Finish updating installation instructions and scripts for enGrid 1.4

[wyldckat]

On the wiki page [enGrid-1.4]-Installation, the instructions have been updated to expect the scripts (build.bash and setup_pathes.sh) to be fully merged from the branch window-1.4 to release-1.4.

Additionally, tests are still needed to confirm if these updates will work with the already mentioned Linux Distributions.

Further notes:

• As mentioned, on the branch windows-1.4 you can find the updated scripts build.bash and setup_pathes.sh. I haven't tested these yet, since these are hard-coded in build.bash to work with the branch release-1.4...
• ...And also because I haven't had time to test them either.
• I propose that we use this issue report to divide the test machines into two or more parts and test them on virtual and/or real machines.
• Already added openSUSE 12.2, Fedora 16+17 and Ubuntu 12.04 to the scripts and wiki page.

[wyldckat]

Going to begin tests using a dedicated branch on my fork:

wget https://raw.github.com/wyldckat/engrid/sandbox-1.4/build.bash
chmod +x build.bash
./build.bash

I'll update this comment with the results on the tests I've made so far:

• Ubuntu 12.04 32bit
  • Builds successfully.
  • Seems to work properly.
  • Outputs this message right after start on the command line: ```
    void DBusMenuExporterPrivate::addAction(QAction*, int): Already tracking action "" under id 59

* openSUSE 12.2 64bit (KDE)
  * Builds successfully.
  * Seems to work properly.
  * Outputs this message into the Output widget when it first opens the GMsh import file open: ```
KGlobal::locale::Warning your global KLocale is being recreated with a valid main component instead of a fake component, this usually means you tried to call i18n related functions before your main component was created. You should not do that since it most likely will not work

• openSUSE 12.1 64bit (KDE)
  • Same as with 12.2 64bit (KDE)... all seems OK.
• openSUSE 11.4 64bit (Gnome)
  • All seems OK.
  • No warning messages.
• Fedora 17 32bit
  • All seems OK.
  • No warning messages.

[wyldckat]

Second battery of tests:

• Fedora 16 64bit:
  • All seems OK.
  • Had to add patch to the dependencies list, because the other machine installations already had them from building OpenFOAM.
• Fedora 15 32bit
  • All seems OK.
  • No warning messages.
• Fedora 14 64bit
  • All seems OK.
  • No warning messages.

[wyldckat]

@ogloth: According to my tests, you can now safely merge the windows-1.4 branch with release-1.4, which includes the following functionalities:

• build.bash and setup_pathes.bash have been updated and fixed for proper operation with the listed Linux Distributions.
• Everything is properly tuned for building on Windows with MSVC 2008.
• debian folder has been updated and I think it's now ready to be used for generating deb packages for Ubuntu.

[wyldckat]

I think I've mastered the PPA thing: https://launchpad.net/~wyldckat/+archive/engrid-ppa

Auxiliary notes: Debian package development

I started to look at openSUSE's build system... but them my head went into strike and no longer wants to think about this ;)

[wyldckat]

Updated build.bash and setup_pathes.bash script at windows-1.4 for Ubuntu 12.10:

• Ubuntu 12.10 64bit
  • Builds successfully.
  • Seems to work properly.
  • Outputs this message right after start on the command line: ```
    void DBusMenuExporterPrivate::addAction(QAction*, int): Already tracking action "" under id 59

Wiki has also been updated.

[wyldckat]

A new round of tests, now with the new build script:

• CentOS 6.3 64bit - OK (added EPEL repository and used "fedora" option)
• Debian 6.03 64bit - OK (used "ubuntu" option)
• Fedora 14 64bit - OK
• Fedora 15 32bit - OK
• Fedora 16 64bit - OK
• Fedora 17 32bit - OK
• openSUSE 11.4 64bit - OK
• openSUSE 12.1 64bit - OK
• openSUSE 12.2 64bit - OK
• Ubuntu 12.04 32bit - OK
• Ubuntu 12.10 64bit - OK

Commands used:

wget https://raw.github.com/enGits/engrid/release-1.4/build.bash
chmod +x build.bash
./build.bash

[wyldckat]

Commits made up to 8cfb4c3 have been pushed to release-1.4.

Once the tests are complete (will keep updating the previous comment), I'll take care of finishing up the installation instructions wiki page.

[wyldckat]

The Installation wiki page has been revamped and is as good as ready!
All that is left is for the actual release to be made! 😎

Addendum:

• Actually, the page will need another update for when the PPA is fully ready...
• Found out that someone has been maintaining enGrid at openSUSE service repo: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=engrid&project=science - which means that when 1.4.0 is released, it's a matter of asking them and providing instructions here as well.

[wyldckat]

OK, the one about openSUSE build service has been moved to another issue and this one is hereby closed!