[sword-devel] Bug:

Scott Thomas sword-devel@crosswire.org
Sun, 13 Jan 2002 16:09:48 -0500


Troy,

Thanks for the info ...

On the ftp, is the login the same as the cvs login?

Thanks,

Scott

On 13 Jan 2002, at 13:54, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:

> Hey guys,
>  Sorry for no one responding to you sooner.  We seem to be having
> problems with our servlet on the beta site that builds the installer.
> For now, you'll have to use installmgr by pointing it to: site:
> sword.cx path: pub/sword/betaraw
> 
> or just download the files directly from that ftp location.
> 
>  Sorry for the troubles.
> 
>    -Troy.
> 
> 
> 
> Scott Thomas wrote:
> > 
> > Lloyd,
> > 
> > I just recently joined the list, and expressed a similar problem
> > installing locked modules. If you find out the solution, I'd
> > appreciate hearing about it, if it isn't published on the list.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Scott
> > 
> > On 12 Jan 2002, at 11:51, Lloyd N. Landers, Jr. wrote:
> > 
> > > I sent the following message last Friday, 1/4, and now again
> > > today, Saturday, 1/12.  Since I'm new at this, I don't know what
> > > protocols you follow in answering questions/responding to bug
> > > reports.  If I'm getting in too big a hurry, I'm sorry, I'm just
> > > anxious to be able to get on with testing this software.
> > >
> > > *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+
> > > *+*+ *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
> > >
> > > Since I can not get a good install of any locked file, I
> > > uninstalled the program and started from scratch.  This time I
> > > used the InstallMgr to download and install add-in modules.  I
> > > selected a number of Bible translations, both locked and unlocked
> > > as well as some commentaries. I added the KJV w/Strong's numbers
> > > (something I had not done previously).
> > >
> > > The installation went smoothly until it hit NASB95; KJV w/Strong's
> > > had already completed installing.  When it encountered NASB95, a
> > > box opened with the message that the version appeared to be
> > > ciphered.  I entered the lock code with a cut-and-paste from the
> > > supersecret file. At that point, I didn't know what to do:  should
> > > I click on "TRY" or "OK"?
> > >
> > > I ended up trying both on different runs.  When I clicked on TRY,
> > > my machine simply sat there with no indication of any activity of
> > > any sort (no disk activity, no Internet activity, nothing).  After
> > > about 7 minutes, I clicked on OK.  The installation immediately
> > > opened a window indicating it was ready to try to install NIV
> > > (opened the cipher window).  I cancelled the installation.
> > >
> > > I looked at the /modules/texts/ directory to see what had been
> > > created this time since on prior install attempts there was no
> > > rawtext directory, only a ztext directory.  This time there was a
> > > rawtext directory containing KJV.  I then looked at the mods.d
> > > directory to see what .conf files had been created.  There was one
> > > for KJV which pointed to /rawtext/ via DataPath.  There was also
> > > one for NASB95.  It contained the correct CipherKey and DataPath,
> > > but there was no NASB95 directory in /rawtext/.
> > >
> > > I tried unzipping the NASB95 file I had previously downloaded from
> > > the beta section and ran the Setup.Exe.  No NASB95 was created
> > > under /rawtext/.
> > >
> > > My conclusion is that the installation works just great using
> > > either InstallMgr or doing it manually by downloading, unzipping,
> > > and running Setup as long as the file is not a locked file.  There
> > > appears to be a real problem, however, whenever a locked file is
> > > involved.
> > >
> > > Any help you can give me at this point would be appreciated.
> > >
> > >
>