How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>]

Hi,

I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading Taher's suggestion

in OFBIZ-7783
"For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available then the solution is 
to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here. So one solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."

in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
"You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and start using it with the --offline flag"

My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle commands, because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know where to copy 
the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
-g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home directory. The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.

So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie c:\gradle). I got 9 
issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since from the user's home directory they should be longer)
Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a syntax error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de r�pertoire ou de volume est incorrecte.
"Downloading https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip"

I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set the set GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then got

Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf941nvc7\gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck 
(La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de r�pertoire ou de volumeest incorrecte)

I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB). Despite Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked perfectly well.

But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB instead of 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)

So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users who can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should we try to 
refine and find a better option?

Thanks

Jacques

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Montalbano Florian <fl...@nereide.fr>]

Thanks Jacques for this solution.

I was a little afraid after reading that you moved 1.2 Go data and had 
path length problem, that's why I thought this was a problem linked more 
to the Windows Os.

I'll try this the next time I'll encounter this problem, it seems to be 
a pretty clear solution.


On 30/08/2016 11:01, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
> Hi Florian,
>
> If you read my post (the 1st one in this thread) you will see that the 
> solution for your problem is to change the GRADLE_USER_HOME
>
> There are 2 possiblities:
>
> 1. using the <<-g, --gradle-user-home  Specifies the gradle user home 
> directory.>> Gradle option. It did not work for me initially because I 
> missed
>    the wrapper (ie copied only the caches). I just tested it works.
> 2. Setting the GRADLE_USER_HOME in the gradle script (gradlew.bat or 
> gradlew) in OFBiz root folder. I used: set GRADLE_USER_HOME=c:\gradle
>
> You can then copy the Gradle stuff anywhere you want
>
> HTH
>
> Jacques
>
> Le 30/08/2016 � 09:56, Montalbano Florian a �crit :
>> Hi Taher, All,
>>
>> thanks a lot for this thorough explanation.
>>
>> I just encountered the case where I had no internet connexion to 
>> fetch the dependencies. After searching for a while, I succeeded in 
>> resolving this problem by using what you said in your point "1- No 
>> internet connection" . The only difference is that I needed to have 
>> exactly the same absolute path to the .gradle folder between the two 
>> computers. But maybe it was because I miss-used the '--offline' flag.
>>
>> I think that as long we can do this, there shouldn't be too much 
>> problem for specific deployment. I can understand the possibility 
>> where the server can't be connected to the wild web (for security 
>> stuff) but I lack the experience to know if there is case where 
>> gradle may not be allowed (with a good motive).
>>
>>
>> Thanks again,
>>
>> Have a nice day.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>]

Hi Florian,

If you read my post (the 1st one in this thread) you will see that the solution for your problem is to change the GRADLE_USER_HOME

There are 2 possiblities:

 1. using the <<-g, --gradle-user-home  Specifies the gradle user home directory.>> Gradle option. It did not work for me initially because I missed
    the wrapper (ie copied only the caches). I just tested it works.
 2. Setting the GRADLE_USER_HOME in the gradle script (gradlew.bat or gradlew) in OFBiz root folder. I used: set GRADLE_USER_HOME=c:\gradle

You can then copy the Gradle stuff anywhere you want

HTH

Jacques

Le 30/08/2016 � 09:56, Montalbano Florian a �crit :
> Hi Taher, All,
>
> thanks a lot for this thorough explanation.
>
> I just encountered the case where I had no internet connexion to fetch the dependencies. After searching for a while, I succeeded in resolving this 
> problem by using what you said in your point "1- No internet connection" . The only difference is that I needed to have exactly the same absolute 
> path to the .gradle folder between the two computers. But maybe it was because I miss-used the '--offline' flag.
>
> I think that as long we can do this, there shouldn't be too much problem for specific deployment. I can understand the possibility where the server 
> can't be connected to the wild web (for security stuff) but I lack the experience to know if there is case where gradle may not be allowed (with a 
> good motive).
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Have a nice day.
>
>
>
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>]

Hi Montalabano,

It's okay for the name of the user to change when you copy from one
computer to another, and I think the solution is very simple, just run the
build again by typing ./gradlew --offline build

What this will do is fix the classpath in build/ofbiz.jar because the
ofbiz.jar contains the classpath for all the dependencies (sitting in the
gradle cache) so when you switch to a new computer with a different user
name, it does not work immediately. So a simple rebuild command would do
the trick.

Regards,

Taher Alkhateeb

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Montalbano Florian <
florian.montalbano@nereide.fr> wrote:

> Hi Taher, All,
>
> thanks a lot for this thorough explanation.
>
> I just encountered the case where I had no internet connexion to fetch the
> dependencies. After searching for a while, I succeeded in resolving this
> problem by using what you said in your point "1- No internet connection" .
> The only difference is that I needed to have exactly the same absolute path
> to the .gradle folder between the two computers. But maybe it was because I
> miss-used the '--offline' flag.
>
> I think that as long we can do this, there shouldn't be too much problem
> for specific deployment. I can understand the possibility where the server
> can't be connected to the wild web (for security stuff) but I lack the
> experience to know if there is case where gradle may not be allowed (with a
> good motive).
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Have a nice day.
>
>
>
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Montalbano Florian <fl...@nereide.fr>]

Hi Taher, All,

thanks a lot for this thorough explanation.

I just encountered the case where I had no internet connexion to fetch 
the dependencies. After searching for a while, I succeeded in resolving 
this problem by using what you said in your point "1- No internet 
connection" . The only difference is that I needed to have exactly the 
same absolute path to the .gradle folder between the two computers. But 
maybe it was because I miss-used the '--offline' flag.

I think that as long we can do this, there shouldn't be too much problem 
for specific deployment. I can understand the possibility where the 
server can't be connected to the wild web (for security stuff) but I 
lack the experience to know if there is case where gradle may not be 
allowed (with a good motive).


Thanks again,

Have a nice day.

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>]

Yeah well your input is definitely informative and useful. I think we
probably face this issue because of switching to remote libraries more than
changing the build system.

FYI I have my entire infrastructure managed by docker images through
Ansible. I almost never SSH to any server anymore. So if you want to do any
kind of checking or maintenance on your nodes you would just issue one
command or one script against all the nodes in a certain group. In fact you
can delegate the entire build process to the nodes as this would probably
be faster than one Master server publishing everywhere, especially when you
use the parallel options. So if you haven't already then I highly recommend
trying ansible. You can also try chef or puppet but I think they are a bit
more complex with a steeper learning curve.

On Aug 31, 2016 8:59 AM, "Scott Gray" <sc...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote:

> To be honest I really don't have much input.  Because I pretty much only
> work with OFBiz and the ant builds always just worked, I really don't have
> much experience in dealing with build technologies.
>
> I was mostly just writing the email to highlight how one large user/company
> of OFBiz deploys currently.  The advantage for them is that the deployment
> itself is very quick because the build has already happened on another
> server earlier, but I guess it's not that big of a deal if it only happens
> on the first compile.  Their approach does also help with consistency as we
> had an issue for a while where random compilations would cause a runtime
> error in a particular groovy script.  Rebuilding would fix the issue, but
> if we had to check every node for it individually because of separate
> compilations then it would have been a much bigger PITA.
>
> So I guess for them, they could continue to use a build server to deploy to
> nodes from and then they'd just have to run a separate gradle command on
> the production node to download any missing dependencies before starting
> OFBiz.  So all in all, I don't think it's a big deal and not something I'm
> going to complain about.
>
> Regards
> Scott
>
> On 31 August 2016 at 17:28, Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Scott,.
> >
> > I will explain the build process to analyze the problem to try and come
> up
> > with a solution:
> > - You run ./gradlew build
> > - Gradle downloads all jars
> > - Compile everything
> > - Create a jar that embeds inside its manifest the classpath of all the
> > jars (that are sitting in cache) So the location of the jars is hardcoded
> > into the created jar. This makes for a far cleaner executable than
> calling
> > the classpath in the java command because then the java command would be
> > tousands of characters long and you will not see it on the screen.
> >
> > Let's say you created OFBiz with your modifications, database and
> > everything ready to deploy and your server has an internet connection.
> The
> > moment you deploy it and run in the server ./gradlew "ofbiz --start" it
> > will download the missing jars for you and start the server. So you do
> not
> > need to necessarily do anything
> >
> > To create a self contained binary and continue using gradle to control
> the
> > server means multiple changes as follows:
> > - Must copy all libs inside OFBiz
> > - Alter the jar build to point the classpath to embedded location (/libs
> > for example)
> > - Everytime the dependencies change for whatever reason (if you for
> example
> > disable a component with its dependencies you might get new dependencies
> > exposed), you have to recopy from the cache. I think we can do that
> > programmatically through the gradle event model.
> >
> > So we need a solution that fits everyone. I think copying the
> dependencies
> > by default is not the best solution because you waste space and
> complicate
> > the build script every time there is a change in the dependencies. I list
> > below some solutions. Not sure which one is best but at least this
> > kickstarts the conversation:
> >
> > - One solution is to create a rule-based task (similar to ofbiz,
> > ofbizDebug, ofbizBackground) and maybe call it (ofbizBinary or
> > ofbizContained or something like that). This task would contain the
> custom
> > logic such that upon any change in dependencies it downloads the changes
> > and recopies the cache, and then create the jar holding the proper
> > classpath. However we need to decide whether to copy runtime or
> everything
> > (compile time)
> >
> > - Another solution is similar to the above, but without the logic to
> detect
> > dependency change assuming the deployment environment does not change. So
> > you create and copy the dependencies once.
> >
> > - Yet another solution is similar to what Pierre did, just create a task
> > to copy the dependencies and you run java manually against them. Again we
> > need to decide on dependencies (I think it should be everything not just
> > runtime), however this means stripping away gradle which adds complexity
> to
> > less experienced users because they have to add jvm args and run the
> > commands properly.
> >
> > - And for completeness my original proposal, just let Gradle handle it
> > because:
> >   - You will consume bandwidth either way (server to server or jcenter to
> > server)
> >   - The build script will be simpler and cleaner
> >   - The deployed system will be open to change in dependencies and
> > automatically handle it
> >   - Externalizing dependencies is not uncommon at all. It is the default
> > with Django, Rails, Node.js, and even Java (inside .m2 directory). People
> > usually do not want to deal with the dependency headache directly in many
> > newer systems.
> >
> > If you have a preference for one of the above solutions then we can start
> > exploring it in more depth and enhancing it, or if you have other
> > suggestions and ideas please fire away.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Taher Alkhateeb
> >
> > On Tuesday, 30 August 2016, Scott Gray <sc...@hotwaxsystems.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I just want to add that I don't think it is an uncommon scenario to
> > desire
> > > a self-contained ofbiz build.  The project I'm currently working on
> uses
> > > build servers to compile and deploy to test instances and to
> production.
> > > A production deployment for us means deploying to 10+ nodes and we do
> > this
> > > by building once and then pushing that 'binary' version out to the
> > various
> > > nodes.  I guess (if we were ever to upgrade to gradle ofbiz) we could
> > > figure out how to push the gradle jar cache as well so it isn't the end
> > of
> > > the world, but it was nice being able to push a single self contained
> > unit.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Scott
> > >
> > > On 31 August 2016 at 01:28, Taher Alkhateeb <
> slidingfilaments@gmail.com
> > > <javascript:;>>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yeah I'm not sure why it increased, dependency management is a
> > difficult
> > > > task if you have a good tool, and an almost impossible task if done
> > > > manually. Just type ./gradlew dependencies and observe the absolutely
> > > > insane dependency tree. So I can't tell if the size increased because
> > we
> > > > pulled more libraries unnecessarily while converting or if the reason
> > is
> > > > wrong dependencies in the past, maybe probably both!
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, whatever the correct size is, it is still "too much". We
> depend
> > > way
> > > > on too many libraries, which adds complexity and this scary
> dependency
> > > > tree, and so I think the right solution is to start cutting out
> > unneeded
> > > > libraries. I already did multiple rounds in build.gradle and
> identified
> > > > libraries that I think are not needed. Also, if we decide to disable
> > the
> > > > plugins by default (especially BIRT) then that would also
> substantially
> > > > reduce the size. This is one area that needs a lot of cleanup.
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > > > jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I double checked all these jars comes with the birt component. I
> was
> > > also
> > > > > surprised that we had eclipse jars in the Gradle caches!
> > > > >
> > > > > So not a question, and we have effectively 350MB of dependencies
> > > instead
> > > > > of 150MB before.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jacques
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Le 30/08/2016 à 13:36, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > > > >
> > > > >> Be careful, those could be just regular OFBiz requirements. For
> > > example,
> > > > >> take a look at the below outputs from ./gradlew dependencies. As
> you
> > > can
> > > > >> see there is the eclipse compiler as a requirement from tomcat.
> Just
> > > > >> because it has the word eclipse does not mean it came from
> eclipse.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper:8.0.36
> > > > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api:8.0.36
> > > > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli:8.0.36
> > > > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jsp-api:8.0.36 (*)
> > > > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-el-api:8.0.36
> > > > >> |    +--- org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler:ecj:4.5
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > > > >> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I mean those using Intellij don't run gradlew eclipse, so have
> less
> > > > stuff
> > > > >>> in cache, no?
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> OK, I just answered myself :) There are 30 MB of *eclipse*.jar in
> > the
> > > > >>> Gradle caches, so it's only 320 MB of dependencies related to
> only
> > > > OFBiz
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Jacques
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Le 30/08/2016 à 13:18, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Hmmm, not sure if Intellij or eclipse would make a difference in
> > the
> > > > >>>> cache
> > > > >>>> size? It is gradle that is downloading, not eclipse nor
> intellij.
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > > > >>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 12:43, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>>> Hi Jacques,
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>>> I think to get the absolute minimum cache size you do the
> > > following:
> > > > >>>>>> - delete .gradle
> > > > >>>>>> - ./gradlew cleanAll build (do not run eclipse so that you do
> > not
> > > > >>>>>> download
> > > > >>>>>> the source dependencies)
> > > > >>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>> This would give you the minimum cache needed for OFBiz to run.
> > > > >>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>> Yep, sure if someone using IntelIJ could share the burden that
> > > would
> > > > >>>>>> be
> > > > >>>>>>
> > > > >>>>> easier for me ;)
> > > > >>>>> Not a big deal anyway
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> Jacques
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
> > > > >>>>>
> > > > >>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > > > >>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > > >>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > > > >>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>> Hi Jacques,
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is
> > our
> > > > >>>>>>>> official
> > > > >>>>>>>> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a
> > > > "trick",
> > > > >>>>>>>> my
> > > > >>>>>>>> objective was to say that you changed the topic and
> therefore
> > we
> > > > >>>>>>>> need
> > > > >>>>>>>> to
> > > > >>>>>>>> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely
> within
> > > your
> > > > >>>>>>>> control.
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different
> > > dependencies
> > > > >>>>>>> such
> > > > >>>>>>> as
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be
> > due
> > > to
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> copying
> > > > >>>>>>>> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For
> > example
> > > > the
> > > > >>>>>>>> copy
> > > > >>>>>>>> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime
> > dependencies.
> > > > But
> > > > >>>>>>>> is
> > > > >>>>>>>> this
> > > > >>>>>>>> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything
> > in
> > > > the
> > > > >>>>>>>> future
> > > > >>>>>>>> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends
> > > > doesn't
> > > > >>>>>>>> it?
> > > > >>>>>>>> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it
> is
> > > > >>>>>>>> specific
> > > > >>>>>>>> to
> > > > >>>>>>>> each user in their own environment.
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though
> > still
> > > > to
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> find a
> > > > >>>>>>> right solution for OWASP-DC
> > > > >>>>>>> I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> Another reason could be that the development machine contains
> > > > >>>>>>> additional
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache
> folder
> > > and
> > > > >>>>>>> run
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> the
> > > > >>>>>>>> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> I just tried, after downloading the Internet again
> > (kiiiidiiing
> > > > ;))
> > > > >>>>>>>> it's
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a
> > good
> > > > >>>>>>> news!
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on
> Windows
> > is
> > > > "a
> > > > >>>>>>> bit"
> > > > >>>>>>> long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with
> plenty
> > > of
> > > > >>>>>>> files
> > > > >>>>>>> (I
> > > > >>>>>>> guess some are small did not check).
> > > > >>>>>>> Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time)
> > > Windows
> > > > >>>>>>> is
> > > > >>>>>>> not
> > > > >>>>>>> used as a server.
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a
> substantial
> > > > >>>>>>> enough
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense
> > > that
> > > > we
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> help
> > > > >>>>>>>> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML
> to
> > > come
> > > > >>>>>>>> up
> > > > >>>>>>>> with
> > > > >>>>>>>> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like
> the
> > > ones
> > > > >>>>>>>> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a
> > big
> > > > >>>>>>>> issue
> > > > >>>>>>>> but
> > > > >>>>>>>> I
> > > > >>>>>>>> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have
> > > discussed
> > > > >>>>>>>> this
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
> > > > >>>>>>> For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about,
> hence
> > > > this
> > > > >>>>>>> discussion indeed.
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by
> > > > Eclipse
> > > > >>>>>>> Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than
> 350
> > MB
> > > > in
> > > > >>>>>>> cache?
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> Thanks
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> Jacques
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> Regards,
> > > > >>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <
> > > > >>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>
> > > > >>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>> Hi Jacques, All,
> > > > >>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that
> > > > kick-started
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> this
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits
> had
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> deployment
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in
> > > this
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> thread:
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's
> > > request
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> represents
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it
> > > should
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> not
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> be
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all
> > the
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> power
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> everything.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> The
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> occasional
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> input
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> from others.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were
> created
> > > and
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> had
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> patches
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the
> > > deployment
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> requirements of Pierre:
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The
> > > JIRA
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> had
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> a
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> patch
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a
> > > > certain
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> folder.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> I
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 ->
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Reintroduce a
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> task
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and
> > > remove
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> gradle
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> from
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this
> is
> > > the
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> wrong
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> this
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 ->
> > > Attempted
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> strip
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it
> with
> > > > Java.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Again
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> I
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is
> important
> > > for
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> people
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how
> to
> > > > deploy
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> OFBiz
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the
> title
> > :D
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz
> > > > without
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> Gradle"
> > > > >>>>>>>>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> 1- Why without Gradle?
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> 2- Available Options
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> Why without Gradle?
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a
> ruby-on-rails
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> application
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the
> widget
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> engine.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Is
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> that
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement,
> it
> > > is
> > > > a
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> requirement specific to my needs.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution.
> > Stripping
> > > it
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> away
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> is
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already
> holding
> > a
> > > > lot
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must
> > > have
> > > > a
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> good
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the
> > technical
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> capabilities
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> to do such a thing.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code
> > base
> > > to
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> have
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> a
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined
> > inside
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Gradle
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that
> > is
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> proper
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> then
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the
> > > service
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> engine,
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental
> > > > components.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Available Options
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> -----------------------
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic
> > and
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> those
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it
> > > > themselves;
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> there
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I
> > provide a
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> sample
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> solution for each:
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the
> > .gradle
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> directory
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with
> > > --offline
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the
> > > needed
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> wrapper).
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
> > > > >>>>>>>>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have
> sufficient
> > > disk
> > > > >>>>>>>>> spaces,
> > > > >>>>>>>>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache
> > each
> > > > time
> > > > >>>>>>>>> it's
> > > > >>>>>>>>> changed
> > > > >>>>>>>>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all
> > > > >>>>>>>>> build\libs\ofbiz.jar
> > > > >>>>>>>>> and
> > > > >>>>>>>>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache,
> > > > right?
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one
> in
> > > > your
> > > > >>>>>>>>> user
> > > > >>>>>>>>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on
> > Windows
> > > > (too
> > > > >>>>>>>>> long
> > > > >>>>>>>>> file paths).
> > > > >>>>>>>>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying
> > the
> > > > >>>>>>>>> caches
> > > > >>>>>>>>> and
> > > > >>>>>>>>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space:
> 10MB)
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle
> > > > >>>>>>>>> directory
> > > > >>>>>>>>> to
> > > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make
> > sure
> > > to
> > > > >>>>>>>>> put
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> correct JVM arguments)
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this
> > > information
> > > > in
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your
> > > reluctance
> > > > ;)
> > > > >>>>>>>>> I still need to complete it...
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by
> > having
> > > a
> > > > >>>>>>>>> gradle
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and
> then
> > > run
> > > > >>>>>>>>> java
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> -jar
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too
> > > > specific
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> awkward.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move
> > > > between
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> machines...
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is
> > extremely
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and
> put
> > > all
> > > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch
> > > that
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> adds
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> "
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this
> > > commit)
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> before
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> adding it in the doc
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for
> > our
> > > > >>>>>>>>> users.
> > > > >>>>>>>>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario
> > for
> > > > >>>>>>>>> every
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I
> suggest
> > to
> > > > >>>>>>>>> keep
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> things
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code
> > base
> > > > for
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some
> > > > individuals.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> I totally agree on that!
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Jacques
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> Regards,
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple
> > options:
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all
> > gradle
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> commands
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> with
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> --offline
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> -
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after
> > reading
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Taher's
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>> suggestion
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot
> > build
> > > > on a
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is
> > > available
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> then
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> tasks-in-here.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> So
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> one
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and
> restore
> > > it."
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another
> computer
> > > and
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> start
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> using
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> it with the --offline flag"
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home
> Gradle
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> commands,
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did
> not
> > > > know
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> where
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> to
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user
> > home
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> directory.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> directory.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB)
> from
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> .gradle
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> c:\gradle). I
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> got
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about
> that
> > > > since
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> from
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz"
> > but
> > > > got
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> a
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> syntax
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou de volume
> > est
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> incorrecte.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> "
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided
> > to
> > > > set
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> set
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script.
> > but
> > > > then
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> got
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\
> > 4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> 941nvc7\
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> répertoire
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> ou
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle
> (400
> > > MB).
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Despite
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it
> then
> > > > worked
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> perfectly
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> well.
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2
> > GB
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> instead
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> of
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to
> our
> > > > users
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> who
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines,
> or
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> should
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> we
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> try
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> to refine and find a better option?
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Jacques
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Scott Gray <sc...@hotwaxsystems.com>]

To be honest I really don't have much input.  Because I pretty much only
work with OFBiz and the ant builds always just worked, I really don't have
much experience in dealing with build technologies.

I was mostly just writing the email to highlight how one large user/company
of OFBiz deploys currently.  The advantage for them is that the deployment
itself is very quick because the build has already happened on another
server earlier, but I guess it's not that big of a deal if it only happens
on the first compile.  Their approach does also help with consistency as we
had an issue for a while where random compilations would cause a runtime
error in a particular groovy script.  Rebuilding would fix the issue, but
if we had to check every node for it individually because of separate
compilations then it would have been a much bigger PITA.

So I guess for them, they could continue to use a build server to deploy to
nodes from and then they'd just have to run a separate gradle command on
the production node to download any missing dependencies before starting
OFBiz.  So all in all, I don't think it's a big deal and not something I'm
going to complain about.

Regards
Scott

On 31 August 2016 at 17:28, Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Scott,.
>
> I will explain the build process to analyze the problem to try and come up
> with a solution:
> - You run ./gradlew build
> - Gradle downloads all jars
> - Compile everything
> - Create a jar that embeds inside its manifest the classpath of all the
> jars (that are sitting in cache) So the location of the jars is hardcoded
> into the created jar. This makes for a far cleaner executable than calling
> the classpath in the java command because then the java command would be
> tousands of characters long and you will not see it on the screen.
>
> Let's say you created OFBiz with your modifications, database and
> everything ready to deploy and your server has an internet connection. The
> moment you deploy it and run in the server ./gradlew "ofbiz --start" it
> will download the missing jars for you and start the server. So you do not
> need to necessarily do anything
>
> To create a self contained binary and continue using gradle to control the
> server means multiple changes as follows:
> - Must copy all libs inside OFBiz
> - Alter the jar build to point the classpath to embedded location (/libs
> for example)
> - Everytime the dependencies change for whatever reason (if you for example
> disable a component with its dependencies you might get new dependencies
> exposed), you have to recopy from the cache. I think we can do that
> programmatically through the gradle event model.
>
> So we need a solution that fits everyone. I think copying the dependencies
> by default is not the best solution because you waste space and complicate
> the build script every time there is a change in the dependencies. I list
> below some solutions. Not sure which one is best but at least this
> kickstarts the conversation:
>
> - One solution is to create a rule-based task (similar to ofbiz,
> ofbizDebug, ofbizBackground) and maybe call it (ofbizBinary or
> ofbizContained or something like that). This task would contain the custom
> logic such that upon any change in dependencies it downloads the changes
> and recopies the cache, and then create the jar holding the proper
> classpath. However we need to decide whether to copy runtime or everything
> (compile time)
>
> - Another solution is similar to the above, but without the logic to detect
> dependency change assuming the deployment environment does not change. So
> you create and copy the dependencies once.
>
> - Yet another solution is similar to what Pierre did, just create a task
> to copy the dependencies and you run java manually against them. Again we
> need to decide on dependencies (I think it should be everything not just
> runtime), however this means stripping away gradle which adds complexity to
> less experienced users because they have to add jvm args and run the
> commands properly.
>
> - And for completeness my original proposal, just let Gradle handle it
> because:
>   - You will consume bandwidth either way (server to server or jcenter to
> server)
>   - The build script will be simpler and cleaner
>   - The deployed system will be open to change in dependencies and
> automatically handle it
>   - Externalizing dependencies is not uncommon at all. It is the default
> with Django, Rails, Node.js, and even Java (inside .m2 directory). People
> usually do not want to deal with the dependency headache directly in many
> newer systems.
>
> If you have a preference for one of the above solutions then we can start
> exploring it in more depth and enhancing it, or if you have other
> suggestions and ideas please fire away.
>
> Regards,
>
> Taher Alkhateeb
>
> On Tuesday, 30 August 2016, Scott Gray <sc...@hotwaxsystems.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I just want to add that I don't think it is an uncommon scenario to
> desire
> > a self-contained ofbiz build.  The project I'm currently working on uses
> > build servers to compile and deploy to test instances and to production.
> > A production deployment for us means deploying to 10+ nodes and we do
> this
> > by building once and then pushing that 'binary' version out to the
> various
> > nodes.  I guess (if we were ever to upgrade to gradle ofbiz) we could
> > figure out how to push the gradle jar cache as well so it isn't the end
> of
> > the world, but it was nice being able to push a single self contained
> unit.
> >
> > Regards
> > Scott
> >
> > On 31 August 2016 at 01:28, Taher Alkhateeb <slidingfilaments@gmail.com
> > <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Yeah I'm not sure why it increased, dependency management is a
> difficult
> > > task if you have a good tool, and an almost impossible task if done
> > > manually. Just type ./gradlew dependencies and observe the absolutely
> > > insane dependency tree. So I can't tell if the size increased because
> we
> > > pulled more libraries unnecessarily while converting or if the reason
> is
> > > wrong dependencies in the past, maybe probably both!
> > >
> > > Anyway, whatever the correct size is, it is still "too much". We depend
> > way
> > > on too many libraries, which adds complexity and this scary dependency
> > > tree, and so I think the right solution is to start cutting out
> unneeded
> > > libraries. I already did multiple rounds in build.gradle and identified
> > > libraries that I think are not needed. Also, if we decide to disable
> the
> > > plugins by default (especially BIRT) then that would also substantially
> > > reduce the size. This is one area that needs a lot of cleanup.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > > jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I double checked all these jars comes with the birt component. I was
> > also
> > > > surprised that we had eclipse jars in the Gradle caches!
> > > >
> > > > So not a question, and we have effectively 350MB of dependencies
> > instead
> > > > of 150MB before.
> > > >
> > > > Jacques
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Le 30/08/2016 à 13:36, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > > >
> > > >> Be careful, those could be just regular OFBiz requirements. For
> > example,
> > > >> take a look at the below outputs from ./gradlew dependencies. As you
> > can
> > > >> see there is the eclipse compiler as a requirement from tomcat. Just
> > > >> because it has the word eclipse does not mean it came from eclipse.
> > > >>
> > > >> +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper:8.0.36
> > > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api:8.0.36
> > > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli:8.0.36
> > > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jsp-api:8.0.36 (*)
> > > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-el-api:8.0.36
> > > >> |    +--- org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler:ecj:4.5
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > > >> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> I mean those using Intellij don't run gradlew eclipse, so have less
> > > stuff
> > > >>> in cache, no?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> OK, I just answered myself :) There are 30 MB of *eclipse*.jar in
> the
> > > >>> Gradle caches, so it's only 320 MB of dependencies related to only
> > > OFBiz
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Jacques
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Le 30/08/2016 à 13:18, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Hmmm, not sure if Intellij or eclipse would make a difference in
> the
> > > >>>> cache
> > > >>>> size? It is gradle that is downloading, not eclipse nor intellij.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > > >>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 12:43, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> Hi Jacques,
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>> I think to get the absolute minimum cache size you do the
> > following:
> > > >>>>>> - delete .gradle
> > > >>>>>> - ./gradlew cleanAll build (do not run eclipse so that you do
> not
> > > >>>>>> download
> > > >>>>>> the source dependencies)
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> This would give you the minimum cache needed for OFBiz to run.
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> Yep, sure if someone using IntelIJ could share the burden that
> > would
> > > >>>>>> be
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>> easier for me ;)
> > > >>>>> Not a big deal anyway
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Jacques
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > > >>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> Hi Jacques,
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is
> our
> > > >>>>>>>> official
> > > >>>>>>>> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a
> > > "trick",
> > > >>>>>>>> my
> > > >>>>>>>> objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore
> we
> > > >>>>>>>> need
> > > >>>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within
> > your
> > > >>>>>>>> control.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different
> > dependencies
> > > >>>>>>> such
> > > >>>>>>> as
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be
> due
> > to
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> copying
> > > >>>>>>>> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For
> example
> > > the
> > > >>>>>>>> copy
> > > >>>>>>>> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime
> dependencies.
> > > But
> > > >>>>>>>> is
> > > >>>>>>>> this
> > > >>>>>>>> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything
> in
> > > the
> > > >>>>>>>> future
> > > >>>>>>>> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends
> > > doesn't
> > > >>>>>>>> it?
> > > >>>>>>>> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is
> > > >>>>>>>> specific
> > > >>>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>> each user in their own environment.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though
> still
> > > to
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> find a
> > > >>>>>>> right solution for OWASP-DC
> > > >>>>>>> I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Another reason could be that the development machine contains
> > > >>>>>>> additional
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder
> > and
> > > >>>>>>> run
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> I just tried, after downloading the Internet again
> (kiiiidiiing
> > > ;))
> > > >>>>>>>> it's
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a
> good
> > > >>>>>>> news!
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on Windows
> is
> > > "a
> > > >>>>>>> bit"
> > > >>>>>>> long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with plenty
> > of
> > > >>>>>>> files
> > > >>>>>>> (I
> > > >>>>>>> guess some are small did not check).
> > > >>>>>>> Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time)
> > Windows
> > > >>>>>>> is
> > > >>>>>>> not
> > > >>>>>>> used as a server.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial
> > > >>>>>>> enough
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense
> > that
> > > we
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> help
> > > >>>>>>>> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to
> > come
> > > >>>>>>>> up
> > > >>>>>>>> with
> > > >>>>>>>> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the
> > ones
> > > >>>>>>>> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a
> big
> > > >>>>>>>> issue
> > > >>>>>>>> but
> > > >>>>>>>> I
> > > >>>>>>>> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have
> > discussed
> > > >>>>>>>> this
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
> > > >>>>>>> For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about, hence
> > > this
> > > >>>>>>> discussion indeed.
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by
> > > Eclipse
> > > >>>>>>> Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than 350
> MB
> > > in
> > > >>>>>>> cache?
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Thanks
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Jacques
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Regards,
> > > >>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <
> > > >>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>
> > > >>>>>>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>> Hi Jacques, All,
> > > >>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that
> > > kick-started
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> this
> > > >>>>>>>>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had
> > > >>>>>>>>>> deployment
> > > >>>>>>>>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in
> > this
> > > >>>>>>>>>> thread:
> > > >>>>>>>>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's
> > request
> > > >>>>>>>>>> represents
> > > >>>>>>>>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it
> > should
> > > >>>>>>>>>> not
> > > >>>>>>>>>> be
> > > >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all
> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>> power
> > > >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > >>>>>>>>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating
> > > >>>>>>>>>> everything.
> > > >>>>>>>>>> The
> > > >>>>>>>>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with
> > > >>>>>>>>>> occasional
> > > >>>>>>>>>> input
> > > >>>>>>>>>> from others.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created
> > and
> > > >>>>>>>>>> had
> > > >>>>>>>>>> patches
> > > >>>>>>>>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the
> > deployment
> > > >>>>>>>>>> requirements of Pierre:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The
> > JIRA
> > > >>>>>>>>>> had
> > > >>>>>>>>>> a
> > > >>>>>>>>>> patch
> > > >>>>>>>>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a
> > > certain
> > > >>>>>>>>>> folder.
> > > >>>>>>>>>> I
> > > >>>>>>>>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment
> > > >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> > > >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
> > > >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 ->
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Reintroduce a
> > > >>>>>>>>>> task
> > > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and
> > remove
> > > >>>>>>>>>> gradle
> > > >>>>>>>>>> from
> > > >>>>>>>>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is
> > the
> > > >>>>>>>>>> wrong
> > > >>>>>>>>>> this
> > > >>>>>>>>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
> > > >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 ->
> > Attempted
> > > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>>> strip
> > > >>>>>>>>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with
> > > Java.
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Again
> > > >>>>>>>>>> I
> > > >>>>>>>>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment
> > > >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> > > >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important
> > for
> > > >>>>>>>>>> people
> > > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to
> > > deploy
> > > >>>>>>>>>> OFBiz
> > > >>>>>>>>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title
> :D
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz
> > > without
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> Gradle"
> > > >>>>>>>>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> 1- Why without Gradle?
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> 2- Available Options
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> Why without Gradle?
> > > >>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails
> > > >>>>>>>>>> application
> > > >>>>>>>>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget
> > > >>>>>>>>>> engine.
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Is
> > > >>>>>>>>>> that
> > > >>>>>>>>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it
> > is
> > > a
> > > >>>>>>>>>> requirement specific to my needs.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution.
> Stripping
> > it
> > > >>>>>>>>>> away
> > > >>>>>>>>>> is
> > > >>>>>>>>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding
> a
> > > lot
> > > >>>>>>>>>> of
> > > >>>>>>>>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must
> > have
> > > a
> > > >>>>>>>>>> good
> > > >>>>>>>>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the
> technical
> > > >>>>>>>>>> capabilities
> > > >>>>>>>>>> to do such a thing.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code
> base
> > to
> > > >>>>>>>>>> have
> > > >>>>>>>>>> a
> > > >>>>>>>>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined
> inside
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Gradle
> > > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that
> is
> > > >>>>>>>>>> proper
> > > >>>>>>>>>> then
> > > >>>>>>>>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the
> > service
> > > >>>>>>>>>> engine,
> > > >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental
> > > components.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Available Options
> > > >>>>>>>>>> -----------------------
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic
> and
> > > >>>>>>>>>> those
> > > >>>>>>>>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it
> > > themselves;
> > > >>>>>>>>>> there
> > > >>>>>>>>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I
> provide a
> > > >>>>>>>>>> sample
> > > >>>>>>>>>> solution for each:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the
> .gradle
> > > >>>>>>>>>> directory
> > > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with
> > --offline
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the
> > needed
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> wrapper).
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
> > > >>>>>>>>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient
> > disk
> > > >>>>>>>>> spaces,
> > > >>>>>>>>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache
> each
> > > time
> > > >>>>>>>>> it's
> > > >>>>>>>>> changed
> > > >>>>>>>>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all
> > > >>>>>>>>> build\libs\ofbiz.jar
> > > >>>>>>>>> and
> > > >>>>>>>>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache,
> > > right?
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in
> > > your
> > > >>>>>>>>> user
> > > >>>>>>>>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on
> Windows
> > > (too
> > > >>>>>>>>> long
> > > >>>>>>>>> file paths).
> > > >>>>>>>>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying
> the
> > > >>>>>>>>> caches
> > > >>>>>>>>> and
> > > >>>>>>>>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle
> > > >>>>>>>>> directory
> > > >>>>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make
> sure
> > to
> > > >>>>>>>>> put
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>> correct JVM arguments)
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this
> > information
> > > in
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your
> > reluctance
> > > ;)
> > > >>>>>>>>> I still need to complete it...
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by
> having
> > a
> > > >>>>>>>>> gradle
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then
> > run
> > > >>>>>>>>> java
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> -jar
> > > >>>>>>>>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too
> > > specific
> > > >>>>>>>>>> and
> > > >>>>>>>>>> awkward.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move
> > > between
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> machines...
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is
> extremely
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put
> > all
> > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch
> > that
> > > >>>>>>>>>> adds
> > > >>>>>>>>>> "
> > > >>>>>>>>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this
> > commit)
> > > >>>>>>>>>> before
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> adding it in the doc
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for
> our
> > > >>>>>>>>> users.
> > > >>>>>>>>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario
> for
> > > >>>>>>>>> every
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest
> to
> > > >>>>>>>>> keep
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> things
> > > >>>>>>>>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code
> base
> > > for
> > > >>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some
> > > individuals.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> I totally agree on that!
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Jacques
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> Regards,
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
> > > >>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple
> options:
> > > >>>>>>>>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all
> gradle
> > > >>>>>>>>>> commands
> > > >>>>>>>>>> with
> > > >>>>>>>>>> --offline
> > > >>>>>>>>>> -
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > > >>>>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after
> reading
> > > >>>>>>>>>> Taher's
> > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>> suggestion
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot
> build
> > > on a
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is
> > available
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> then
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> tasks-in-here.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> So
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> one
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore
> > it."
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer
> > and
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> start
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> using
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> it with the --offline flag"
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> commands,
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not
> > > know
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> where
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> to
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user
> home
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> directory.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> directory.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> .gradle
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> c:\gradle). I
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> got
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that
> > > since
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> from
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz"
> but
> > > got
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> a
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> syntax
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou de volume
> est
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> incorrecte.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> "
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided
> to
> > > set
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> set
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script.
> but
> > > then
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> got
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\
> 4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> 941nvc7\
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> répertoire
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> ou
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400
> > MB).
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Despite
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then
> > > worked
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> perfectly
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> well.
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2
> GB
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> instead
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> of
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our
> > > users
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> who
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> should
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> we
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> try
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> to refine and find a better option?
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>> Jacques
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>]

Thanks for the tip Taher

Jacques


Le 31/08/2016 � 13:11, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
> Hi Jacques, yes security is another topic and we can start a new thread on
> that if you wish. Suffice to say in here that dependency management in
> gradle although automatic allows you to customize dependencies. You can use
> patterns to say give me the latest minor version or latest major version or
> exclude this transitive dependency and so on and so forth.
>
> On Aug 31, 2016 2:03 PM, "Jacques Le Roux" <ja...@les7arts.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Le 31/08/2016 � 07:28, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
>>
>>> - And for completeness my original proposal, just let Gradle handle it
>>> because:
>>>     - You will consume bandwidth either way (server to server or jcenter to
>>> server)
>>>     - The build script will be simpler and cleaner
>>>     - The deployed system will be open to change in dependencies and
>>> automatically handle it
>>>     - Externalizing dependencies is not uncommon at all. It is the default
>>> with Django, Rails, Node.js, and even Java (inside .m2 directory). People
>>> usually do not want to deal with the dependency headache directly in many
>>> newer systems.
>>>
>> Like Scott, it's also OK with me. There is though still one thing I
>> slightly worry about, as you said
>>
>> People usually do not want to deal with the dependency headache directly
>>> in many newer systems.
>>>
>> I can understand that!
>> But I have to check Gradle is doing a good job concerning disclosed
>> vulnerabilities.
>> I mean that it always automatically downloads the latest safe external
>> libs versions. I guess it does but I have still to check that. This is the
>> purpose of OFBIZ-7930
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>]

Hi Jacques, yes security is another topic and we can start a new thread on
that if you wish. Suffice to say in here that dependency management in
gradle although automatic allows you to customize dependencies. You can use
patterns to say give me the latest minor version or latest major version or
exclude this transitive dependency and so on and so forth.

On Aug 31, 2016 2:03 PM, "Jacques Le Roux" <ja...@les7arts.com>
wrote:

> Le 31/08/2016 à 07:28, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>
>> - And for completeness my original proposal, just let Gradle handle it
>> because:
>>    - You will consume bandwidth either way (server to server or jcenter to
>> server)
>>    - The build script will be simpler and cleaner
>>    - The deployed system will be open to change in dependencies and
>> automatically handle it
>>    - Externalizing dependencies is not uncommon at all. It is the default
>> with Django, Rails, Node.js, and even Java (inside .m2 directory). People
>> usually do not want to deal with the dependency headache directly in many
>> newer systems.
>>
>
> Like Scott, it's also OK with me. There is though still one thing I
> slightly worry about, as you said
>
> People usually do not want to deal with the dependency headache directly
>> in many newer systems.
>>
>
> I can understand that!
> But I have to check Gradle is doing a good job concerning disclosed
> vulnerabilities.
> I mean that it always automatically downloads the latest safe external
> libs versions. I guess it does but I have still to check that. This is the
> purpose of OFBIZ-7930
>
> Jacques
>
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>]

Le 31/08/2016 � 07:28, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
> - And for completeness my original proposal, just let Gradle handle it
> because:
>    - You will consume bandwidth either way (server to server or jcenter to
> server)
>    - The build script will be simpler and cleaner
>    - The deployed system will be open to change in dependencies and
> automatically handle it
>    - Externalizing dependencies is not uncommon at all. It is the default
> with Django, Rails, Node.js, and even Java (inside .m2 directory). People
> usually do not want to deal with the dependency headache directly in many
> newer systems.

Like Scott, it's also OK with me. There is though still one thing I slightly worry about, as you said

> People usually do not want to deal with the dependency headache directly in many newer systems.

I can understand that!
But I have to check Gradle is doing a good job concerning disclosed vulnerabilities.
I mean that it always automatically downloads the latest safe external libs versions. I guess it does but I have still to check that. This is the 
purpose of OFBIZ-7930

Jacques

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>]

Hi Scott,.

I will explain the build process to analyze the problem to try and come up
with a solution:
- You run ./gradlew build
- Gradle downloads all jars
- Compile everything
- Create a jar that embeds inside its manifest the classpath of all the
jars (that are sitting in cache) So the location of the jars is hardcoded
into the created jar. This makes for a far cleaner executable than calling
the classpath in the java command because then the java command would be
tousands of characters long and you will not see it on the screen.

Let's say you created OFBiz with your modifications, database and
everything ready to deploy and your server has an internet connection. The
moment you deploy it and run in the server ./gradlew "ofbiz --start" it
will download the missing jars for you and start the server. So you do not
need to necessarily do anything

To create a self contained binary and continue using gradle to control the
server means multiple changes as follows:
- Must copy all libs inside OFBiz
- Alter the jar build to point the classpath to embedded location (/libs
for example)
- Everytime the dependencies change for whatever reason (if you for example
disable a component with its dependencies you might get new dependencies
exposed), you have to recopy from the cache. I think we can do that
programmatically through the gradle event model.

So we need a solution that fits everyone. I think copying the dependencies
by default is not the best solution because you waste space and complicate
the build script every time there is a change in the dependencies. I list
below some solutions. Not sure which one is best but at least this
kickstarts the conversation:

- One solution is to create a rule-based task (similar to ofbiz,
ofbizDebug, ofbizBackground) and maybe call it (ofbizBinary or
ofbizContained or something like that). This task would contain the custom
logic such that upon any change in dependencies it downloads the changes
and recopies the cache, and then create the jar holding the proper
classpath. However we need to decide whether to copy runtime or everything
(compile time)

- Another solution is similar to the above, but without the logic to detect
dependency change assuming the deployment environment does not change. So
you create and copy the dependencies once.

- Yet another solution is similar to what Pierre did, just create a task
to copy the dependencies and you run java manually against them. Again we
need to decide on dependencies (I think it should be everything not just
runtime), however this means stripping away gradle which adds complexity to
less experienced users because they have to add jvm args and run the
commands properly.

- And for completeness my original proposal, just let Gradle handle it
because:
  - You will consume bandwidth either way (server to server or jcenter to
server)
  - The build script will be simpler and cleaner
  - The deployed system will be open to change in dependencies and
automatically handle it
  - Externalizing dependencies is not uncommon at all. It is the default
with Django, Rails, Node.js, and even Java (inside .m2 directory). People
usually do not want to deal with the dependency headache directly in many
newer systems.

If you have a preference for one of the above solutions then we can start
exploring it in more depth and enhancing it, or if you have other
suggestions and ideas please fire away.

Regards,

Taher Alkhateeb

On Tuesday, 30 August 2016, Scott Gray <sc...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote:

> I just want to add that I don't think it is an uncommon scenario to desire
> a self-contained ofbiz build.  The project I'm currently working on uses
> build servers to compile and deploy to test instances and to production.
> A production deployment for us means deploying to 10+ nodes and we do this
> by building once and then pushing that 'binary' version out to the various
> nodes.  I guess (if we were ever to upgrade to gradle ofbiz) we could
> figure out how to push the gradle jar cache as well so it isn't the end of
> the world, but it was nice being able to push a single self contained unit.
>
> Regards
> Scott
>
> On 31 August 2016 at 01:28, Taher Alkhateeb <slidingfilaments@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > Yeah I'm not sure why it increased, dependency management is a difficult
> > task if you have a good tool, and an almost impossible task if done
> > manually. Just type ./gradlew dependencies and observe the absolutely
> > insane dependency tree. So I can't tell if the size increased because we
> > pulled more libraries unnecessarily while converting or if the reason is
> > wrong dependencies in the past, maybe probably both!
> >
> > Anyway, whatever the correct size is, it is still "too much". We depend
> way
> > on too many libraries, which adds complexity and this scary dependency
> > tree, and so I think the right solution is to start cutting out unneeded
> > libraries. I already did multiple rounds in build.gradle and identified
> > libraries that I think are not needed. Also, if we decide to disable the
> > plugins by default (especially BIRT) then that would also substantially
> > reduce the size. This is one area that needs a lot of cleanup.
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > I double checked all these jars comes with the birt component. I was
> also
> > > surprised that we had eclipse jars in the Gradle caches!
> > >
> > > So not a question, and we have effectively 350MB of dependencies
> instead
> > > of 150MB before.
> > >
> > > Jacques
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Le 30/08/2016 à 13:36, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > >
> > >> Be careful, those could be just regular OFBiz requirements. For
> example,
> > >> take a look at the below outputs from ./gradlew dependencies. As you
> can
> > >> see there is the eclipse compiler as a requirement from tomcat. Just
> > >> because it has the word eclipse does not mean it came from eclipse.
> > >>
> > >> +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper:8.0.36
> > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api:8.0.36
> > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli:8.0.36
> > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jsp-api:8.0.36 (*)
> > >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-el-api:8.0.36
> > >> |    +--- org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler:ecj:4.5
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > >> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I mean those using Intellij don't run gradlew eclipse, so have less
> > stuff
> > >>> in cache, no?
> > >>>
> > >>> OK, I just answered myself :) There are 30 MB of *eclipse*.jar in the
> > >>> Gradle caches, so it's only 320 MB of dependencies related to only
> > OFBiz
> > >>>
> > >>> Jacques
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Le 30/08/2016 à 13:18, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > >>>
> > >>> Hmmm, not sure if Intellij or eclipse would make a difference in the
> > >>>> cache
> > >>>> size? It is gradle that is downloading, not eclipse nor intellij.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > >>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 12:43, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Hi Jacques,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> I think to get the absolute minimum cache size you do the
> following:
> > >>>>>> - delete .gradle
> > >>>>>> - ./gradlew cleanAll build (do not run eclipse so that you do not
> > >>>>>> download
> > >>>>>> the source dependencies)
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> This would give you the minimum cache needed for OFBiz to run.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Yep, sure if someone using IntelIJ could share the burden that
> would
> > >>>>>> be
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>> easier for me ;)
> > >>>>> Not a big deal anyway
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Jacques
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > >>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Hi Jacques,
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is our
> > >>>>>>>> official
> > >>>>>>>> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a
> > "trick",
> > >>>>>>>> my
> > >>>>>>>> objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore we
> > >>>>>>>> need
> > >>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within
> your
> > >>>>>>>> control.
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different
> dependencies
> > >>>>>>> such
> > >>>>>>> as
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be due
> to
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> copying
> > >>>>>>>> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For example
> > the
> > >>>>>>>> copy
> > >>>>>>>> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime dependencies.
> > But
> > >>>>>>>> is
> > >>>>>>>> this
> > >>>>>>>> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything in
> > the
> > >>>>>>>> future
> > >>>>>>>> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends
> > doesn't
> > >>>>>>>> it?
> > >>>>>>>> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is
> > >>>>>>>> specific
> > >>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>> each user in their own environment.
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though still
> > to
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> find a
> > >>>>>>> right solution for OWASP-DC
> > >>>>>>> I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Another reason could be that the development machine contains
> > >>>>>>> additional
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder
> and
> > >>>>>>> run
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> I just tried, after downloading the Internet again (kiiiidiiing
> > ;))
> > >>>>>>>> it's
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a good
> > >>>>>>> news!
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on Windows is
> > "a
> > >>>>>>> bit"
> > >>>>>>> long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with plenty
> of
> > >>>>>>> files
> > >>>>>>> (I
> > >>>>>>> guess some are small did not check).
> > >>>>>>> Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time)
> Windows
> > >>>>>>> is
> > >>>>>>> not
> > >>>>>>> used as a server.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial
> > >>>>>>> enough
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense
> that
> > we
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> help
> > >>>>>>>> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to
> come
> > >>>>>>>> up
> > >>>>>>>> with
> > >>>>>>>> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the
> ones
> > >>>>>>>> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a big
> > >>>>>>>> issue
> > >>>>>>>> but
> > >>>>>>>> I
> > >>>>>>>> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have
> discussed
> > >>>>>>>> this
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
> > >>>>>>> For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about, hence
> > this
> > >>>>>>> discussion indeed.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by
> > Eclipse
> > >>>>>>> Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than 350 MB
> > in
> > >>>>>>> cache?
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Thanks
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Jacques
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Regards,
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <
> > >>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>
> > >>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> Hi Jacques, All,
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that
> > kick-started
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> this
> > >>>>>>>>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had
> > >>>>>>>>>> deployment
> > >>>>>>>>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in
> this
> > >>>>>>>>>> thread:
> > >>>>>>>>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's
> request
> > >>>>>>>>>> represents
> > >>>>>>>>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it
> should
> > >>>>>>>>>> not
> > >>>>>>>>>> be
> > >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the
> > >>>>>>>>>> power
> > >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >>>>>>>>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating
> > >>>>>>>>>> everything.
> > >>>>>>>>>> The
> > >>>>>>>>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with
> > >>>>>>>>>> occasional
> > >>>>>>>>>> input
> > >>>>>>>>>> from others.
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created
> and
> > >>>>>>>>>> had
> > >>>>>>>>>> patches
> > >>>>>>>>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the
> deployment
> > >>>>>>>>>> requirements of Pierre:
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The
> JIRA
> > >>>>>>>>>> had
> > >>>>>>>>>> a
> > >>>>>>>>>> patch
> > >>>>>>>>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a
> > certain
> > >>>>>>>>>> folder.
> > >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >>>>>>>>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment
> > >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> > >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
> > >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 ->
> > >>>>>>>>>> Reintroduce a
> > >>>>>>>>>> task
> > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and
> remove
> > >>>>>>>>>> gradle
> > >>>>>>>>>> from
> > >>>>>>>>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is
> the
> > >>>>>>>>>> wrong
> > >>>>>>>>>> this
> > >>>>>>>>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
> > >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 ->
> Attempted
> > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>>> strip
> > >>>>>>>>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with
> > Java.
> > >>>>>>>>>> Again
> > >>>>>>>>>> I
> > >>>>>>>>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment
> > >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> > >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important
> for
> > >>>>>>>>>> people
> > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to
> > deploy
> > >>>>>>>>>> OFBiz
> > >>>>>>>>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz
> > without
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Gradle"
> > >>>>>>>>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> 1- Why without Gradle?
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> 2- Available Options
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Why without Gradle?
> > >>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------
> > >>>>>>>>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails
> > >>>>>>>>>> application
> > >>>>>>>>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget
> > >>>>>>>>>> engine.
> > >>>>>>>>>> Is
> > >>>>>>>>>> that
> > >>>>>>>>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it
> is
> > a
> > >>>>>>>>>> requirement specific to my needs.
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping
> it
> > >>>>>>>>>> away
> > >>>>>>>>>> is
> > >>>>>>>>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a
> > lot
> > >>>>>>>>>> of
> > >>>>>>>>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must
> have
> > a
> > >>>>>>>>>> good
> > >>>>>>>>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical
> > >>>>>>>>>> capabilities
> > >>>>>>>>>> to do such a thing.
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base
> to
> > >>>>>>>>>> have
> > >>>>>>>>>> a
> > >>>>>>>>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside
> > >>>>>>>>>> Gradle
> > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is
> > >>>>>>>>>> proper
> > >>>>>>>>>> then
> > >>>>>>>>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the
> service
> > >>>>>>>>>> engine,
> > >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental
> > components.
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Available Options
> > >>>>>>>>>> -----------------------
> > >>>>>>>>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and
> > >>>>>>>>>> those
> > >>>>>>>>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it
> > themselves;
> > >>>>>>>>>> there
> > >>>>>>>>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a
> > >>>>>>>>>> sample
> > >>>>>>>>>> solution for each:
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle
> > >>>>>>>>>> directory
> > >>>>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with
> --offline
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the
> needed
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> wrapper).
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
> > >>>>>>>>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient
> disk
> > >>>>>>>>> spaces,
> > >>>>>>>>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each
> > time
> > >>>>>>>>> it's
> > >>>>>>>>> changed
> > >>>>>>>>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all
> > >>>>>>>>> build\libs\ofbiz.jar
> > >>>>>>>>> and
> > >>>>>>>>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache,
> > right?
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in
> > your
> > >>>>>>>>> user
> > >>>>>>>>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows
> > (too
> > >>>>>>>>> long
> > >>>>>>>>> file paths).
> > >>>>>>>>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the
> > >>>>>>>>> caches
> > >>>>>>>>> and
> > >>>>>>>>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle
> > >>>>>>>>> directory
> > >>>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure
> to
> > >>>>>>>>> put
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>> correct JVM arguments)
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this
> information
> > in
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your
> reluctance
> > ;)
> > >>>>>>>>> I still need to complete it...
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having
> a
> > >>>>>>>>> gradle
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then
> run
> > >>>>>>>>> java
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> -jar
> > >>>>>>>>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too
> > specific
> > >>>>>>>>>> and
> > >>>>>>>>>> awkward.
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move
> > between
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> machines...
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put
> all
> > >>>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch
> that
> > >>>>>>>>>> adds
> > >>>>>>>>>> "
> > >>>>>>>>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this
> commit)
> > >>>>>>>>>> before
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> adding it in the doc
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our
> > >>>>>>>>> users.
> > >>>>>>>>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for
> > >>>>>>>>> every
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to
> > >>>>>>>>> keep
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> things
> > >>>>>>>>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base
> > for
> > >>>>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some
> > individuals.
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> I totally agree on that!
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Jacques
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Regards,
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
> > >>>>>>>>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle
> > >>>>>>>>>> commands
> > >>>>>>>>>> with
> > >>>>>>>>>> --offline
> > >>>>>>>>>> -
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
> > >>>>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading
> > >>>>>>>>>> Taher's
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> suggestion
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
> > >>>>>>>>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build
> > on a
> > >>>>>>>>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is
> available
> > >>>>>>>>>>> then
> > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline
> > >>>>>>>>>>> tasks-in-here.
> > >>>>>>>>>>> So
> > >>>>>>>>>>> one
> > >>>>>>>>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore
> it."
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
> > >>>>>>>>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer
> and
> > >>>>>>>>>>> start
> > >>>>>>>>>>> using
> > >>>>>>>>>>> it with the --offline flag"
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle
> > >>>>>>>>>>> commands,
> > >>>>>>>>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not
> > know
> > >>>>>>>>>>> where
> > >>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
> > >>>>>>>>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home
> > >>>>>>>>>>> directory.
> > >>>>>>>>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home
> > >>>>>>>>>>> directory.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from
> > >>>>>>>>>>> .gradle
> > >>>>>>>>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie
> > >>>>>>>>>>> c:\gradle). I
> > >>>>>>>>>>> got
> > >>>>>>>>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that
> > since
> > >>>>>>>>>>> from
> > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but
> > got
> > >>>>>>>>>>> a
> > >>>>>>>>>>> syntax
> > >>>>>>>>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
> > >>>>>>>>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou de volume est
> > >>>>>>>>>>> incorrecte.
> > >>>>>>>>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
> > >>>>>>>>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
> > >>>>>>>>>>> "
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to
> > set
> > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>>> set
> > >>>>>>>>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but
> > then
> > >>>>>>>>>>> got
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
> > >>>>>>>>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf
> > >>>>>>>>>>> 941nvc7\
> > >>>>>>>>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de
> > >>>>>>>>>>> répertoire
> > >>>>>>>>>>> ou
> > >>>>>>>>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400
> MB).
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Despite
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then
> > worked
> > >>>>>>>>>>> perfectly
> > >>>>>>>>>>> well.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB
> > >>>>>>>>>>> instead
> > >>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >>>>>>>>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our
> > users
> > >>>>>>>>>>> who
> > >>>>>>>>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or
> > >>>>>>>>>>> should
> > >>>>>>>>>>> we
> > >>>>>>>>>>> try
> > >>>>>>>>>>> to refine and find a better option?
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Jacques
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >
> >
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Scott Gray <sc...@hotwaxsystems.com>]

I just want to add that I don't think it is an uncommon scenario to desire
a self-contained ofbiz build.  The project I'm currently working on uses
build servers to compile and deploy to test instances and to production.
A production deployment for us means deploying to 10+ nodes and we do this
by building once and then pushing that 'binary' version out to the various
nodes.  I guess (if we were ever to upgrade to gradle ofbiz) we could
figure out how to push the gradle jar cache as well so it isn't the end of
the world, but it was nice being able to push a single self contained unit.

Regards
Scott

On 31 August 2016 at 01:28, Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yeah I'm not sure why it increased, dependency management is a difficult
> task if you have a good tool, and an almost impossible task if done
> manually. Just type ./gradlew dependencies and observe the absolutely
> insane dependency tree. So I can't tell if the size increased because we
> pulled more libraries unnecessarily while converting or if the reason is
> wrong dependencies in the past, maybe probably both!
>
> Anyway, whatever the correct size is, it is still "too much". We depend way
> on too many libraries, which adds complexity and this scary dependency
> tree, and so I think the right solution is to start cutting out unneeded
> libraries. I already did multiple rounds in build.gradle and identified
> libraries that I think are not needed. Also, if we decide to disable the
> plugins by default (especially BIRT) then that would also substantially
> reduce the size. This is one area that needs a lot of cleanup.
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>
> > I double checked all these jars comes with the birt component. I was also
> > surprised that we had eclipse jars in the Gradle caches!
> >
> > So not a question, and we have effectively 350MB of dependencies instead
> > of 150MB before.
> >
> > Jacques
> >
> >
> >
> > Le 30/08/2016 à 13:36, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> >
> >> Be careful, those could be just regular OFBiz requirements. For example,
> >> take a look at the below outputs from ./gradlew dependencies. As you can
> >> see there is the eclipse compiler as a requirement from tomcat. Just
> >> because it has the word eclipse does not mean it came from eclipse.
> >>
> >> +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper:8.0.36
> >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api:8.0.36
> >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli:8.0.36
> >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jsp-api:8.0.36 (*)
> >> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-el-api:8.0.36
> >> |    +--- org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler:ecj:4.5
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> >> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I mean those using Intellij don't run gradlew eclipse, so have less
> stuff
> >>> in cache, no?
> >>>
> >>> OK, I just answered myself :) There are 30 MB of *eclipse*.jar in the
> >>> Gradle caches, so it's only 320 MB of dependencies related to only
> OFBiz
> >>>
> >>> Jacques
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Le 30/08/2016 à 13:18, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> >>>
> >>> Hmmm, not sure if Intellij or eclipse would make a difference in the
> >>>> cache
> >>>> size? It is gradle that is downloading, not eclipse nor intellij.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> >>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 12:43, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi Jacques,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I think to get the absolute minimum cache size you do the following:
> >>>>>> - delete .gradle
> >>>>>> - ./gradlew cleanAll build (do not run eclipse so that you do not
> >>>>>> download
> >>>>>> the source dependencies)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> This would give you the minimum cache needed for OFBiz to run.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Yep, sure if someone using IntelIJ could share the burden that would
> >>>>>> be
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> easier for me ;)
> >>>>> Not a big deal anyway
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jacques
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> >>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi Jacques,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is our
> >>>>>>>> official
> >>>>>>>> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a
> "trick",
> >>>>>>>> my
> >>>>>>>> objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore we
> >>>>>>>> need
> >>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within your
> >>>>>>>> control.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different dependencies
> >>>>>>> such
> >>>>>>> as
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be due to
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> copying
> >>>>>>>> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For example
> the
> >>>>>>>> copy
> >>>>>>>> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime dependencies.
> But
> >>>>>>>> is
> >>>>>>>> this
> >>>>>>>> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything in
> the
> >>>>>>>> future
> >>>>>>>> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends
> doesn't
> >>>>>>>> it?
> >>>>>>>> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is
> >>>>>>>> specific
> >>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>> each user in their own environment.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though still
> to
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> find a
> >>>>>>> right solution for OWASP-DC
> >>>>>>> I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Another reason could be that the development machine contains
> >>>>>>> additional
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder and
> >>>>>>> run
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I just tried, after downloading the Internet again (kiiiidiiing
> ;))
> >>>>>>>> it's
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a good
> >>>>>>> news!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on Windows is
> "a
> >>>>>>> bit"
> >>>>>>> long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with plenty of
> >>>>>>> files
> >>>>>>> (I
> >>>>>>> guess some are small did not check).
> >>>>>>> Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time) Windows
> >>>>>>> is
> >>>>>>> not
> >>>>>>> used as a server.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial
> >>>>>>> enough
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense that
> we
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> help
> >>>>>>>> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to come
> >>>>>>>> up
> >>>>>>>> with
> >>>>>>>> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the ones
> >>>>>>>> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a big
> >>>>>>>> issue
> >>>>>>>> but
> >>>>>>>> I
> >>>>>>>> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have discussed
> >>>>>>>> this
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
> >>>>>>> For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about, hence
> this
> >>>>>>> discussion indeed.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by
> Eclipse
> >>>>>>> Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than 350 MB
> in
> >>>>>>> cache?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thanks
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Jacques
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <
> >>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com
> >>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hi Jacques, All,
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that
> kick-started
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> this
> >>>>>>>>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had
> >>>>>>>>>> deployment
> >>>>>>>>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this
> >>>>>>>>>> thread:
> >>>>>>>>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request
> >>>>>>>>>> represents
> >>>>>>>>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should
> >>>>>>>>>> not
> >>>>>>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the
> >>>>>>>>>> power
> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating
> >>>>>>>>>> everything.
> >>>>>>>>>> The
> >>>>>>>>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with
> >>>>>>>>>> occasional
> >>>>>>>>>> input
> >>>>>>>>>> from others.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and
> >>>>>>>>>> had
> >>>>>>>>>> patches
> >>>>>>>>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
> >>>>>>>>>> requirements of Pierre:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA
> >>>>>>>>>> had
> >>>>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>>> patch
> >>>>>>>>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a
> certain
> >>>>>>>>>> folder.
> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >>>>>>>>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment
> >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
> >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 ->
> >>>>>>>>>> Reintroduce a
> >>>>>>>>>> task
> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove
> >>>>>>>>>> gradle
> >>>>>>>>>> from
> >>>>>>>>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the
> >>>>>>>>>> wrong
> >>>>>>>>>> this
> >>>>>>>>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
> >>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted
> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>> strip
> >>>>>>>>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with
> Java.
> >>>>>>>>>> Again
> >>>>>>>>>> I
> >>>>>>>>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment
> >>>>>>>>>> requirements
> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for
> >>>>>>>>>> people
> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to
> deploy
> >>>>>>>>>> OFBiz
> >>>>>>>>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz
> without
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Gradle"
> >>>>>>>>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 1- Why without Gradle?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 2- Available Options
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Why without Gradle?
> >>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------
> >>>>>>>>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails
> >>>>>>>>>> application
> >>>>>>>>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget
> >>>>>>>>>> engine.
> >>>>>>>>>> Is
> >>>>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is
> a
> >>>>>>>>>> requirement specific to my needs.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it
> >>>>>>>>>> away
> >>>>>>>>>> is
> >>>>>>>>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a
> lot
> >>>>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have
> a
> >>>>>>>>>> good
> >>>>>>>>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical
> >>>>>>>>>> capabilities
> >>>>>>>>>> to do such a thing.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to
> >>>>>>>>>> have
> >>>>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside
> >>>>>>>>>> Gradle
> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is
> >>>>>>>>>> proper
> >>>>>>>>>> then
> >>>>>>>>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the service
> >>>>>>>>>> engine,
> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental
> components.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Available Options
> >>>>>>>>>> -----------------------
> >>>>>>>>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and
> >>>>>>>>>> those
> >>>>>>>>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it
> themselves;
> >>>>>>>>>> there
> >>>>>>>>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a
> >>>>>>>>>> sample
> >>>>>>>>>> solution for each:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle
> >>>>>>>>>> directory
> >>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the needed
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> wrapper).
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
> >>>>>>>>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient disk
> >>>>>>>>> spaces,
> >>>>>>>>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each
> time
> >>>>>>>>> it's
> >>>>>>>>> changed
> >>>>>>>>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all
> >>>>>>>>> build\libs\ofbiz.jar
> >>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache,
> right?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in
> your
> >>>>>>>>> user
> >>>>>>>>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows
> (too
> >>>>>>>>> long
> >>>>>>>>> file paths).
> >>>>>>>>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the
> >>>>>>>>> caches
> >>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle
> >>>>>>>>> directory
> >>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to
> >>>>>>>>> put
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>> correct JVM arguments)
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this information
> in
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your reluctance
> ;)
> >>>>>>>>> I still need to complete it...
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a
> >>>>>>>>> gradle
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run
> >>>>>>>>> java
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> -jar
> >>>>>>>>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too
> specific
> >>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>> awkward.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move
> between
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> machines...
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all
> >>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that
> >>>>>>>>>> adds
> >>>>>>>>>> "
> >>>>>>>>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this commit)
> >>>>>>>>>> before
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> adding it in the doc
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our
> >>>>>>>>> users.
> >>>>>>>>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for
> >>>>>>>>> every
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to
> >>>>>>>>> keep
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> things
> >>>>>>>>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base
> for
> >>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some
> individuals.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> I totally agree on that!
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Jacques
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Regards,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
> >>>>>>>>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle
> >>>>>>>>>> commands
> >>>>>>>>>> with
> >>>>>>>>>> --offline
> >>>>>>>>>> -
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
> >>>>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading
> >>>>>>>>>> Taher's
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> suggestion
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
> >>>>>>>>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build
> on a
> >>>>>>>>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available
> >>>>>>>>>>> then
> >>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline
> >>>>>>>>>>> tasks-in-here.
> >>>>>>>>>>> So
> >>>>>>>>>>> one
> >>>>>>>>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
> >>>>>>>>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and
> >>>>>>>>>>> start
> >>>>>>>>>>> using
> >>>>>>>>>>> it with the --offline flag"
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle
> >>>>>>>>>>> commands,
> >>>>>>>>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not
> know
> >>>>>>>>>>> where
> >>>>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
> >>>>>>>>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home
> >>>>>>>>>>> directory.
> >>>>>>>>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home
> >>>>>>>>>>> directory.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from
> >>>>>>>>>>> .gradle
> >>>>>>>>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie
> >>>>>>>>>>> c:\gradle). I
> >>>>>>>>>>> got
> >>>>>>>>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that
> since
> >>>>>>>>>>> from
> >>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
> >>>>>>>>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but
> got
> >>>>>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>>>> syntax
> >>>>>>>>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
> >>>>>>>>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou de volume est
> >>>>>>>>>>> incorrecte.
> >>>>>>>>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
> >>>>>>>>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
> >>>>>>>>>>> "
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to
> set
> >>>>>>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>> set
> >>>>>>>>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but
> then
> >>>>>>>>>>> got
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
> >>>>>>>>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf
> >>>>>>>>>>> 941nvc7\
> >>>>>>>>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de
> >>>>>>>>>>> répertoire
> >>>>>>>>>>> ou
> >>>>>>>>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB).
> >>>>>>>>>>> Despite
> >>>>>>>>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then
> worked
> >>>>>>>>>>> perfectly
> >>>>>>>>>>> well.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB
> >>>>>>>>>>> instead
> >>>>>>>>>>> of
> >>>>>>>>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our
> users
> >>>>>>>>>>> who
> >>>>>>>>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or
> >>>>>>>>>>> should
> >>>>>>>>>>> we
> >>>>>>>>>>> try
> >>>>>>>>>>> to refine and find a better option?
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Jacques
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>]

Yeah I'm not sure why it increased, dependency management is a difficult
task if you have a good tool, and an almost impossible task if done
manually. Just type ./gradlew dependencies and observe the absolutely
insane dependency tree. So I can't tell if the size increased because we
pulled more libraries unnecessarily while converting or if the reason is
wrong dependencies in the past, maybe probably both!

Anyway, whatever the correct size is, it is still "too much". We depend way
on too many libraries, which adds complexity and this scary dependency
tree, and so I think the right solution is to start cutting out unneeded
libraries. I already did multiple rounds in build.gradle and identified
libraries that I think are not needed. Also, if we decide to disable the
plugins by default (especially BIRT) then that would also substantially
reduce the size. This is one area that needs a lot of cleanup.

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:

> I double checked all these jars comes with the birt component. I was also
> surprised that we had eclipse jars in the Gradle caches!
>
> So not a question, and we have effectively 350MB of dependencies instead
> of 150MB before.
>
> Jacques
>
>
>
> Le 30/08/2016 à 13:36, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>
>> Be careful, those could be just regular OFBiz requirements. For example,
>> take a look at the below outputs from ./gradlew dependencies. As you can
>> see there is the eclipse compiler as a requirement from tomcat. Just
>> because it has the word eclipse does not mean it came from eclipse.
>>
>> +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper:8.0.36
>> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api:8.0.36
>> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli:8.0.36
>> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jsp-api:8.0.36 (*)
>> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-el-api:8.0.36
>> |    +--- org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler:ecj:4.5
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>
>> I mean those using Intellij don't run gradlew eclipse, so have less stuff
>>> in cache, no?
>>>
>>> OK, I just answered myself :) There are 30 MB of *eclipse*.jar in the
>>> Gradle caches, so it's only 320 MB of dependencies related to only OFBiz
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 13:18, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>>>
>>> Hmmm, not sure if Intellij or eclipse would make a difference in the
>>>> cache
>>>> size? It is gradle that is downloading, not eclipse nor intellij.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 12:43, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jacques,
>>>>>
>>>>>> I think to get the absolute minimum cache size you do the following:
>>>>>> - delete .gradle
>>>>>> - ./gradlew cleanAll build (do not run eclipse so that you do not
>>>>>> download
>>>>>> the source dependencies)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This would give you the minimum cache needed for OFBiz to run.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yep, sure if someone using IntelIJ could share the burden that would
>>>>>> be
>>>>>>
>>>>> easier for me ;)
>>>>> Not a big deal anyway
>>>>>
>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Jacques,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is our
>>>>>>>> official
>>>>>>>> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a "trick",
>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>> objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore we
>>>>>>>> need
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within your
>>>>>>>> control.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different dependencies
>>>>>>> such
>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be due to
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> copying
>>>>>>>> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For example the
>>>>>>>> copy
>>>>>>>> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime dependencies. But
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything in the
>>>>>>>> future
>>>>>>>> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends doesn't
>>>>>>>> it?
>>>>>>>> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is
>>>>>>>> specific
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> each user in their own environment.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though still to
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> find a
>>>>>>> right solution for OWASP-DC
>>>>>>> I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Another reason could be that the development machine contains
>>>>>>> additional
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder and
>>>>>>> run
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I just tried, after downloading the Internet again (kiiiidiiing ;))
>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a good
>>>>>>> news!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on Windows is "a
>>>>>>> bit"
>>>>>>> long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with plenty of
>>>>>>> files
>>>>>>> (I
>>>>>>> guess some are small did not check).
>>>>>>> Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time) Windows
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> used as a server.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial
>>>>>>> enough
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense that we
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> help
>>>>>>>> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to come
>>>>>>>> up
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the ones
>>>>>>>> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a big
>>>>>>>> issue
>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have discussed
>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
>>>>>>> For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about, hence this
>>>>>>> discussion indeed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by Eclipse
>>>>>>> Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than 350 MB in
>>>>>>> cache?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <
>>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Jacques, All,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that kick-started
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had
>>>>>>>>>> deployment
>>>>>>>>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this
>>>>>>>>>> thread:
>>>>>>>>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request
>>>>>>>>>> represents
>>>>>>>>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should
>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the
>>>>>>>>>> power
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating
>>>>>>>>>> everything.
>>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with
>>>>>>>>>> occasional
>>>>>>>>>> input
>>>>>>>>>> from others.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and
>>>>>>>>>> had
>>>>>>>>>> patches
>>>>>>>>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
>>>>>>>>>> requirements of Pierre:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA
>>>>>>>>>> had
>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>> patch
>>>>>>>>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain
>>>>>>>>>> folder.
>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment
>>>>>>>>>> requirements
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 ->
>>>>>>>>>> Reintroduce a
>>>>>>>>>> task
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove
>>>>>>>>>> gradle
>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the
>>>>>>>>>> wrong
>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
>>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> strip
>>>>>>>>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with Java.
>>>>>>>>>> Again
>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment
>>>>>>>>>> requirements
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for
>>>>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to deploy
>>>>>>>>>> OFBiz
>>>>>>>>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz without
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Gradle"
>>>>>>>>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1- Why without Gradle?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2- Available Options
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Why without Gradle?
>>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------
>>>>>>>>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails
>>>>>>>>>> application
>>>>>>>>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget
>>>>>>>>>> engine.
>>>>>>>>>> Is
>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is a
>>>>>>>>>> requirement specific to my needs.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it
>>>>>>>>>> away
>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a lot
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have a
>>>>>>>>>> good
>>>>>>>>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical
>>>>>>>>>> capabilities
>>>>>>>>>> to do such a thing.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to
>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside
>>>>>>>>>> Gradle
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is
>>>>>>>>>> proper
>>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the service
>>>>>>>>>> engine,
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental components.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Available Options
>>>>>>>>>> -----------------------
>>>>>>>>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and
>>>>>>>>>> those
>>>>>>>>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it themselves;
>>>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a
>>>>>>>>>> sample
>>>>>>>>>> solution for each:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle
>>>>>>>>>> directory
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the needed
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> wrapper).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
>>>>>>>>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient disk
>>>>>>>>> spaces,
>>>>>>>>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each time
>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>> changed
>>>>>>>>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all
>>>>>>>>> build\libs\ofbiz.jar
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache, right?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in your
>>>>>>>>> user
>>>>>>>>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows (too
>>>>>>>>> long
>>>>>>>>> file paths).
>>>>>>>>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the
>>>>>>>>> caches
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle
>>>>>>>>> directory
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to
>>>>>>>>> put
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> correct JVM arguments)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this information in
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your reluctance ;)
>>>>>>>>> I still need to complete it...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a
>>>>>>>>> gradle
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run
>>>>>>>>> java
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -jar
>>>>>>>>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too specific
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> awkward.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move between
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> machines...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that
>>>>>>>>>> adds
>>>>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>>>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this commit)
>>>>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> adding it in the doc
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our
>>>>>>>>> users.
>>>>>>>>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for
>>>>>>>>> every
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to
>>>>>>>>> keep
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>>>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base for
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some individuals.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I totally agree on that!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
>>>>>>>>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle
>>>>>>>>>> commands
>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>> --offline
>>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>>>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading
>>>>>>>>>> Taher's
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> suggestion
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
>>>>>>>>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
>>>>>>>>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available
>>>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline
>>>>>>>>>>> tasks-in-here.
>>>>>>>>>>> So
>>>>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
>>>>>>>>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and
>>>>>>>>>>> start
>>>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>>>> it with the --offline flag"
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle
>>>>>>>>>>> commands,
>>>>>>>>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know
>>>>>>>>>>> where
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
>>>>>>>>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home
>>>>>>>>>>> directory.
>>>>>>>>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home
>>>>>>>>>>> directory.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from
>>>>>>>>>>> .gradle
>>>>>>>>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie
>>>>>>>>>>> c:\gradle). I
>>>>>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>>>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since
>>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
>>>>>>>>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got
>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>> syntax
>>>>>>>>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
>>>>>>>>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou de volume est
>>>>>>>>>>> incorrecte.
>>>>>>>>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
>>>>>>>>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
>>>>>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> set
>>>>>>>>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then
>>>>>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
>>>>>>>>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf
>>>>>>>>>>> 941nvc7\
>>>>>>>>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de
>>>>>>>>>>> répertoire
>>>>>>>>>>> ou
>>>>>>>>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB).
>>>>>>>>>>> Despite
>>>>>>>>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked
>>>>>>>>>>> perfectly
>>>>>>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB
>>>>>>>>>>> instead
>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users
>>>>>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or
>>>>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>>> try
>>>>>>>>>>> to refine and find a better option?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>]

I double checked all these jars comes with the birt component. I was also surprised that we had eclipse jars in the Gradle caches!

So not a question, and we have effectively 350MB of dependencies instead of 150MB before.

Jacques


Le 30/08/2016 � 13:36, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
> Be careful, those could be just regular OFBiz requirements. For example,
> take a look at the below outputs from ./gradlew dependencies. As you can
> see there is the eclipse compiler as a requirement from tomcat. Just
> because it has the word eclipse does not mean it came from eclipse.
>
> +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper:8.0.36
> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api:8.0.36
> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli:8.0.36
> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jsp-api:8.0.36 (*)
> |    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-el-api:8.0.36
> |    +--- org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler:ecj:4.5
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>
>> I mean those using Intellij don't run gradlew eclipse, so have less stuff
>> in cache, no?
>>
>> OK, I just answered myself :) There are 30 MB of *eclipse*.jar in the
>> Gradle caches, so it's only 320 MB of dependencies related to only OFBiz
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>>
>>
>> Le 30/08/2016 � 13:18, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
>>
>>> Hmmm, not sure if Intellij or eclipse would make a difference in the cache
>>> size? It is gradle that is downloading, not eclipse nor intellij.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Le 30/08/2016 � 12:43, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
>>>> Hi Jacques,
>>>>> I think to get the absolute minimum cache size you do the following:
>>>>> - delete .gradle
>>>>> - ./gradlew cleanAll build (do not run eclipse so that you do not
>>>>> download
>>>>> the source dependencies)
>>>>>
>>>>> This would give you the minimum cache needed for OFBiz to run.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yep, sure if someone using IntelIJ could share the burden that would be
>>>> easier for me ;)
>>>> Not a big deal anyway
>>>>
>>>> Jacques
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 � 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Jacques,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is our
>>>>>>> official
>>>>>>> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a "trick",
>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>> objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore we need
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within your
>>>>>>> control.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different dependencies such
>>>>>> as
>>>>>>
>>>>>> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be due to
>>>>>>> copying
>>>>>>> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For example the
>>>>>>> copy
>>>>>>> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime dependencies. But is
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything in the
>>>>>>> future
>>>>>>> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends doesn't
>>>>>>> it?
>>>>>>> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is
>>>>>>> specific
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> each user in their own environment.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though still to
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> find a
>>>>>> right solution for OWASP-DC
>>>>>> I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Another reason could be that the development machine contains
>>>>>> additional
>>>>>>
>>>>>> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder and run
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I just tried, after downloading the Internet again (kiiiidiiing ;))
>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a good news!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on Windows is "a
>>>>>> bit"
>>>>>> long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with plenty of
>>>>>> files
>>>>>> (I
>>>>>> guess some are small did not check).
>>>>>> Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time) Windows is
>>>>>> not
>>>>>> used as a server.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial enough
>>>>>>
>>>>>> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense that we
>>>>>>> help
>>>>>>> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to come up
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the ones
>>>>>>> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a big issue
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have discussed this
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
>>>>>> For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about, hence this
>>>>>> discussion indeed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by Eclipse
>>>>>> Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than 350 MB in
>>>>>> cache?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <
>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 � 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Jacques, All,
>>>>>>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that kick-started
>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had
>>>>>>>>> deployment
>>>>>>>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this
>>>>>>>>> thread:
>>>>>>>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request
>>>>>>>>> represents
>>>>>>>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should not
>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the power
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating
>>>>>>>>> everything.
>>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with occasional
>>>>>>>>> input
>>>>>>>>> from others.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and had
>>>>>>>>> patches
>>>>>>>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
>>>>>>>>> requirements of Pierre:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA had
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> patch
>>>>>>>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain
>>>>>>>>> folder.
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment requirements
>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 -> Reintroduce a
>>>>>>>>> task
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove
>>>>>>>>> gradle
>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the
>>>>>>>>> wrong
>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
>>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted to
>>>>>>>>> strip
>>>>>>>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with Java.
>>>>>>>>> Again
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment requirements
>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for
>>>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to deploy
>>>>>>>>> OFBiz
>>>>>>>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz without
>>>>>>>> Gradle"
>>>>>>>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1- Why without Gradle?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2- Available Options
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Why without Gradle?
>>>>>>>>> ---------------------------
>>>>>>>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails
>>>>>>>>> application
>>>>>>>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget engine.
>>>>>>>>> Is
>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is a
>>>>>>>>> requirement specific to my needs.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it
>>>>>>>>> away
>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a lot of
>>>>>>>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have a
>>>>>>>>> good
>>>>>>>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical
>>>>>>>>> capabilities
>>>>>>>>> to do such a thing.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to
>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside Gradle
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is proper
>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the service
>>>>>>>>> engine,
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental components.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Available Options
>>>>>>>>> -----------------------
>>>>>>>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and those
>>>>>>>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it themselves;
>>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a
>>>>>>>>> sample
>>>>>>>>> solution for each:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle
>>>>>>>>> directory
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the needed
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> wrapper).
>>>>>>>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
>>>>>>>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient disk
>>>>>>>> spaces,
>>>>>>>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each time
>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>> changed
>>>>>>>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all
>>>>>>>> build\libs\ofbiz.jar
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache, right?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in your
>>>>>>>> user
>>>>>>>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows (too
>>>>>>>> long
>>>>>>>> file paths).
>>>>>>>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the
>>>>>>>> caches
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to put
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> correct JVM arguments)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this information in
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
>>>>>>>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your reluctance ;)
>>>>>>>> I still need to complete it...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a
>>>>>>>> gradle
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run java
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -jar
>>>>>>>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too specific
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> awkward.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move between
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> machines...
>>>>>>>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that
>>>>>>>>> adds
>>>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this commit)
>>>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> adding it in the doc
>>>>>>>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our
>>>>>>>> users.
>>>>>>>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for every
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to keep
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base for
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some individuals.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I totally agree on that!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
>>>>>>>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
>>>>>>>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle
>>>>>>>>> commands
>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>> --offline
>>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading
>>>>>>>>> Taher's
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> suggestion
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
>>>>>>>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
>>>>>>>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available
>>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here.
>>>>>>>>>> So
>>>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
>>>>>>>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and
>>>>>>>>>> start
>>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>>> it with the --offline flag"
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle
>>>>>>>>>> commands,
>>>>>>>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know
>>>>>>>>>> where
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
>>>>>>>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home
>>>>>>>>>> directory.
>>>>>>>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle
>>>>>>>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie
>>>>>>>>>> c:\gradle). I
>>>>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since
>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
>>>>>>>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a
>>>>>>>>>> syntax
>>>>>>>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
>>>>>>>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de r�pertoire ou de volume est
>>>>>>>>>> incorrecte.
>>>>>>>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
>>>>>>>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
>>>>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> set
>>>>>>>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then
>>>>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
>>>>>>>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf
>>>>>>>>>> 941nvc7\
>>>>>>>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de
>>>>>>>>>> r�pertoire
>>>>>>>>>> ou
>>>>>>>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB).
>>>>>>>>>> Despite
>>>>>>>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked
>>>>>>>>>> perfectly
>>>>>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB
>>>>>>>>>> instead
>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users
>>>>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should
>>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>>> try
>>>>>>>>>> to refine and find a better option?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>]

Be careful, those could be just regular OFBiz requirements. For example,
take a look at the below outputs from ./gradlew dependencies. As you can
see there is the eclipse compiler as a requirement from tomcat. Just
because it has the word eclipse does not mean it came from eclipse.

+--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jasper:8.0.36
|    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api:8.0.36
|    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-juli:8.0.36
|    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jsp-api:8.0.36 (*)
|    +--- org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-el-api:8.0.36
|    +--- org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler:ecj:4.5


On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:

> I mean those using Intellij don't run gradlew eclipse, so have less stuff
> in cache, no?
>
> OK, I just answered myself :) There are 30 MB of *eclipse*.jar in the
> Gradle caches, so it's only 320 MB of dependencies related to only OFBiz
>
> Jacques
>
>
>
> Le 30/08/2016 à 13:18, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>
>> Hmmm, not sure if Intellij or eclipse would make a difference in the cache
>> size? It is gradle that is downloading, not eclipse nor intellij.
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>
>> Le 30/08/2016 à 12:43, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>>>
>>> Hi Jacques,
>>>>
>>>> I think to get the absolute minimum cache size you do the following:
>>>> - delete .gradle
>>>> - ./gradlew cleanAll build (do not run eclipse so that you do not
>>>> download
>>>> the source dependencies)
>>>>
>>>> This would give you the minimum cache needed for OFBiz to run.
>>>>
>>>> Yep, sure if someone using IntelIJ could share the burden that would be
>>> easier for me ;)
>>> Not a big deal anyway
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>>
>>> Taher Alkhateeb
>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jacques,
>>>>>
>>>>>> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is our
>>>>>> official
>>>>>> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a "trick",
>>>>>> my
>>>>>> objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore we need
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within your
>>>>>> control.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)
>>>>>>
>>>>> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different dependencies such
>>>>> as
>>>>>
>>>>> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be due to
>>>>>> copying
>>>>>> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For example the
>>>>>> copy
>>>>>> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime dependencies. But is
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything in the
>>>>>> future
>>>>>> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends doesn't
>>>>>> it?
>>>>>> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is
>>>>>> specific
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> each user in their own environment.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though still to
>>>>>>
>>>>> find a
>>>>> right solution for OWASP-DC
>>>>> I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930
>>>>>
>>>>> Another reason could be that the development machine contains
>>>>> additional
>>>>>
>>>>> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder and run
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just tried, after downloading the Internet again (kiiiidiiing ;))
>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>
>>>>> indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a good news!
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on Windows is "a
>>>>> bit"
>>>>> long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with plenty of
>>>>> files
>>>>> (I
>>>>> guess some are small did not check).
>>>>> Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time) Windows is
>>>>> not
>>>>> used as a server.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial enough
>>>>>
>>>>> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense that we
>>>>>> help
>>>>>> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to come up
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the ones
>>>>>> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a big issue
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have discussed this
>>>>>>
>>>>> enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
>>>>> For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about, hence this
>>>>> discussion indeed.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by Eclipse
>>>>> Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than 350 MB in
>>>>> cache?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <
>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Jacques, All,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that kick-started
>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had
>>>>>>>> deployment
>>>>>>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this
>>>>>>>> thread:
>>>>>>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request
>>>>>>>> represents
>>>>>>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should not
>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the power
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating
>>>>>>>> everything.
>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with occasional
>>>>>>>> input
>>>>>>>> from others.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and had
>>>>>>>> patches
>>>>>>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
>>>>>>>> requirements of Pierre:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA had
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> patch
>>>>>>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain
>>>>>>>> folder.
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment requirements
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 -> Reintroduce a
>>>>>>>> task
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove
>>>>>>>> gradle
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the
>>>>>>>> wrong
>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
>>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted to
>>>>>>>> strip
>>>>>>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with Java.
>>>>>>>> Again
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment requirements
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for
>>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to deploy
>>>>>>>> OFBiz
>>>>>>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz without
>>>>>>> Gradle"
>>>>>>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1- Why without Gradle?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2- Available Options
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why without Gradle?
>>>>>>>> ---------------------------
>>>>>>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails
>>>>>>>> application
>>>>>>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget engine.
>>>>>>>> Is
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is a
>>>>>>>> requirement specific to my needs.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it
>>>>>>>> away
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a lot of
>>>>>>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have a
>>>>>>>> good
>>>>>>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical
>>>>>>>> capabilities
>>>>>>>> to do such a thing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside Gradle
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is proper
>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the service
>>>>>>>> engine,
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental components.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Available Options
>>>>>>>> -----------------------
>>>>>>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and those
>>>>>>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it themselves;
>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a
>>>>>>>> sample
>>>>>>>> solution for each:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle
>>>>>>>> directory
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the needed
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> wrapper).
>>>>>>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
>>>>>>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient disk
>>>>>>> spaces,
>>>>>>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each time
>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>> changed
>>>>>>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all
>>>>>>> build\libs\ofbiz.jar
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache, right?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in your
>>>>>>> user
>>>>>>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows (too
>>>>>>> long
>>>>>>> file paths).
>>>>>>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the
>>>>>>> caches
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to put
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> correct JVM arguments)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this information in
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
>>>>>>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your reluctance ;)
>>>>>>> I still need to complete it...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a
>>>>>>> gradle
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run java
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -jar
>>>>>>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too specific
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> awkward.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move between
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> machines...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that
>>>>>>>> adds
>>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this commit)
>>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> adding it in the doc
>>>>>>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our
>>>>>>> users.
>>>>>>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for every
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to keep
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base for
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some individuals.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I totally agree on that!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
>>>>>>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle
>>>>>>>> commands
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>> --offline
>>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading
>>>>>>>> Taher's
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> suggestion
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
>>>>>>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
>>>>>>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available
>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here.
>>>>>>>>> So
>>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
>>>>>>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and
>>>>>>>>> start
>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>> it with the --offline flag"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle
>>>>>>>>> commands,
>>>>>>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know
>>>>>>>>> where
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
>>>>>>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home
>>>>>>>>> directory.
>>>>>>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle
>>>>>>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie
>>>>>>>>> c:\gradle). I
>>>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since
>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
>>>>>>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a
>>>>>>>>> syntax
>>>>>>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
>>>>>>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou de volume est
>>>>>>>>> incorrecte.
>>>>>>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
>>>>>>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
>>>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> set
>>>>>>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then
>>>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
>>>>>>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf
>>>>>>>>> 941nvc7\
>>>>>>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de
>>>>>>>>> répertoire
>>>>>>>>> ou
>>>>>>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB).
>>>>>>>>> Despite
>>>>>>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked
>>>>>>>>> perfectly
>>>>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB
>>>>>>>>> instead
>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users
>>>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should
>>>>>>>>> we
>>>>>>>>> try
>>>>>>>>> to refine and find a better option?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>]

I mean those using Intellij don't run gradlew eclipse, so have less stuff in cache, no?

OK, I just answered myself :) There are 30 MB of *eclipse*.jar in the Gradle caches, so it's only 320 MB of dependencies related to only OFBiz

Jacques


Le 30/08/2016 � 13:18, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
> Hmmm, not sure if Intellij or eclipse would make a difference in the cache
> size? It is gradle that is downloading, not eclipse nor intellij.
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>
>> Le 30/08/2016 � 12:43, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
>>
>>> Hi Jacques,
>>>
>>> I think to get the absolute minimum cache size you do the following:
>>> - delete .gradle
>>> - ./gradlew cleanAll build (do not run eclipse so that you do not download
>>> the source dependencies)
>>>
>>> This would give you the minimum cache needed for OFBiz to run.
>>>
>> Yep, sure if someone using IntelIJ could share the burden that would be
>> easier for me ;)
>> Not a big deal anyway
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>>
>> Taher Alkhateeb
>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Le 30/08/2016 � 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
>>>> Hi Jacques,
>>>>> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is our
>>>>> official
>>>>> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a "trick", my
>>>>> objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore we need to
>>>>> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within your
>>>>> control.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)
>>>> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different dependencies such
>>>> as
>>>>
>>>>> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be due to
>>>>> copying
>>>>> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For example the copy
>>>>> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime dependencies. But is
>>>>> this
>>>>> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything in the
>>>>> future
>>>>> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends doesn't it?
>>>>> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is specific
>>>>> to
>>>>> each user in their own environment.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though still to
>>>> find a
>>>> right solution for OWASP-DC
>>>> I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930
>>>>
>>>> Another reason could be that the development machine contains additional
>>>>
>>>>> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder and run
>>>>> the
>>>>> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.
>>>>>
>>>>> I just tried, after downloading the Internet again (kiiiidiiing ;)) it's
>>>> indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a good news!
>>>>
>>>> BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on Windows is "a bit"
>>>> long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with plenty of files
>>>> (I
>>>> guess some are small did not check).
>>>> Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time) Windows is
>>>> not
>>>> used as a server.
>>>>
>>>> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial enough
>>>>
>>>>> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense that we
>>>>> help
>>>>> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to come up
>>>>> with
>>>>> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the ones
>>>>> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a big issue
>>>>> but
>>>>> I
>>>>> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.
>>>>>
>>>>> I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have discussed this
>>>> enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
>>>> For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about, hence this
>>>> discussion indeed.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by Eclipse
>>>> Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than 350 MB in
>>>> cache?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Jacques
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <
>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Le 30/08/2016 � 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Jacques, All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that kick-started
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had deployment
>>>>>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this
>>>>>>> thread:
>>>>>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request
>>>>>>> represents
>>>>>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should not be
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the power
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating everything.
>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with occasional
>>>>>>> input
>>>>>>> from others.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and had
>>>>>>> patches
>>>>>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
>>>>>>> requirements of Pierre:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA had a
>>>>>>> patch
>>>>>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain
>>>>>>> folder.
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment requirements of
>>>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 -> Reintroduce a
>>>>>>> task
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove gradle
>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the wrong
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
>>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted to
>>>>>>> strip
>>>>>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with Java.
>>>>>>> Again
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment requirements
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for
>>>>>>> people
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to deploy
>>>>>>> OFBiz
>>>>>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz without
>>>>>> Gradle"
>>>>>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1- Why without Gradle?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2- Available Options
>>>>>>> Why without Gradle?
>>>>>>> ---------------------------
>>>>>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails
>>>>>>> application
>>>>>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget engine. Is
>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is a
>>>>>>> requirement specific to my needs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it away
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a lot of
>>>>>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have a good
>>>>>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical
>>>>>>> capabilities
>>>>>>> to do such a thing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to have
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside Gradle
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is proper
>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the service
>>>>>>> engine,
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental components.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Available Options
>>>>>>> -----------------------
>>>>>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and those
>>>>>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it themselves;
>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a sample
>>>>>>> solution for each:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle
>>>>>>> directory
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the needed
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> wrapper).
>>>>>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
>>>>>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient disk
>>>>>> spaces,
>>>>>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each time
>>>>>> it's
>>>>>> changed
>>>>>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all build\libs\ofbiz.jar
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache, right?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in your user
>>>>>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows (too
>>>>>> long
>>>>>> file paths).
>>>>>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the caches
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory to
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>
>>>>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to put
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> correct JVM arguments)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this information in
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
>>>>>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your reluctance ;)
>>>>>> I still need to complete it...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a gradle
>>>>>>
>>>>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run java
>>>>>>> -jar
>>>>>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too specific and
>>>>>>> awkward.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move between
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> machines...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
>>>>>>
>>>>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all the
>>>>>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that adds
>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this commit)
>>>>>>> before
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> adding it in the doc
>>>>>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our users.
>>>>>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for every
>>>>>>
>>>>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to keep
>>>>>>> things
>>>>>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base for the
>>>>>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some individuals.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I totally agree on that!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
>>>>>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle commands
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> --offline
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading Taher's
>>>>>>>> suggestion
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
>>>>>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
>>>>>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available then
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here.
>>>>>>>> So
>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
>>>>>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and start
>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>> it with the --offline flag"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle commands,
>>>>>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know
>>>>>>>> where
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
>>>>>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home
>>>>>>>> directory.
>>>>>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle
>>>>>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie
>>>>>>>> c:\gradle). I
>>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since
>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
>>>>>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a
>>>>>>>> syntax
>>>>>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
>>>>>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de r�pertoire ou de volume est
>>>>>>>> incorrecte.
>>>>>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
>>>>>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
>>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set the
>>>>>>>> set
>>>>>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then got
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
>>>>>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf941nvc7\
>>>>>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de r�pertoire
>>>>>>>> ou
>>>>>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB).
>>>>>>>> Despite
>>>>>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked
>>>>>>>> perfectly
>>>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB instead
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users who
>>>>>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should we
>>>>>>>> try
>>>>>>>> to refine and find a better option?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>]

Hmmm, not sure if Intellij or eclipse would make a difference in the cache
size? It is gradle that is downloading, not eclipse nor intellij.

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:

> Le 30/08/2016 à 12:43, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>
>> Hi Jacques,
>>
>> I think to get the absolute minimum cache size you do the following:
>> - delete .gradle
>> - ./gradlew cleanAll build (do not run eclipse so that you do not download
>> the source dependencies)
>>
>> This would give you the minimum cache needed for OFBiz to run.
>>
>
> Yep, sure if someone using IntelIJ could share the burden that would be
> easier for me ;)
> Not a big deal anyway
>
> Jacques
>
>
> Taher Alkhateeb
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>
>> Le 30/08/2016 à 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>>>
>>> Hi Jacques,
>>>>
>>>> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is our
>>>> official
>>>> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a "trick", my
>>>> objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore we need to
>>>> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within your
>>>> control.
>>>>
>>>> Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)
>>>
>>> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different dependencies such
>>> as
>>>
>>>> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be due to
>>>> copying
>>>> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For example the copy
>>>> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime dependencies. But is
>>>> this
>>>> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything in the
>>>> future
>>>> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends doesn't it?
>>>> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is specific
>>>> to
>>>> each user in their own environment.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though still to
>>> find a
>>> right solution for OWASP-DC
>>> I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930
>>>
>>> Another reason could be that the development machine contains additional
>>>
>>>> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder and run
>>>> the
>>>> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.
>>>>
>>>> I just tried, after downloading the Internet again (kiiiidiiing ;)) it's
>>> indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a good news!
>>>
>>> BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on Windows is "a bit"
>>> long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with plenty of files
>>> (I
>>> guess some are small did not check).
>>> Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time) Windows is
>>> not
>>> used as a server.
>>>
>>> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial enough
>>>
>>>> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense that we
>>>> help
>>>> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to come up
>>>> with
>>>> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the ones
>>>> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a big issue
>>>> but
>>>> I
>>>> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.
>>>>
>>>> I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have discussed this
>>> enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
>>> For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about, hence this
>>> discussion indeed.
>>>
>>> I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by Eclipse
>>> Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than 350 MB in
>>> cache?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Taher Alkhateeb
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <
>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Le 30/08/2016 à 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jacques, All,
>>>>>
>>>>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that kick-started
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had deployment
>>>>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this
>>>>>> thread:
>>>>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request
>>>>>> represents
>>>>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should not be
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the power
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating everything.
>>>>>> The
>>>>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with occasional
>>>>>> input
>>>>>> from others.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and had
>>>>>> patches
>>>>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
>>>>>> requirements of Pierre:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA had a
>>>>>> patch
>>>>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain
>>>>>> folder.
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment requirements of
>>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 -> Reintroduce a
>>>>>> task
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove gradle
>>>>>> from
>>>>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the wrong
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
>>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted to
>>>>>> strip
>>>>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with Java.
>>>>>> Again
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment requirements
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for
>>>>>> people
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to deploy
>>>>>> OFBiz
>>>>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
>>>>>>
>>>>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz without
>>>>> Gradle"
>>>>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
>>>>>
>>>>> 1- Why without Gradle?
>>>>>
>>>>> 2- Available Options
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why without Gradle?
>>>>>> ---------------------------
>>>>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails
>>>>>> application
>>>>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget engine. Is
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is a
>>>>>> requirement specific to my needs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it away
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a lot of
>>>>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have a good
>>>>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical
>>>>>> capabilities
>>>>>> to do such a thing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to have
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside Gradle
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is proper
>>>>>> then
>>>>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the service
>>>>>> engine,
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental components.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Available Options
>>>>>> -----------------------
>>>>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and those
>>>>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it themselves;
>>>>>> there
>>>>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a sample
>>>>>> solution for each:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle
>>>>>> directory
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the needed
>>>>>>
>>>>> wrapper).
>>>>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
>>>>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient disk
>>>>> spaces,
>>>>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each time
>>>>> it's
>>>>> changed
>>>>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all build\libs\ofbiz.jar
>>>>> and
>>>>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache, right?
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in your user
>>>>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows (too
>>>>> long
>>>>> file paths).
>>>>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the caches
>>>>> and
>>>>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
>>>>>
>>>>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory to
>>>>> the
>>>>>
>>>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to put
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> correct JVM arguments)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this information in
>>>>>>
>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
>>>>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your reluctance ;)
>>>>> I still need to complete it...
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a gradle
>>>>>
>>>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run java
>>>>>> -jar
>>>>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too specific and
>>>>>> awkward.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move between
>>>>>>
>>>>> machines...
>>>>>
>>>>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
>>>>>
>>>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all the
>>>>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that adds
>>>>>> "
>>>>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this commit)
>>>>>> before
>>>>>>
>>>>> adding it in the doc
>>>>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our users.
>>>>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
>>>>>
>>>>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for every
>>>>>
>>>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to keep
>>>>>> things
>>>>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base for the
>>>>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some individuals.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I totally agree on that!
>>>>>>
>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
>>>>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle commands
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> --offline
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading Taher's
>>>>>>> suggestion
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
>>>>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
>>>>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available then
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here.
>>>>>>> So
>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
>>>>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and start
>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>> it with the --offline flag"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle commands,
>>>>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know
>>>>>>> where
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
>>>>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home
>>>>>>> directory.
>>>>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle
>>>>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie
>>>>>>> c:\gradle). I
>>>>>>> got
>>>>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since
>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
>>>>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a
>>>>>>> syntax
>>>>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
>>>>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou de volume est
>>>>>>> incorrecte.
>>>>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
>>>>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
>>>>>>> "
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set the
>>>>>>> set
>>>>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then got
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
>>>>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf941nvc7\
>>>>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire
>>>>>>> ou
>>>>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB).
>>>>>>> Despite
>>>>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked
>>>>>>> perfectly
>>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB instead
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users who
>>>>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should we
>>>>>>> try
>>>>>>> to refine and find a better option?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>]

Le 30/08/2016 � 12:43, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
> Hi Jacques,
>
> I think to get the absolute minimum cache size you do the following:
> - delete .gradle
> - ./gradlew cleanAll build (do not run eclipse so that you do not download
> the source dependencies)
>
> This would give you the minimum cache needed for OFBiz to run.

Yep, sure if someone using IntelIJ could share the burden that would be easier for me ;)
Not a big deal anyway

Jacques

> Taher Alkhateeb
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>
>> Le 30/08/2016 � 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
>>
>>> Hi Jacques,
>>>
>>> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is our official
>>> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a "trick", my
>>> objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore we need to
>>> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within your
>>> control.
>>>
>> Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)
>>
>> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different dependencies such as
>>> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be due to
>>> copying
>>> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For example the copy
>>> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime dependencies. But is
>>> this
>>> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything in the future
>>> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends doesn't it?
>>> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is specific to
>>> each user in their own environment.
>>>
>> Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though still to find a
>> right solution for OWASP-DC
>> I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930
>>
>> Another reason could be that the development machine contains additional
>>> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder and run
>>> the
>>> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.
>>>
>> I just tried, after downloading the Internet again (kiiiidiiing ;)) it's
>> indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a good news!
>>
>> BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on Windows is "a bit"
>> long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with plenty of files (I
>> guess some are small did not check).
>> Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time) Windows is not
>> used as a server.
>>
>> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial enough
>>> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense that we help
>>> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to come up with
>>> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the ones
>>> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a big issue but
>>> I
>>> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.
>>>
>> I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have discussed this
>> enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
>> For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about, hence this
>> discussion indeed.
>>
>> I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by Eclipse
>> Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than 350 MB in cache?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>>
>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Taher Alkhateeb
>>>
>>> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Le 30/08/2016 � 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
>>>> Hi Jacques, All,
>>>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that kick-started this
>>>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had deployment
>>>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this thread:
>>>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
>>>>>
>>>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request
>>>>> represents
>>>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should not be
>>>>> the
>>>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the power and
>>>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating everything.
>>>>> The
>>>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with occasional
>>>>> input
>>>>> from others.
>>>>>
>>>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and had
>>>>> patches
>>>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
>>>>> requirements of Pierre:
>>>>>
>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA had a
>>>>> patch
>>>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain
>>>>> folder.
>>>>> I
>>>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment requirements of
>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 -> Reintroduce a
>>>>> task
>>>>> to
>>>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove gradle
>>>>> from
>>>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the wrong
>>>>> this
>>>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
>>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted to
>>>>> strip
>>>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with Java. Again
>>>>> I
>>>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment requirements of
>>>>> Pierre.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for people
>>>>> to
>>>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to deploy OFBiz
>>>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
>>>>>
>>>>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
>>>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle"
>>>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
>>>>
>>>> 1- Why without Gradle?
>>>>
>>>>> 2- Available Options
>>>>>
>>>>> Why without Gradle?
>>>>> ---------------------------
>>>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails application
>>>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget engine. Is
>>>>> that
>>>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is a
>>>>> requirement specific to my needs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it away is
>>>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a lot of
>>>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have a good
>>>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical
>>>>> capabilities
>>>>> to do such a thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to have a
>>>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside Gradle to
>>>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is proper
>>>>> then
>>>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the service engine,
>>>>> the
>>>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental components.
>>>>>
>>>>> Available Options
>>>>> -----------------------
>>>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and those
>>>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it themselves; there
>>>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a sample
>>>>> solution for each:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory
>>>>> to
>>>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline
>>>>>
>>>>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the needed
>>>> wrapper).
>>>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
>>>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient disk spaces,
>>>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each time it's
>>>> changed
>>>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all build\libs\ofbiz.jar
>>>> and
>>>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache, right?
>>>>
>>>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in your user
>>>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows (too long
>>>> file paths).
>>>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the caches
>>>> and
>>>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
>>>>
>>>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory to
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to put
>>>>> the
>>>>> correct JVM arguments)
>>>>>
>>>>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this information in
>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
>>>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your reluctance ;)
>>>> I still need to complete it...
>>>>
>>>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a gradle
>>>>
>>>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run java
>>>>> -jar
>>>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too specific and
>>>>> awkward.
>>>>>
>>>>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move between
>>>> machines...
>>>>
>>>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
>>>>
>>>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all the
>>>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that adds "
>>>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
>>>>>
>>>>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this commit) before
>>>> adding it in the doc
>>>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our users.
>>>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
>>>>
>>>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for every
>>>>
>>>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to keep
>>>>> things
>>>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base for the
>>>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some individuals.
>>>>>
>>>>> I totally agree on that!
>>>> Jacques
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
>>>>>
>>>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
>>>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle commands
>>>>> with
>>>>> --offline
>>>>> -
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading Taher's
>>>>>> suggestion
>>>>>>
>>>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
>>>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
>>>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available then
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here. So
>>>>>> one
>>>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
>>>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and start
>>>>>> using
>>>>>> it with the --offline flag"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle commands,
>>>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know where
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
>>>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home directory.
>>>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle
>>>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie c:\gradle). I
>>>>>> got
>>>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since from
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
>>>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a
>>>>>> syntax
>>>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
>>>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de r�pertoire ou de volume est
>>>>>> incorrecte.
>>>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
>>>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
>>>>>> "
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set the
>>>>>> set
>>>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then got
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
>>>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf941nvc7\
>>>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de r�pertoire ou
>>>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB). Despite
>>>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked
>>>>>> perfectly
>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB instead of
>>>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users who
>>>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should we
>>>>>> try
>>>>>> to refine and find a better option?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>]

Hi Jacques,

I think to get the absolute minimum cache size you do the following:
- delete .gradle
- ./gradlew cleanAll build (do not run eclipse so that you do not download
the source dependencies)

This would give you the minimum cache needed for OFBiz to run.

Taher Alkhateeb

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Jacques Le Roux <
jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:

> Le 30/08/2016 à 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>
>> Hi Jacques,
>>
>> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is our official
>> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a "trick", my
>> objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore we need to
>> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within your
>> control.
>>
>
> Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)
>
> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different dependencies such as
>> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be due to
>> copying
>> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For example the copy
>> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime dependencies. But is
>> this
>> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything in the future
>> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends doesn't it?
>> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is specific to
>> each user in their own environment.
>>
>
> Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though still to find a
> right solution for OWASP-DC
> I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930
>
> Another reason could be that the development machine contains additional
>> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder and run
>> the
>> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.
>>
>
> I just tried, after downloading the Internet again (kiiiidiiing ;)) it's
> indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a good news!
>
> BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on Windows is "a bit"
> long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with plenty of files (I
> guess some are small did not check).
> Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time) Windows is not
> used as a server.
>
> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial enough
>> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense that we help
>> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to come up with
>> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the ones
>> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a big issue but
>> I
>> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.
>>
>
> I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have discussed this
> enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
> For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about, hence this
> discussion indeed.
>
> I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by Eclipse
> Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than 350 MB in cache?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jacques
>
>
>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Taher Alkhateeb
>>
>> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>> Le 30/08/2016 à 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>>>
>>> Hi Jacques, All,
>>>>
>>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that kick-started this
>>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had deployment
>>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this thread:
>>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
>>>>
>>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request
>>>> represents
>>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should not be
>>>> the
>>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the power and
>>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating everything.
>>>> The
>>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with occasional
>>>> input
>>>> from others.
>>>>
>>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and had
>>>> patches
>>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
>>>> requirements of Pierre:
>>>>
>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA had a
>>>> patch
>>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain
>>>> folder.
>>>> I
>>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment requirements of
>>>> Pierre.
>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 -> Reintroduce a
>>>> task
>>>> to
>>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove gradle
>>>> from
>>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the wrong
>>>> this
>>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
>>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted to
>>>> strip
>>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with Java. Again
>>>> I
>>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment requirements of
>>>> Pierre.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for people
>>>> to
>>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to deploy OFBiz
>>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
>>>>
>>>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
>>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle"
>>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
>>>
>>> 1- Why without Gradle?
>>>
>>>> 2- Available Options
>>>>
>>>> Why without Gradle?
>>>> ---------------------------
>>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails application
>>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget engine. Is
>>>> that
>>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is a
>>>> requirement specific to my needs.
>>>>
>>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it away is
>>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a lot of
>>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have a good
>>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical
>>>> capabilities
>>>> to do such a thing.
>>>>
>>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to have a
>>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside Gradle to
>>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is proper
>>>> then
>>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the service engine,
>>>> the
>>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental components.
>>>>
>>>> Available Options
>>>> -----------------------
>>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and those
>>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it themselves; there
>>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a sample
>>>> solution for each:
>>>>
>>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory
>>>> to
>>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline
>>>>
>>>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the needed
>>> wrapper).
>>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
>>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient disk spaces,
>>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each time it's
>>> changed
>>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all build\libs\ofbiz.jar
>>> and
>>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache, right?
>>>
>>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in your user
>>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows (too long
>>> file paths).
>>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the caches
>>> and
>>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
>>>
>>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory to
>>> the
>>>
>>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to put
>>>> the
>>>> correct JVM arguments)
>>>>
>>>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this information in
>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
>>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your reluctance ;)
>>> I still need to complete it...
>>>
>>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a gradle
>>>
>>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run java
>>>> -jar
>>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too specific and
>>>> awkward.
>>>>
>>>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move between
>>> machines...
>>>
>>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
>>>
>>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all the
>>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that adds "
>>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
>>>>
>>>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this commit) before
>>> adding it in the doc
>>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our users.
>>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
>>>
>>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for every
>>>
>>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to keep
>>>> things
>>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base for the
>>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some individuals.
>>>>
>>>> I totally agree on that!
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
>>>>
>>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
>>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle commands
>>>> with
>>>> --offline
>>>> -
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading Taher's
>>>>> suggestion
>>>>>
>>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
>>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
>>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available then
>>>>> the
>>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here. So
>>>>> one
>>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>>>>>
>>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
>>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and start
>>>>> using
>>>>> it with the --offline flag"
>>>>>
>>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle commands,
>>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know where
>>>>> to
>>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
>>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home directory.
>>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle
>>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie c:\gradle). I
>>>>> got
>>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since from
>>>>> the
>>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
>>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a
>>>>> syntax
>>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
>>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou de volume est
>>>>> incorrecte.
>>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
>>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
>>>>> "
>>>>>
>>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set the
>>>>> set
>>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then got
>>>>>
>>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
>>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf941nvc7\
>>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou
>>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
>>>>>
>>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB). Despite
>>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked
>>>>> perfectly
>>>>> well.
>>>>>
>>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB instead of
>>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>>>>>
>>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users who
>>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should we
>>>>> try
>>>>> to refine and find a better option?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Jacques
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>]

Le 30/08/2016 � 11:25, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
> Hi Jacques,
>
> I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is our official
> ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a "trick", my
> objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore we need to
> start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within your control.

Yes of course, only a friendly joke :)

> Now as you probably already know Gradle has different dependencies such as
> compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be due to copying
> only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For example the copy
> libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime dependencies. But is this
> the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything in the future
> in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends doesn't it?
> It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is specific to
> each user in their own environment.

Yes, that's why I did not continue this way. I have though still to find a right solution for OWASP-DC
I mean https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7930

> Another reason could be that the development machine contains additional
> unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder and run the
> build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.

I just tried, after downloading the Internet again (kiiiidiiing ;)) it's indeed much smaller (Eclipse included) it's only 350 MB, a good news!

BTW handling (copying, deleting, moving) the caches on Windows is "a bit" long. Because Windows does not handle well a folder with plenty of files (I 
guess some are small did not check).
Not a big deal since most of the time (if not all the time) Windows is not used as a server.

> Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial enough
> problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense that we help
> our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to come up with
> a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the ones
> mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a big issue but I
> could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.

I agree a plethora of Jira is not good. I think we have discussed this enough, now we need to continue to update the documentation.
For that you need 1st to know what you are talking about, hence this discussion indeed.

I wonder about the dependencies introduced in Gradle cache by Eclipse
Could someone using IntelliJ confirm it has much less than 350 MB in cache?

Thanks

Jacques

>
> Regards,
>
> Taher Alkhateeb
>
> On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <ja...@les7arts.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Le 30/08/2016 � 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
>>
>>> Hi Jacques, All,
>>>
>>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that kick-started this
>>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had deployment
>>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this thread:
>>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
>>>
>>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request
>>> represents
>>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should not be the
>>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the power and
>>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating everything. The
>>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with occasional input
>>> from others.
>>>
>>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and had
>>> patches
>>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
>>> requirements of Pierre:
>>>
>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA had a
>>> patch
>>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder.
>>> I
>>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment requirements of
>>> Pierre.
>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 -> Reintroduce a task
>>> to
>>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove gradle
>>> from
>>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the wrong this
>>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
>>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted to strip
>>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with Java. Again I
>>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment requirements of
>>> Pierre.
>>>
>>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for people to
>>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to deploy OFBiz
>>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
>>>
>> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
>> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle"
>> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
>>
>> 1- Why without Gradle?
>>> 2- Available Options
>>>
>>> Why without Gradle?
>>> ---------------------------
>>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails application
>>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget engine. Is
>>> that
>>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is a
>>> requirement specific to my needs.
>>>
>>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it away is
>>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a lot of
>>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have a good
>>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical
>>> capabilities
>>> to do such a thing.
>>>
>>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to have a
>>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside Gradle to
>>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is proper then
>>> we should have such options in the system to remove the service engine,
>>> the
>>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental components.
>>>
>>> Available Options
>>> -----------------------
>>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and those
>>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it themselves; there
>>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a sample
>>> solution for each:
>>>
>>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory
>>> to
>>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline
>>>
>> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the needed wrapper).
>> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
>> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient disk spaces,
>> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each time it's
>> changed
>> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all build\libs\ofbiz.jar and
>> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache, right?
>>
>> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in your user
>> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows (too long
>> file paths).
>> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the caches and
>> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
>>
>> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory to the
>>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to put the
>>> correct JVM arguments)
>>>
>> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this information in
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
>> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your reluctance ;)
>> I still need to complete it...
>>
>> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a gradle
>>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run java -jar
>>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too specific and
>>> awkward.
>>>
>> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move between
>> machines...
>>
>> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
>>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all the
>>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that adds "
>>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
>>>
>> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this commit) before
>> adding it in the doc
>> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our users.
>> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
>>
>> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for every
>>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to keep
>>> things
>>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base for the
>>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some individuals.
>>>
>> I totally agree on that!
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Taher Alkhateeb.
>>>
>>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
>>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle commands
>>> with
>>> --offline
>>> -
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
>>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading Taher's
>>>> suggestion
>>>>
>>>> in OFBIZ-7783
>>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
>>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available then the
>>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here. So
>>>> one
>>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>>>>
>>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
>>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and start
>>>> using
>>>> it with the --offline flag"
>>>>
>>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle commands,
>>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know where to
>>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
>>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home directory.
>>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.
>>>>
>>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle
>>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie c:\gradle). I
>>>> got
>>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since from
>>>> the
>>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
>>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a syntax
>>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
>>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de r�pertoire ou de volume est incorrecte.
>>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
>>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
>>>> "
>>>>
>>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set the set
>>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then got
>>>>
>>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
>>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf941nvc7\
>>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de r�pertoire ou
>>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
>>>>
>>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB). Despite
>>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked
>>>> perfectly
>>>> well.
>>>>
>>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB instead of
>>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>>>>
>>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users who
>>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should we try
>>>> to refine and find a better option?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Jacques
>>>>
>>>>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>]

Hi Jacques,

I know you probably meant this as a friendly joke but this is our official
ML, so I have to state for the record that I did not play a "trick", my
objective was to say that you changed the topic and therefore we need to
start a new thread. Choosing the new topic is entirely within your control.

Now as you probably already know Gradle has different dependencies such as
compile and runtime. Part of the difference in size could be due to copying
only one of these dependencies and not all of them. For example the copy
libs task (discussed earlier) only copied runtime dependencies. But is this
the right thing to do? are you not going to compile anything in the future
in the production environment? Maybe yes maybe no it depends doesn't it?
It's different from one deployment to another. Therefore it is specific to
each user in their own environment.

Another reason could be that the development machine contains additional
unneeded dependencies. So if you try to delete the cache folder and run the
build again you might get a smaller size upon copying.

Also for the record, if no internet connection is a substantial enough
problem and multiple people are facing it then it makes sense that we help
our users, but this needs to be discussed thoroughly in ML to come up with
a good clean solution before starting multiple jiras like the ones
mentioned earlier. To me personally I don't think this is a big issue but I
could be wrong so I leave it to others to have their say.

Regards,

Taher Alkhateeb

On Aug 30, 2016 11:50 AM, "Jacques Le Roux" <ja...@les7arts.com>
wrote:

> Le 30/08/2016 à 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a écrit :
>
>> Hi Jacques, All,
>>
>> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that kick-started this
>> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had deployment
>> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this thread:
>> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
>>
>> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request
>> represents
>> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should not be the
>> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the power and
>> advantages from having a powerful build system automating everything. The
>> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with occasional input
>> from others.
>>
>> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and had
>> patches
>> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
>> requirements of Pierre:
>>
>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA had a
>> patch
>> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder.
>> I
>> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment requirements of
>> Pierre.
>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 -> Reintroduce a task
>> to
>> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove gradle
>> from
>> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the wrong this
>> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
>> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted to strip
>> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with Java. Again I
>> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment requirements of
>> Pierre.
>>
>> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for people to
>> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to deploy OFBiz
>> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
>>
>
> OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
> The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle"
> but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"
>
> 1- Why without Gradle?
>> 2- Available Options
>>
>> Why without Gradle?
>> ---------------------------
>> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails application
>> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget engine. Is
>> that
>> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is a
>> requirement specific to my needs.
>>
>> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it away is
>> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a lot of
>> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have a good
>> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical
>> capabilities
>> to do such a thing.
>>
>> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to have a
>> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside Gradle to
>> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is proper then
>> we should have such options in the system to remove the service engine,
>> the
>> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental components.
>>
>> Available Options
>> -----------------------
>> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and those
>> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it themselves; there
>> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a sample
>> solution for each:
>>
>> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory
>> to
>> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline
>>
>
> That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the needed wrapper).
> It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
> Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient disk spaces,
> it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each time it's
> changed
> To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all build\libs\ofbiz.jar and
> only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache, right?
>
> BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in your user
> folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows (too long
> file paths).
> I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the caches and
> the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)
>
> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory to the
>> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to put the
>> correct JVM arguments)
>>
>
> Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this information in
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+
> OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your reluctance ;)
> I still need to complete it...
>
> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a gradle
>> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run java -jar
>> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too specific and
>> awkward.
>>
>
> The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move between
> machines...
>
> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
>> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all the
>> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that adds "
>> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "
>>
>
> OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this commit) before
> adding it in the doc
> As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our users.
> Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.
>
> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for every
>> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to keep
>> things
>> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base for the
>> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some individuals.
>>
>
> I totally agree on that!
>
> Jacques
>
>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Taher Alkhateeb.
>>
>> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
>> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle commands
>> with
>> --offline
>> -
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
>> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading Taher's
>>> suggestion
>>>
>>> in OFBIZ-7783
>>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
>>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available then the
>>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here. So
>>> one
>>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>>>
>>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
>>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and start
>>> using
>>> it with the --offline flag"
>>>
>>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle commands,
>>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know where to
>>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
>>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home directory.
>>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.
>>>
>>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle
>>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie c:\gradle). I
>>> got
>>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since from
>>> the
>>> user's home directory they should be longer)
>>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a syntax
>>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
>>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou de volume est incorrecte.
>>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/di
>>> stributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
>>> "
>>>
>>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set the set
>>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then got
>>>
>>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
>>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf941nvc7\
>>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou
>>> de volumeest incorrecte)
>>>
>>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB). Despite
>>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked
>>> perfectly
>>> well.
>>>
>>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB instead of
>>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>>>
>>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users who
>>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should we try
>>> to refine and find a better option?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Jacques
>>>
>>>
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>]

Le 30/08/2016 � 09:21, Taher Alkhateeb a �crit :
> Hi Jacques, All,
>
> Okay just to put things into context, the reason that kick-started this
> discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had deployment
> requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this thread:
> http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre
>
> To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request represents
> unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should not be the
> default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the power and
> advantages from having a powerful build system automating everything. The
> discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with occasional input
> from others.
>
> Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and had patches
> / initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
> requirements of Pierre:
>
> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA had a patch
> to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder. I
> objected to it as being too specific to the deployment requirements of
> Pierre.
> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 -> Reintroduce a task to
> copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove gradle from
> the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the wrong this
> to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
> - https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted to strip
> away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with Java. Again I
> objected to it for being too specific to the deployment requirements of
> Pierre.
>
> Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for people to
> know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to deploy OFBiz
> without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:

OK you played a trick here Taher by suggesting me the title :D
The problem I tried to tackle is not "How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle" but "How to use Gradle w/o Internet connection"

> 1- Why without Gradle?
> 2- Available Options
>
> Why without Gradle?
> ---------------------------
> Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails application
> without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget engine. Is that
> a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is a
> requirement specific to my needs.
>
> Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it away is
> like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a lot of
> responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have a good
> reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical capabilities
> to do such a thing.
>
> So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to have a
> solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside Gradle to
> copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is proper then
> we should have such options in the system to remove the service engine, the
> entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental components.
>
> Available Options
> -----------------------
> Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and those
> involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it themselves; there
> are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a sample
> solution for each:
>
> 1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory to
> the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline

That's what I did above but only with the caches (and the needed wrapper). It works but needs 10 times more disk space than before.
Since it's local and servers are supposed to have sufficient disk spaces, it's only a problem of bandwidth to copy the Gradle cache each time it's changed
To clarify the OFBiz compiled running code is all build\libs\ofbiz.jar and only the external dependencies are in the the Gradle cache, right?

BTW I also tried with the whole .gradle directory (the one in your user folder) but got issues because I guess I tried only on Windows (too long file 
paths).
I see no reasons it would not work, since by simply copying the caches and the wrapper it worked for me (only slighter less space: 10MB)

> 2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory to the
> deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to put the
> correct JVM arguments)

Yep, that's also the reason I kept and updated this information in 
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+OFBiz+Technical+Production+Setup+Guide, despite your reluctance ;)
I still need to complete it...

> Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a gradle
> task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run java -jar
> adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too specific and
> awkward.

The only reason is you have 10(!) times less data to move between machines...

> If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
> easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all the
> custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that adds "
> apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "

OK, I'll consider it (as I did with the 1st post of this commit) before adding it in the doc
As you can see, I do that to document the possibilities for our users. Because I know it will happen and it's good for adoption.

> So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for every
> person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to keep things
> lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base for the
> specific exceptional deployment requirements of some individuals.

I totally agree on that!

Jacques

>
> Regards,
>
> Taher Alkhateeb.
>
> In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
> - Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle commands with
> --offline
> -
>
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
> jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading Taher's
>> suggestion
>>
>> in OFBIZ-7783
>> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
>> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available then the
>> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here. So one
>> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>>
>> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
>> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and start using
>> it with the --offline flag"
>>
>> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle commands,
>> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know where to
>> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
>> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home directory.
>> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.
>>
>> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle
>> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie c:\gradle). I got
>> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since from the
>> user's home directory they should be longer)
>> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a syntax
>> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
>> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de r�pertoire ou de volume est incorrecte.
>> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
>> "
>>
>> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set the set
>> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then got
>>
>> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
>> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf941nvc7\
>> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de r�pertoire ou
>> de volumeest incorrecte)
>>
>> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB). Despite
>> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked perfectly
>> well.
>>
>> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB instead of
>> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>>
>> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users who
>> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should we try
>> to refine and find a better option?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jacques
>>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Taher Alkhateeb <sl...@gmail.com>]

Hi Jacques, All,

Okay just to put things into context, the reason that kick-started this
discussion (multiple times so far) is that Pierre Smits had deployment
requirements in which Gradle is not allowed as detailed in this thread:
http://markmail.org/message/dzq3e55n6z4cwmre

To make things short, I was of the opinion that Pierre's request represents
unusual and specific deployment requirements and that it should not be the
default way to deploy OFBiz because people would lose all the power and
advantages from having a powerful build system automating everything. The
discussions were had between myself, Pierre, Jacques with occasional input
from others.

Despite my above position, the following JIRAs were created and had patches
/ initiatives, all of which were very specific to the deployment
requirements of Pierre:

- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7782 -> The JIRA had a patch
to create a task to copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder. I
objected to it as being too specific to the deployment requirements of
Pierre.
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7893 -> Reintroduce a task to
copy all OFBiz runtime libraries to a certain folder and remove gradle from
the deployment scripts in /tools. I objected saying this is the wrong this
to do and that I already objected in OFBIZ-7782
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-7796 -> Attempted to strip
away gradle from the deployment scripts and replace it with Java. Again I
objected to it for being too specific to the deployment requirements of
Pierre.

Sorry for the long introduction but the context is important for people to
know where we stand exactly. Now to your question of how to deploy OFBiz
without Gradle, I would like to reply in two parts:
1- Why without Gradle?
2- Available Options

Why without Gradle?
---------------------------
Imagine if I tell you that I want to deploy a ruby-on-rails application
without rails. Or I want to deploy OFBiz without the widget engine. Is that
a normal requirement? No, it is not a normal requirement, it is a
requirement specific to my needs.

Gradle is a fundamental part of the OFBiz solution. Stripping it away is
like stripping away a core component. It is already holding a lot of
responsibilities and expected to hold a lot more. You must have a good
reason to want to remove it, and you should have the technical capabilities
to do such a thing.

So, it is in my opinion unreasonable to require the code base to have a
solution to remove Gradle as an option (A task defined inside Gradle to
copy libs so you can later run java -jar). Because if that is proper then
we should have such options in the system to remove the service engine, the
entity engine, the widgets, and many other fundamental components.

Available Options
-----------------------
Taking into consideration that this is an _advanced_ topic and those
involved _should_ have the technical capacity to do it themselves; there
are different scenarios we are discussing here and I provide a sample
solution for each:

1- No internet connection: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory to
the deployment server and run all gradle commands with --offline

2- Gradle not allowed: One solution is to copy the .gradle directory to the
deployment server and run java -jar build/ofbiz.jar (make sure to put the
correct JVM arguments)

Of course the option proposed by Pierre and yourself by having a gradle
task to copy the runtime libraries to some location and then run java -jar
adding that folder to the classpath works. But it is too specific and
awkward. If you want to customize things to your liking, it is extremely
easy to create a gradle subproject (a file somewhere) and put all the
custom deployment logic in it, and then just create a patch that adds "
apply from: 'foo/bar/my-custom-build-script.gradle' "

So to conclude, if we succumb to every deployment scenario for every
person, we would indeed have a very big code base. I suggest to keep things
lean and clean, and to avoid adding anything to the code base for the
specific exceptional deployment requirements of some individuals.

Regards,

Taher Alkhateeb.

In case of no internet connection, there are multiple options:
- Copy the .gradle directory to the server and run all gradle commands with
--offline
-

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 9:21 AM, Jacques Le Roux <
jacques.le.roux@les7arts.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading Taher's
> suggestion
>
> in OFBIZ-7783
> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available then the
> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here. So one
> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>
> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and start using
> it with the --offline flag"
>
> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle commands,
> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know where to
> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home directory.
> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.
>
> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle
> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie c:\gradle). I got
> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since from the
> user's home directory they should be longer)
> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a syntax
> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou de volume est incorrecte.
> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
> "
>
> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set the set
> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then got
>
> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf941nvc7\
> gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou
> de volumeest incorrecte)
>
> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB). Despite
> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked perfectly
> well.
>
> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB instead of
> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>
> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users who
> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should we try
> to refine and find a better option?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jacques
>

Re: How to deploy OFBiz without Gradle

[Scott Gray <sc...@hotwaxsystems.com>]

I haven't looked at the gradle implementation much, do the jars not end up
somewhere within ofbiz after building?

Thanks
Scott

On 30 August 2016 at 18:21, Jacques Le Roux <ja...@les7arts.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just tried something which seemed very simple after reading Taher's
> suggestion
>
> in OFBIZ-7783
> "For example if your problem is simply that you cannot build on a
> disconnected computer even though the gradle cache is available then the
> solution is to issue the command ./gradlew --offline tasks-in-here. So one
> solution is to simply archive the gradle cache and restore it."
>
> in the "Should we do binary releases?" thread
> "You can also copy the .gradle cache from another computer and start using
> it with the --offline flag"
>
> My idea was to mix --offline with --gradle-user-home Gradle commands,
> because I wanted to do this on the same machine and did not know where to
> copy the .gradle cache (where the dependencies are)
> -g, --gradle-user-home  <->   Specifies the Gradle user home directory.
> The default is the .gradle directory in the user's home directory.
>
> So, *on the same machine*, I copied the cache (830 MB) from .gradle
> directory to another place (I picked the shortest one, ie c:\gradle). I got
> 9 issues with file names too long (was surprised about that since from the
> user's home directory they should be longer)
> Then tried to use "gradlew --offline -g c:\gradle ofbiz" but got a syntax
> error and Gradle began to download the Internet again:
> La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de répertoire ou de volume est incorrecte.
> "Downloading https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
> "
>
> I stopped. I guess I missed something, and rather decided to set the set
> GRADLE_USER_HOME to c:\gradle in the gradlew.bat script. but then got
>
> Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException:
> "c:\gradle"\wrapper\dists\gradle-2.13-bin\4xsgxlfjcxvrea7akf
> 941nvc7\gradle-2.13-bin.zip.lck (La syntaxe du nom de fichier, de
> répertoire ou de volumeest incorrecte)
>
> I then copied the missing wrapper folder in c:\gradle (400 MB). Despite
> Windows and its damned limitation on paths names,  it then worked perfectly
> well.
>
> But it's still disappointing because you have to copy 1,2 GB instead of
> 150 MB (160MB including OFBiz jars)
>
> So my next question: should we use that as an advice to our users who
> can't use Gradle on their production and alike machines, or should we try
> to refine and find a better option?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jacques
>