Re: Looks like ThinkSecret got some of the scoop on WO from WWDC'06
Re: Looks like ThinkSecret got some of the scoop on WO from WWDC'06
- Subject: Re: Looks like ThinkSecret got some of the scoop on WO from WWDC'06
- From: Miguel Arroz <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:19:55 +0100
Hi!
On 2006/08/26, at 15:50, David Sanchez wrote:
So, is it possible that in some future (near future), all Apple
official documentation will be updated to WOLips?
I don't think so. Apple *may* point you to WOLips, but it's not
their responsibility to write documentation for 3rd party products.
It's up to the WOLips authors to write that kind of documentation.
I am installing the WO plugin for Eclipse. I will follow Apple docs
with the deprecated tools and try to find everything on the Eclipse
tool. It is already hard to learn something new, let's see if I can
expand my mind with this.
The tools will be here for a while. What I recommend is, do some
pet-project with Apple tools. After you gain some familiarity and
understand the basic concepts, fully move to WOLips. For example, I
use WOLips but I still use the old WO Builder and EOModeler. You have
time to make a smooth transition - use it wisely!
I am not yet completely comfortable with Eclipse plugins
distribution scheme. I would really prefer a package to install
everything I need. It does not seem like a Macintosh way of
installing things.
People talked about it some days ago. I did not follow the
discussion because I was in Las Vegas! :) But creating some easy
stuff for newbies (install packages, screen casts, etc) is on the
minds of the community.
And, some people commented about IntelliJ/IDEA... ¿Is it better
than the Eclipse for WO?
That's one of those discussions... :) Eclipse has a very strong
point: WOLips only works under Eclipse.
That's a little arguable. I think. Documentation still talks about
Project Builder and such, with screenshots and all.
Where? All the docs I have read are updated to 5.3.something, and
has screenshots of the current tools.
This is the first time I read this. To be honest, I find that very
interesting.
If it is legal, this could mean a lot for small enterprises, which
do not need an XServe, but can afford a bunch of Macintoshes (Which
now days seem easier to sell). At least, to try the solutions for a
little while before jumping into an XServe.
I would really appreciate if you can tell me how to do it, or point
me in the right direction.
In a nutshell (I'll probably forget something, but...):
1) Edit, as root, the file /System/Library/StartupItems/WebObjects/
WebObjects and change it as you want (it has good comments on it).
Basically you need to launch wotaskd and, if you want, WOMonitor. All
the lines are there, just uncomment the ones you want to run.
2) Include, in apache config file (/etc/httpd/httpd.conf) the
following configuration file: /System/Library/WebObjects/Adaptors/
Apache/apache.conf. You may need to change some stuff on that file, I
don't remember, but if you are familiar with apache config files,
should be no problem.
3) Reboot (or run SystemStarter and start WebObjects task) and
turn on apache.
4) There's no step four. :) You have a full WO deployment system,
just like on Mac OS X Server.
I usually have all this stuff turned on on my powerbook (except
the WOMonitor) because I develop without direct connect, due to
static content stored on disk. This means that all my requests go
trough apache, just like if the app was deployed.
This is great if you want to go, say, with Mac Minis instead of
xServes. A small company may buy 2 ou 3 mac minis, and a) it's
cheaper than two xServes (you WANT redundancy... right?), b) it's
easier to get - specially in Portugal! - (a mac mini died? Just go to
an apple store and bring a new one), c) at least when compared to the
xServe G5, you could get more horse power for less money (I'm not so
sure with the new intel xServe). Just attach some firewire RAID box
to the mac mini containing the database, so you can have extra
redundancy on the DB (and faster access) and there you go.
Yours
Miguel Arroz
"GUERRA E' PAZ
LIBERDADE E' ESCRAVIDAO
IGNORANCIA E' FORCA" -- 1984
Miguel Arroz
http://www.ipragma.com
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