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2.27.2005

Install Problems with OpenCms 6.0

I'm still having problems installing OpenCms 6.0 onto WindowsXP. Why can't the group programming this software include a handy/easy self-install script (setup.exe) like common programs do today?

I feel that this software has good potential, but is ??? because not enough people resources are put towards it. It has the potential of Mozilla/Firefox, Apache, etc...

One shouldn't have to manually configure Environment Variables and use RegEdit to set up other varibles. Not everyone can and should be doing this.

Anyways, so far I have:

  1. JAVA_HOME to C:\Java\js_2.4.1.07
  2. CATALINA_HOME C:\Program Files\Apache\Tomcat 4.1\
  3. CATALINA_OPTS d ....
  4. Edited Windows Registry to add and modify two items
    1. Item 1
    2. Item 2
Tha's it for now. The problem is that Tomcat and OpenCMS need to be set to ISO-8859-1 (Latin-1) character set, and this should be done when OpenCms is installed.

Maybe if I bug the developers enough.

2.26.2005

Error in OpenCms Install

I tried installing OpenCms on WindowsXP tonight. I got the Tomcat program installed. Tomcat complained of an error, and therefore I think that OpenCms won't install properly.

It could be because I have two Java systems installed 1.4.2 and 1.4.6 I need to have just the one available.

I want to get this working. If only the OpenCms people had an install script for XP to make it easier.

2.23.2005

Starbucks in Starbuck

Why is there no Starbucks Coffee in Starbuck, Manitoba?