

TIA,
Greg

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[Aslak Hellesoy]

Hi Greg,

On 1/26/06, Greg <runman@...> wrote:
> I apologize for my ignorance but after reading the INSTALL document and
> Googling I am still confused about how to use DamageControl on Windows.
>
> I have installed Ruby version 1.8.2 , gem version 0.8.11 , subversion
> version 1.2.3 and downloaded / checked out the latest files from the svn
> trunk repository.
>
> The INSTALL document refers to a damagecontrol.exe.

Sorry, I've been doing a little "documentation-driven development".
The executable is not yet functional. I've added a note about this in
INSTALL

> However all I can find
> is an executable called eeew.exe in my ..\bin directory.  Is this what I am
> supposed to run to start dc ?  When I run that I get a message box stating
>
>         An unhandled exception occurred at $00402B45 :
>         EInOutError : Invalid File Handle
>         $00402B45
>         $00402CBA
>
> When I ran ruby rubyscript2exe.rb init.rb I got a file that errors out.
>

-And neither is the packaging of it.

> So I tried to run dc out of ruby.

In fact, this is the only option that is known to work so far.

> When I run ruby init.rb server in a
> command window I see WEBrick starting and then it shuts down after about 7
> seconds.  I see that 2 directories (log and db) and a dc.yml file in my
> C:\damagecontrol_data directory so I know that it did that at least.
>

did you install all the required gems as described in INSTALL?
can you find any error messages in any of the log files? look in
./logs and %DC_DATA_DIR%\logs

> Is there something I am missing in the INSTALL document or is there a
> damagecontrol.exe file I should be looking for ?
>
> Any clues would be appreciated.
>

hopefully this will get you a little further. for the record, i try to
keep DC working on win32/os x/linux, but it's ben a little while since
i've verified that it works on win32. however, there have been recent
reports (this week iirc) from other people who seem to have it going.

aslak

> TIA,
> Greg
>
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[Greg-33]

Nothing in either directory

I since have tried to follow the INSTALL document for installing it on a
Debian server but I am having little success.  Is there any documentation on
this process ?  ... or is this a test of my Ruby skills ? (I *like*
challenges).

When (not *if*) I get this running I will send your project the
documentation.  I am a great believer in automated build software, having
used CruiseControl and some others from the Java/Ant/Maven camp.  As I am
defecting to RoR I believe RoR should have a comparable project and I am
willing to help in the endeavor in whatever ways I can (for now just
documentation)

Thanks,
Greg Canter

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From: aslak hellesoy [mailto:aslak.hellesoy@...]
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 9:26 AM
To: user@...
Subject: Re: [damagecontrol-user] damagecontrol.exe - is it supposed to be
in the repository ?

Hi Greg,

On 1/26/06, Greg <runman@...> wrote:
> I apologize for my ignorance but after reading the INSTALL document
> and Googling I am still confused about how to use DamageControl on
Windows.
>
> I have installed Ruby version 1.8.2 , gem version 0.8.11 , subversion
> version 1.2.3 and downloaded / checked out the latest files from the
> svn trunk repository.
>
> The INSTALL document refers to a damagecontrol.exe.

Sorry, I've been doing a little "documentation-driven development".
The executable is not yet functional. I've added a note about this in
INSTALL

> However all I can find
> is an executable called eeew.exe in my ..\bin directory.  Is this what
> I am supposed to run to start dc ?  When I run that I get a message
> box stating
>
>         An unhandled exception occurred at $00402B45 :
>         EInOutError : Invalid File Handle
>         $00402B45
>         $00402CBA
>
> When I ran ruby rubyscript2exe.rb init.rb I got a file that errors out.
>

-And neither is the packaging of it.

> So I tried to run dc out of ruby.

In fact, this is the only option that is known to work so far.

> When I run ruby init.rb server in a
> command window I see WEBrick starting and then it shuts down after
> about 7 seconds.  I see that 2 directories (log and db) and a dc.yml
> file in my C:\damagecontrol_data directory so I know that it did that at
least.
>

did you install all the required gems as described in INSTALL?
can you find any error messages in any of the log files? look in ./logs and
%DC_DATA_DIR%\logs

> Is there something I am missing in the INSTALL document or is there a
> damagecontrol.exe file I should be looking for ?
>
> Any clues would be appreciated.
>

hopefully this will get you a little further. for the record, i try to keep
DC working on win32/os x/linux, but it's ben a little while since i've
verified that it works on win32. however, there have been recent reports
(this week iirc) from other people who seem to have it going.

aslak

> TIA,
> Greg
>
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[Aslak Hellesoy]

On 2/5/06, Greg <runman@...> wrote:
> Nothing in either directory
>

I must have lost the context here. Are you saying you can't find any log files?

> I since have tried to follow the INSTALL document for installing it on a
> Debian server but I am having little success.  Is there any documentation on
> this process ?  ... or is this a test of my Ruby skills ? (I *like*
> challenges).
>

The INSTALL document *is* the documentation of the installation
process. Although it's not meant to be, it's probably a test of your
Ruby/Rails skills. As we get more feedback from users on different
platforms we'll be able to make it better.

> When (not *if*) I get this running I will send your project the
> documentation.  I am a great believer in automated build software, having
> used CruiseControl and some others from the Java/Ant/Maven camp.  As I am
> defecting to RoR I believe RoR should have a comparable project and I am
> willing to help in the endeavor in whatever ways I can (for now just
> documentation)
>

Cheers,
Aslak

A: Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion
Q: Why is top posting bad?

[John Towell]

"The INSTALL document *is* the documentation of the installation process."

Can we at least mention this on the wiki?

http://dev.buildpatterns.com/trac/wiki/DamageControl
http://dev.buildpatterns.com/trac/wiki/DamageControlInstallation


I am pretty sure that a lot of people (including me) see the blank installation page and move on ("nothing to see here *yet*,  I will wait until they at least have installation instructions").

-John

> On 2/5/06, Greg <runman@...> wrote:
>  
>> Nothing in either directory
>>
>>    
>
> I must have lost the context here. Are you saying you can't find any log files?
>
>  
>> I since have tried to follow the INSTALL document for installing it on a
>> Debian server but I am having little success.  Is there any documentation on
>> this process ?  ... or is this a test of my Ruby skills ? (I *like*
>> challenges).
>>
>>    
>
> The INSTALL document *is* the documentation of the installation
> process. Although it's not meant to be, it's probably a test of your
> Ruby/Rails skills. As we get more feedback from users on different
> platforms we'll be able to make it better.
>
>  
>> When (not *if*) I get this running I will send your project the
>> documentation.  I am a great believer in automated build software, having
>> used CruiseControl and some others from the Java/Ant/Maven camp.  As I am
>> defecting to RoR I believe RoR should have a comparable project and I am
>> willing to help in the endeavor in whatever ways I can (for now just
>> documentation)
>>
>>    
>
> Cheers,
> Aslak
>
> A: Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion
> Q: Why is top posting bad?
>  

[Aslak Hellesoy]

On 2/6/06, John Towell <jtowell@...> wrote:

> "The INSTALL document *is* the documentation of the installation process."
>
> Can we at least mention this on the wiki?
>
> http://dev.buildpatterns.com/trac/wiki/DamageControl
> http://dev.buildpatterns.com/trac/wiki/DamageControlInstallation
>
>
> I am pretty sure that a lot of people (including me) see the blank installation page and move on ("nothing to see here *yet*,  I will wait until they at least have installation instructions").
>

Good point. Thanks for the kick in the butt ;-)
http://dev.buildpatterns.com/trac/wiki/DamageControlInstallation

(I'll probably get rid of the INSTALL file now that it's online - I have to DRY)

Aslak

> -John
>
> > On 2/5/06, Greg <runman@...> wrote:
> >
> >> Nothing in either directory
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I must have lost the context here. Are you saying you can't find any log files?
> >
> >
> >> I since have tried to follow the INSTALL document for installing it on a
> >> Debian server but I am having little success.  Is there any documentation on
> >> this process ?  ... or is this a test of my Ruby skills ? (I *like*
> >> challenges).
> >>
> >>
> >
> > The INSTALL document *is* the documentation of the installation
> > process. Although it's not meant to be, it's probably a test of your
> > Ruby/Rails skills. As we get more feedback from users on different
> > platforms we'll be able to make it better.
> >
> >
> >> When (not *if*) I get this running I will send your project the
> >> documentation.  I am a great believer in automated build software, having
> >> used CruiseControl and some others from the Java/Ant/Maven camp.  As I am
> >> defecting to RoR I believe RoR should have a comparable project and I am
> >> willing to help in the endeavor in whatever ways I can (for now just
> >> documentation)
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Aslak
> >
> > A: Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion
> > Q: Why is top posting bad?
> >
>