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Posted to jetspeed-user@portals.apache.org by Mansour <ma...@yahoo.com> on 2007/08/08 00:18:20 UTC
Re: [Bulk] Re: No learning progress
I used the 2.1.2 and downloaded the whole repo for this reason but out
of luck.
Brice Lambi wrote:
> Actually, that was my mistake. I can build 2.1.2 just fine, I was using the
> wrong version of jdbc driver. You should have no trouble with 2.1.2. I'm
> still having problems with generating a custom portal, I usually need to
> edit some of the ant build files manually to get it to work. So keep
> trying, its really not that complicated once you get the hang of it.
>
>
>
> On 8/7/07, Brice Lambi <la...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I agree that the builds are not being managed very well right now. I
>> cannot build 2.1.2 (java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError) but I can
>> build 2.1 just fine. I think some of your problem may be your lack of
>> understanding of maven. I told you to run 'mvn' to install to the local
>> repository which would have solved your dependency resolution errors in your
>> earlier emails. As a beginner don't bother trying to generate your own
>> custom portal, the jetspeed maven2 plugin is not reliable enough for someone
>> who is new to maven.
>>
>> Try jetspeed-2.1 and simply run 'mvn' then 'mvn -P tomcat' with your
>> relevant info in ~/.m2/settings.xml and see if you can get it working. Once
>> you have that figured out generating a custom portal might be easier.
>>
>> This is an open source project, you get what you pay for. If you need
>> better support I would suggest trying websphere or something that you can
>> buy commercial support for.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/7/07, Mansour <ma...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> here's the next greating I am getting:
>>>
>>>
>>> [INFO] artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin: checking for
>>> updates from com.bluesunrise.m2
>>> [INFO] artifact org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin: checking for
>>> updates from central
>>> [INFO]
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> [ERROR] BUILD ERROR
>>> [INFO]
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> [INFO] The plugin 'org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-site-plugin' does not
>>> exist or no valid version could be found
>>> [INFO]
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> [INFO] For more information, run Maven with the -e switch
>>> [INFO]
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> [INFO] Total time: 2 seconds
>>> [INFO] Finished at: Tue Aug 07 07:40:31 ADT 2007
>>> [INFO] Final Memory: 2M/4M
>>> [INFO]
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If the tutorial is out of date, what are they waiting for in apache
>>> portals. Do we have to through all this to get a simple thing working.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sugarman, Duke wrote:
>>>
>>>> The tutorial is not working because it is out of date. It would be
>>>>
>>> nice
>>>
>>>> if someone at Apache portals could work on this because it is
>>>> frustrating many people.
>>>>
>>>> Put the following in your settings.xml file (e.g., before the
>>>>
>>> <profiles>
>>>
>>>> tag) and try again:
>>>>
>>>> <mirrors>
>>>> <mirror>
>>>> <id>central.mirror</id>
>>>> <name>Mirror http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/ </name>
>>>> <url>http://www.bluesunrise.com/maven2</url>
>>>> <mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf>
>>>> </mirror>
>>>> </mirrors>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Mansour [mailto:mansour77@yahoo.com]
>>>> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 8:16 PM
>>>> To: Jetspeed Users List
>>>> Subject: Re: No learning progress
>>>>
>>>> That's what I am getting now:
>>>>
>>>> [INFO]
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>> [ERROR] BUILD ERROR
>>>> [INFO]
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>> [INFO] Failed to resolve artifact.
>>>>
>>>> GroupId: org.apache.portals.jetspeed-2
>>>> ArtifactId: portal-archetype
>>>> Version: 2.1-dev
>>>>
>>>> Reason: Unable to download the artifact from any repository
>>>>
>>>> Try downloading the file manually from the project website.
>>>>
>>>> Then, install it using the command:
>>>> mvn install:install-file -DgroupId=org.apache.portals.jetspeed-2
>>>> -DartifactId=portal-archetype \
>>>> -Dversion=2.1-dev -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=/path/to/file
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> org.apache.portals.jetspeed-2:portal-archetype:jar:2.1-dev
>>>>
>>>> from the specified remote repositories:
>>>> central (http://repo1.maven.org/maven2)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A quick google gave me this:
>>>>
>>>>
>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/jetspeed-user@portals.apache.org/msg05654.ht
>>>
>>>> ml
>>>> so I downloaded repository.zip and extracted it.
>>>>
>>>> The problem I faced is when doing:
>>>> mvn -P tomcat,min
>>>>
>>>> I get the following:
>>>> deploy-shared-components:
>>>> [INFO]
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>> [ERROR] BUILD ERROR
>>>> [INFO]
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>> [INFO] Error executing ant tasks
>>>>
>>>> Embedded error: The following error occurred while executing this
>>>>
>>> line:
>>>
>>>> /home/mansour/workspace/Jetspeed/jetexpress/app-servers/build.xml:89:
>>>> The following error occurred while executing this line:
>>>> /home/mansour/workspace/Jetspeed/jetexpress/app-servers/build.xml:145:
>>>> The following error occurred while executing this line:
>>>> /home/mansour/workspace/Jetspeed/jetexpress/app-servers/tomcat-
>>>>
>>> build.xml
>>>
>>>> :88:
>>>> The following error occurred while executing this line:
>>>> /home/mansour/workspace/Jetspeed/jetexpress/app-servers/tomcat-
>>>>
>>> build.xml
>>>
>>>> :278:
>>>> /opt/tomcat/shared/lib not found.
>>>> [INFO]
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>> [INFO] For more information, run Maven with the -e switch
>>>> [INFO]
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>> [INFO] Total time: 28 seconds
>>>> [INFO] Finished at: Mon Aug 06 20:09:08 ADT 2007
>>>> [INFO] Final Memory: 25M/46M
>>>> [INFO]
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>> What do I need to edit. I tried editing the path to the derby jar in
>>>> ~/.m2/settings.xml. Still did not help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Brice Lambi wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> That file is at the maven project root of the source
>>>>>
>>> distribution. it
>>>
>>>> looks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> like they have 2.1.2-src packaged a little funny, there is a src dir
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> under
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> the root and that is the maven project root.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/6/07, Mansour <ma...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you for you reply. I couldn't manage to obtain
>>>>>> settings.xml.sample. Where Do I find it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brice Lambi wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I understand the transistion between maven 1 and 2 is confusing. I
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> would
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> suggest only using maven2 and the info you find here:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://portals.apache.org/tutorials/jetspeed-2/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It is really simple, copy settings.xml.sample to ~/.m2/settings.xml
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> edit
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the relevant values. Then simply run 'mvn' to install to your
>>>>>>>
>>> local
>>>
>>>>>>> repository and 'mvn -P tomcat' to deploy to tomcat. At first don't
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> bother
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> with generating a custom portal, just deploy the default and you
>>>>>>>
>>> can
>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> make
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> changes from there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good luck.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 8/6/07, Mansour < mansour77@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have been already trying to learn jetspeed for more than 2
>>>>>>>>
>>> weeks.
>>>
>>>> I
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> give up, then I go back because it's the only framework that has
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> what I
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> need. The documentation sucks. Honestly, I regret the time I have
>>>>>>>> wasted, it would have been easier for me to write my own security
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> layer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> for roles/groups management. The documents sometimes instruct you
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> to
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> use
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> maven-1 and then switches to maven-2. And worse, none of the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> instruction
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> works.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I tried the installer for jetspeed-2 and it works fine. But a lot
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> of
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> things that I don't need and frustrated about. What are all these
>>>>>>>> directories. I don't want an embeded tomcat. I need to understand
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> how
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> deploy jetspeed and customize it. Then I will dive into how to add
>>>>>>>>
>>>> my
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> own portlets.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The last thing I was trying to do is following this page
>>>>>>>> http://portals.apache.org/jetspeed-2/getting-started-binary.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I created a directory ~/workspace/jetspeed. And put in that
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> directory
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> build.properties , which contains:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> basedir = ~/workspace/myportal
>>>>>>>> maven.repo.remote = http://www.bluesunrise.com/maven/,
>>>>>>>> http://www.ibiblio.org/maven/, http://dist.codehaus.org/,
>>>>>>>> http://cvs.apache.org/repository
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> then, when I ran: maven j2: portal.genapp , I get:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BUILD FAILED
>>>>>>>> File......
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> /home/mansour/.maven/cache/maven-jetspeed2-plugin-2.1.2 /plugin.jelly
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> Element... fail
>>>>>>>> Line...... 735
>>>>>>>> Column.... 42
>>>>>>>> Required property org.apache.jetspeed.server.home undefined. See
>>>>>>>> http://portals.apache.org/jetspeed-2/getting-started.html.
>>>>>>>> Total time: 2 seconds
>>>>>>>> Finished at: Mon Aug 06 12:44:02 ADT 2007
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is there a clean place to learn about Jetspeed-2 other than the
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> docs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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