I'm not trying to deploy from the build. I figured out that the Auto
Launch Client Application won't work (when clicking on the Run button
in Eclipse) if you don't have the MyApp_Client script and
ClasspathClient.txt sitting in build/MyApp.woa/Contents/MacOS
directory. (see thread entitled "Auto Launch Client Application
isn't" on the Web Objects Dev list)
So far as I can tell, I don't need these files in a deployed
application, only in the build that is used when Running the app in
Eclipse. But I'm not 100% sure that this is the case. That is why the
question here to try to figure out what those files are used for and
when they need to be in there and when they don't and If they are JC-
specific or not.
I know as a Java Client developer I'm in the minority of WO
developers, and I don't expect full support of JC to already be there
because nobody's probably asked for it before. I'm just trying to
figure out what does need to be there so I can put in feature
requests/bug reports so other developers will not run into problem
after problem when trying to create JC applications in WOLips that I
have. Xcode was awesome for setting up a new app pointing it at a
model and having a running application in seconds, but sucked for
actual development. WOLips is the opposite, but with the right
templates, build files and such I think we can substantially lower
the barrier-to-entry that contributes to keeping JC as a fringe tech.
I'm planning on creating a WOJCApplication template as soon as I have
enough information on what is different about JC from Web apps. So
far I've tracked down quite a few differences with the aid of others
on this list including yourself and Apple representatives and I've
been documenting them on the Wiki .
My goal is to get WOLips as good at doing JC apps as it is at doing
Web apps.
Dave
On Jan 24, 2008, at 9:52 AM, Mike Schrag wrote:
> They are not in the "build" folder because the build folder is
> essentially the incremental compiler's folder. When you ant your
> build.xml it will write into the "dist" folder, which WILL have
> these files. You cannot deploy from the build folder.
>
> On Jan 24, 2008, at 9:22 AM, David Avendasora wrote:
>
>> In a .woa built by Xcode, I have a lot more files in the
>> MyApp.woa/Contents directory. Classpath.txt files for MacOS,
>> Windows and UNIX and launch scripts for all three platforms as
>> well. These are not in a WOLips/WOProject built application.
>>
>> I know some are needed for things like Client Application
>> launching and such, but are they needed for anything else? Why
>> doesn't WOLips include them in a build? Not enough annoying Java
>> Client developers?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dave
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