----------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKLOG TASK -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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, 00:36)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.27409 2009-10-15 00:36:24.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.27409 2009-10-15 00:36:24.000000000 +0300 @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ - Registers mysqld a service - Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options. Preliminary list of "essential" options: + * Destination directory * root password * default character set * https://code.launchpad.net/maria), + Bo Thorsen has the latest revision of the picture in various formats. + -=-=(Psergey - Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 00:46)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.29984 2009-10-14 00:46:50.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.29984 2009-10-14 00:46:50.000000000 +0300 @@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ - Installer should include configuration wizard that's similar to what MySQL installer does. -1.1 Step 1 -~~~~~~~~~~ - 2. Installer wishlist (developer POV) ------------------------------------- * Some "installshield-like" tool that's easy to use (suggestion by Webyog: -=-=(Psergey - Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 00:07)=-=- High-Level Specification modified. --- /tmp/wklog.55.old.28205 2009-10-14 00:07:28.000000000 +0300 +++ /tmp/wklog.55.new.28205 2009-10-14 00:07:28.000000000 +0300 @@ -1 +1,50 @@ +Not a spec so far but a list of points to consider: + +1. Installer wishlist (user POV) +-------------------------------- +From the user point of view: + +1.1 Step 1: simplest installer +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +An installer package that +- Copies files on installation +- Registers mysqld a service +- Checks if installation directory, MySQL's port, or named pipe are + busy. If they are, it asks to remove the previous installation first + and aborts. +- Uninstall procedure (TODO: should that remove the datadir or leave it?) + +1.2 Step 2: upgrades from MySQL +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +- 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. + +1.1 Step 1 +~~~~~~~~~~ + +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?) DESCRIPTION: We need Windows Installer package for MariaDB. HIGH-LEVEL SPECIFICATION: Not a spec so far but a list of points to consider: 1. Installer wishlist (user POV) --------------------------------

From the user point of view:

1.1 Step 1: simple installer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An installer package that - Copies files on installation - Registers mysqld a service - Prompts the user for "essential" configuration options. Preliminary list of "essential" options: * Destination directory * root password * default character set * https://code.launchpad.net/maria), Bo Thorsen has the latest revision of the picture in various formats. ESTIMATED WORK TIME ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WorkLog (v3.5.9)