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TASK...........: Windows installer for MariaDB
CREATION DATE..: Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 00:07
SUPERVISOR.....: Monty
IMPLEMENTOR....:
COPIES TO......:
CATEGORY.......: Server-RawIdeaBin
TASK ID........: 55 (http://askmonty.org/worklog/?tid=55)
VERSION........: Server-9.x
STATUS.........: Un-Assigned
PRIORITY.......: 60
WORKED HOURS...: 0
ESTIMATE.......: 0 (hours remain)
ORIG. ESTIMATE.: 0
PROGRESS NOTES:
-=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 23:38)=-=-
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@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
1.1 Step 1: simple installer
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An installer package that
-- Copies files on installation
-- Registers mysqld a service
+- Shows GPL Licence
- Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options. Preliminary list
of "essential" options:
* Install directory
@@ -22,22 +21,23 @@
2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into
trouble.
+- Copies files to destination directory
- Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are
busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first
and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1)
-- Generates appropriate my.cnf file
-- Sets up SQL user with specified password
+- Generates appropriate my.cnf file (from a template)
+- Sets up SQL root user with specified password
- Adds start menu items
- to start the server manually (with --console)
- to start mysql client
- - to edit the my.cnf file.
-- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters.
-- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller.
+ - to edit the my.cnf file
+- Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters
+- Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller
(TODO: should the uninstaller the datadir or leave it? (or ask the user?))
- Creates installation log, and in case of any failures presents the log to
the user and requests to file it as a bug (How far we should go here depends
- on how complex and error-prone the final installation procedure will be).
+ on how complex and error-prone the installation procedure will end up being).
1.2 Step 2: Upgrades from MySQL or MariaDB
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 16:34)=-=-
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@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@
3. Other notes
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-* MySQL's logo is the seal. It can be found here:
+* MariaDB's logo is the seal. It can be found here:
http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo
-=-=(Bothorsen - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 15:40)=-=-
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@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@
3. Other notes
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-* MySQL's logo is the seal (see e.g. here: https://code.launchpad.net/maria),
- Bo Thorsen has the latest revision of the picture in various formats.
+* MySQL's logo is the seal. It can be found here:
+http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo
-=-=(Psergey - Thu, 15 Oct 2009, 15:22)=-=-
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+++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.466 2009-10-15 15:22:05.000000000 +0300
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC)
* root password
* default character set
- *
From the user point of view:
1.1 Step 1: simple installer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An installer package that - Shows GPL Licence - Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options. Preliminary list of "essential" options: * Install directory - Data directory (see email from Peter Laursen on maria-developers@ dated 14-10-2009 about data directory, Vista and UAC) * root password * default character set * TODO come up with the final list. The criteria for inclusion are: 1. ask for things that are essential to have a working setup as soon as the installation is complete 2. ask for things without answers for which the newbies can get into trouble. - Copies files to destination directory - Checks if the target installation directory, TCP port, or named pipe are busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first and aborts. (that is: upgrades are not supported in step#1) - Generates appropriate my.cnf file (from a template) - Sets up SQL root user with specified password - Adds start menu items - to start the server manually (with --console) - to start mysql client - to edit the my.cnf file - Registers MariaDB to start as a service with the specified parameters - Registers MariaDB as installed software, sets up uninstaller (TODO: should the uninstaller the datadir or leave it? (or ask the user?)) - Creates installation log, and in case of any failures presents the log to the user and requests to file it as a bug (How far we should go here depends on how complex and error-prone the installation procedure will end up being). 1.2 Step 2: Upgrades from MySQL or MariaDB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Same as above but with handling of the case where MySQL has been already installed: - offer to replace MySQL. - upgrade the data directory (todo we should sort out if anything/what is needed for this). - Uninstall MySQL - Install MariaDB. 1.3 Step 3: Configuration wizard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Installer should include configuration wizard that's similar to what MySQL installer does. TODO come up with options 1.4 Items not on the wishlist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a list of things that one might want an installer to do but that are out of scope of this WL entry: * Calibration of my.cnf parameters based on available memory, number of CPUs, etc. 2. Installer wishlist (developer POV) ------------------------------------- * Some "installshield-like" tool that's easy to use (suggestion by Webyog: NSIS) * Installation procedure source should reside in MariaDB source repository * Installation procedure source file is better to be in human-readable text format. * It should be possible to automate creation of the installer package, in a way that can be run from buildbot (e.g. the installer package build process should print messages to its stdout) * Any suggestions on how can one automatically test the installation package? (for example, we'll want to start the installer, install, check that installation succeeded, then start the server, run some commands, then uninstall. Any ways to achieve that?) 3. Other notes -------------- * MariaDB's logo is the seal. It can be found here: http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB_Logo ESTIMATED WORK TIME ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WorkLog (v3.5.9)