Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of AppVersionNew

Timestamp:

May 11, 2011, 8:54:14 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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AppVersionNew

@@ -1 @@
-= update_versions remodel =
+= Creating application versions =
 
-The current app version model has become a complex kludge.
-This is a proposal for a new design.
+The create new applications versions:
 
-Directory structure:
+ * Create the directory structure described below
+   to store applications files
+ * From the project's root directory, run '''./bin/update_versions'''.
+
+== Application directory hierarchy ==
+
+Application versions are stored in a directory hierarchy
+under '''apps/''' in the project root directory.
+The hierarchy has the following structure:
+
 {{{
 apps/
@@ -35 +43 @@
   <file>
     <physical_name>PNAME</physical_name>
-    [ <logical_name>LNAME</logical_name> ]
     [ <main_program/> ]
     [ <copy_file/> ]
+    [ <logical_name>LNAME</logical_name> ]
+    [ <url>URL0</url> ]
+    [ <url>URLn</url> ]
   </file>
   ...
@@ -43 +53 @@
 }}}
 
+File attributes include:
+
+ * '''physical_name''': the name of the file on disk.
+ * '''main_program''': designates the main program.
+ * '''copy_file''': the file is to be copied into the runtime directory
+  on the client, rather than being linked to.
+ * '''logical_name''': if '''copy_file''' is present, then name of the file
+  in the runtime directory.
+ * '''url''': URLs from which the file can be downloaded.
+  Use this if you want to mirror your executables on separate servers.
+  The executables must be present on the main server,
+  at least while '''update_versions''' is run.
 You only need to list files that have a '''main_program''' or '''copy_file''' attribute,
 or whose logical name is different from its physical name.
@@ -48 +70 @@
 If the application has only one file (the main program),
 you don't need a '''version.xml''' file.
+
+If your application includes executable files other than the main program,
+make sure that their user execute (u+x) flag is set
+(relevant for Unix and Mac versions).