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9 years ago RBNB uses the IzPack cross-platform installation program. The following
posting on
an IzPack forum provides related discussion:
http://izpack.markmail.org/message/edjalm7ejbmt5bn4?q=vista+64
Some additional information on compiling, installing, and running RBNB under
Vista
64-bit:
1. I was able to install the following applications under Vista 64-bit: Java
(32 and
64 bit versions), Cygwin, TortoiseSVN, Eclipse (64-bit, Ganymede), JMF (probably
compiled using 32-bit Java - don't know if that makes a difference), Ant, jEdit.
2. Was able to compile RBNB using the Ant build system (Ant used the 64-bit
Java to
compile).
3. Took the install.jar that was compiled under Vista 64-bit and installed and
tested
it on Windows XP 32-bit; everything worked fine.
4. No problems executing an RBNB server under Vista 64-bit that had been
compiled
under Windows XP 32-bit.
5. Set up RBNB project in Eclipse; was able to run RBNB server under the
debugger -
works fine.
A couple additional notes on installing RBNB under Vista 64-bit:
1. Ran install.jar using Java 64-bit; install to a user directory
(C:\Users\<user>).
Of course, I still got the same error noted in the original Issue description above
("java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError") when install.jar first launched. Proceeded
to
attempt the installation. The installer finished copying files to the
installation
directory. At the next step, "Select a Program Group for the Shortcuts", the
installer threw an exception in the console window. The WebTurbine shortcut
was not
created. Aside from this, the installation seems complete and RBNB and
WebTurbine
can execute fine.
2. Ran install.jar using Java 32-bit and installed to a user directory
(C:\Users\<user>); this installation worked without any problems.
A few notes from brief investigation of installing applications under Vista
64-bit:
1. The "Program Files" directory is intended for 64-bit applications and the
"Program
Files (x86)" directory is intended for 32-bit applications.
2. Installing applications is under the control of Vista’s User Account
Control (UAC)
system (see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/aa906022.aspx and
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc138019.aspx, for example). UAC
is a
security mechanism which allows most user actions to be conducted as a normal
user,
but (with acknowledgment from the user and as long as the user’s account
includes the
appropriate permissions) Vista can elevate the user’s permissions level for
certain
actions (for example, installing an application).
3. It appears that user data should not be written to the application’s
folder in
either "Program Files" directory.
4. When I tried to install to the "Program Files" directory, the actual
location of
the files are in the "Virtual Store" directory, located at
"C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files". Here is an
interesting
experiment with the virtual store folder on the Vista system after I attempted
to
install RBNB in the "Program Files" directory:
- Bring up a command prompt window
- cd C:\Program Files
- Do a directory listing; no RBNB folder is shown
- Bring up Task Manager; in the "Processes" tab, right-click on the "cmd.exe"
process and turn on "Virtualization"
- Go back to the command prompt window and do another directory listing of
C:\Program Files; now the RBNB folder shows up!
If we desire the default installation location for RBNB to continue to be in the
"Program Files" directory, further investigation into Vista UAC and the Virtual
Store
should be conducted.
Original comment by john.wil...@erigo.com on 5 Sep 2008 at 2:25
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
john.wil...@erigo.comon 5 Sep 2008 at 2:06