Installing ClearCase CCRCCLI on Windows - windows

I'm stucked with installation of CCRCCLI on the Windows machine. I read this question, but it still not clear for me.
IBM's installation manual requires setting up variable CCSHARED to the directory of Shared Resources, which can be found in IBM Installation Manager. But I installed CCRC directly from ClearCase server and I had no IBM Installation Manager installed, so I don't know how to find Shared Resources Directory. Later I installed Installation Manager, but it didn't show me any IBM products installed (as expected).
I try to point CCSHARED to plugins subdirectory of CCRC, but it seems to be incorrect.
What it Shared Resources Directory and how to find it on my computer?

Later I installed Installation Manager
It is best to uninstall any IBM-ClearCase related product first, then install the IM (Installation Manager, most recent as possible 1.8.1+), then use it to install other Rational projets.
The CCRC CLI (the tool that provides a command-line interface for ClearCase® Remote Client (CCRC) users to perform commonly used ClearCase® operations over a WAN) needs:
the CCRC
Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
Version 1.5 (Java 5) for CCRC CLI V 7.1.x.
Version 1.6 (Java 6) for CCRC CLI V 8.0.
the right compatibility between CCRC CLI and the CM Server.
system requirements similar to the ones for CCRC.
If CCRCCLI needs Shared Folder, said folder is usually called IBMIMShared, at the same level as other IBM products (you can see path examples in this technote).
It acts essentially as an Eclipse p2 repository, with its artifacts.xml file, plugins/ and features/ folders. Installing IM is a good way to create that folder.
However, that Shared Folder won't reference the existing CCRC already installed (hence my initial advice).

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Is it possible to install Magento 2 in my Synology?

I looked at the package center in the synology OS but only the Magento version is available at the package center. I've searched for answers online but can't seem to find the right one.
The easiest way to install packages is to browse Package Center, which displays a list of approved packages compatible with your Synology NAS model.
Some third-party developers make it simple to check for available applications by creating an .spk repository.
When you want to install a specific version of an application, or when Internet access is not available for automatic download of application files, you can install applications on Synology NAS using .spk files saved on a local computer. Package .spk files are available at Synology's Download Center
https://www.synology.com/en-us/support/download

IBM RAD 8.5 installation failed

I'm dealing with an ugly error.
I want to install Rational Application Developer 8.5, but the launchpad doesn't work.
Hence, I installed the IBM installation Manager and I set the repository:
File -> Preferences -> Repository
I added the repository.config and I restarted the application.
Unfortunately when I start to configure the installation I get this error:
"Installation Manager non trova i file dei dischi seguenti: 1,2,3,4,5 in IBM® Rational® Application Developer for WebSphere® Software 8.5.1."
Translated:
Installation Manager doesn't find the files of the following disks: 1,2,3,4,5 in IBM® Rational® Application Developer for WebSphere® Software 8.5.1.
I tried to use the master zip as it is suggested here --> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/topic?id=77777777-0000-0000-0000-000014848922&ps=25
But this solution was not good for me.
Any suggestion?
I solved the problem.
My RAD software were issue in twelve chunks. I extracted them in order to have a zip file.
I extracted it and I got 5 zip files. I extracted the first four in a folder and the last one in another folder (SETUP).
I used the install.exe inside the SETUP\installation_x86 folder and I went ahead even if I had some warning. When It asked me the first disk I let it point to the folder that I extracted (not the setup, the other one).

Making OS X web Installer Packages

I have an installer implemented with "Packages" which contains the payload and after running some plugins and a post install script it successfully installs the product.
The same package bundle is used for making updates too, as we run it in background with root privileges and it overwrites the current/old installation files.
We now have the requirement to make a lightweight installer having the components (different Packages inside the product) in a web location to be downloaded and installed.
As I know that this is possible in other systems as Windows/InstallShield with "Releases of Web Type", I would like to know if this is possible in OS X. Otherwise, I will have implement it all from scratch (packages management, download, packages versions compare to make selective updates, privileges escalation, etc).
Well, it was long ago and I almost started doing a web installer from scratch but then I found out that the option is in Packages itself. Hope this helps.
It is the "Package Reference" option.
According to the Packages documentation
A Package Reference lets you use a package that is hosted on a web
server or a removable media and to which you may not have a direct
access. This package will not be built during the built phase.
I think that any referenced package will have its own pre-post-scripts so there would be no problem because of the limited options in the Package Reference. But I need to test it.

How to install Qt-Jambi in Eclipse in windows 7?

I am new in programming and I want to install Qt-Jambi in Eclipse in windows 7.
Can you explain it to me with a step-be-step procedure?
I have searched but I didn't find a easy explaining procedure or tutorial.
Thanks in advance
As a QtJambi maintainer, I provide this answer so as to help close off this issue for someone else searching.
There is no official way to install QtJambi system-wide, which might be the reason this answer has remained unanswered for so long. Since there is no answer to the question that was put.
There is an official way to install the Java JRE or JDK that is a well trodden path using the EXE Sun/Oracle release. But largely for Java application space and Java development space there are no official way of doing these things and the matter is largely left upto the application program and package things up and get the "ClassPath" correct for use with the application when that application is deployed.
So all I can advise to you are some ideas/tips on how you might do-it-yourself for development and application deployment.
...
Decide if you are developing for Windows 7 as 32bit or 64bit. If you want your application to work on all windows computers (WinXP/WinVista) then 32bit maybe your choice (as there are not many desktop application that need to use more than ~1.5Gb of memory, which is about the effective usdable memory you will get, if you need this or more then use 64bit).
Once you have decide which environment you are working you need to ensure you have that Java JDK installed. On a Windows 64bit system you can install both 32bit and 64bit JDk/JRE side-by-side. They end up in different directories C:\Program Files\Java and C:\Program Files (x86)\Java.
If you choose to go 32bit then maybe you will also use 32bit Eclipse (and see Trouble installing QT Jambi on a Windows 64 bit system for help with that). This may allow oyu to use the QtJambi GUI designer that was released (some years ago now) for Eclipse IDE.
Now you can select which QtJambi to download from sourceforge (or other download site). This maybe just a ZIP file which you unzip where you want on your system, then setup your development enviroment to point to the JARs provided inside it. It should not hurt to include all JARs in your classpath.
It can be useful to unzip the native JAR (that is the JAR that contains DLL/DSO inside it). Then use the unzipped directory as a -classpath entry to java.exe. The reason for this is that QtJambi will unpack these files since DLL/DSOs can only be loaded by the operating system when they are unpacked as regular files. QtJambi will attempt to unpack everytime you start the EXE which will slow down development.
Other than this take a look at the source of the examples and Launcher provided in the project GIT tree on gitorious (or maybe *-src.jar in the ZIP download).
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To deploy QtJambi as an application (to give to a 3rd party to use your application) you simply need to ensure the -classpath is setup to include the QtJambi JARs you need.
It is also recommended to deploy the Native JAR unzipped for the same reasons as above during development. The JAR format of this data is more a convienience format to throw it around but an installed should unzip it.

DVCS with a Windows central repository

We are currently using VSS for version control. Quite few of our developers are interested in a distributed model (And want to get rid of VSS). Our network is full of Windows machines and while our IT department has experience maintaining Linux machines they would prefer not to.
What DVCS systems can host their central repository on Windows while providing..
Push access to the repository.
Basic authentication. Mostly just a way to allow or deny access to the whole repository. No need for fine grained access.
Server process so users don't need write right to the repository reducing the risk of accidentally messing with it.
On the client side a GUI such as Tortoise would be more or less a requirement (Sorry, Windows shell sucks. :|). Ease of installation would be a huge plus as our IT department is already quite low on resources. And using windows credentials for authentication would be an advantage but not a requirement as long as the client is able to store the credentials.
I have had a (really) quick look at Git, Mercurial and Bazaar.
Git seemed to use ssh or simple WebDAV for repository access, requiring write permission for the users.
Mercurial had a built in http server, but this seemed to be only for pull purposes. Update: Mercurial supports push as well.
Bazaar Seemed to use sftp for repository access, again requiring a write permission for the users.
Are there windows server processes for any DVCS systems and has anyone managed to set one up in a Windows land?
And apologies if this is a duplicate question. I couldn't find one.
Update
Got Mercurial working for push purposes! Detailed list what was required can be found as an answer below.
Mercurial's almost certainly your easiest option on Windows.
If you didn't care about authentication, you actually can trivially allow hg serve to permit push. To do so, you merely need to add the following to the .hg/hgrc file in the repository you wish to serve:
[web]
allow_push = *
push_ssl = false
The first line says that anyone may push to this repository. The second tells Mercurial to allow pushing without SSL, since hg serve does not currently natively support HTTPS. At this point, users can push to your repository without having an account anywhere. If you're simply a small shop, that's probably fine--especially since you can use Mercurial's ability to sign changesets to guarantee a much higher level of verifiability than HTTP Basic will provide, anyway.
For a larger, shop, though, you'd be totally right in wanting at least a simple barrier for committing. To do that, you need to make two changes. First, you'll need to put Mercurial behind a web server with either reverse proxy support or CGI support. Thankfully, recent versions of IIS support both. You can consult the CGI directions in the Mercurial Redbook for Mercurial-specific steps, and Microsoft's guide to setting up CGI applications in IIS 6 for help on the IIS side.
Next, you'll need to set up some basic authentication. IIS provides HTTP Basic out-of-the-box, which, as a bonus, can authenticate directly against your domain, keeping administrative overhead to a minimum.
Finally, you'll want to change the allow_push line to support only specific users by specifying a comma-delimited list of user names. For example:
allow_push = benjamin, ted, the_cow
That's it. Mercurial will now allow push from users who can authenticate via HTTP Basic authentication, and allow pull from everyone else.
After Benjamin pointed out the HTTP serving CGI scripts I decided to try those out and managed to get a repository hosted over HTTP. The Redbook which Benjamin linked was of much help as were two Mercurial wiki articles. One which describes Mercurial publishing in general and another containing step by step instructions for setting up the HgWebDir CGI script.
These instructions weren't completely foolproof though so I had to poke around a bit. Most likely as I'm running 64bit Vista. The instructions below document what I did. Now that I've done it once I'd probably do things in another order so don't consider these step by step instructions.
Mercurial
First I acquired the Mercurial binary from http://mercurial.berkwood.com/ which got installed into d:\dev\Mercurial. I created a repository for testing under d:\dev\testRepo repository using hg init. The d:\dev\Mercurial\library.zip contains Mercurial library files required by the CGI script so they were extracted to d:\dev\Mercurial\library. Something which confused me at first is that when I opened the zip file I received an error message and saw no contents. Just extracting the file to a directory worked though.
For the web script, I downloaded Mercurial source which contained the hgwebdir.cgi which got moved and renamed to d:\dev\Mercurial\webroot\hgwebdir.py. The step by step article contains good instructions for modifying the hgwebdir script for Windows. They also contain instructions for hgweb.config which in my case ended up looking like this:
[paths]
/hg/hgwebdir.py/test = D:\dev\Mercurial\testRepo
Also the repository wanted the following config so I could push there without SSL. Note I am using Basic Authentication to authenticate users currently. I had to create the config in D:\dev\Mercurial\testRepo\.hg\hgrc and add the following lines to it:
[web]
allow_push = *
push_ssl = false
Python
The CGI script is a Python script so it requires Python. It's seems pretty picky on which Python version executes it. One of the articles mentioned that running it requires same version that was used to build the Mercurial. In the end I got it working on Python 2.5 x86 after trying Python 2.6 x64, Python 2.4, Python 2.5 x64.
IIS
Two things I missed and had to install were CGI support and Basic Authentication. Both of these were installed through Control Panel, Programs and Features. Once done with installation I created a virtual directory (Which I later changed to an Application) in IIS pointing to D:\dev\Mercurial\webroot. The virtual directory required an CGI handler for *.py files which could be added from Handler Mappings. The executable was D:\dev\SDKs\Python25_x86\Python.exe %s. Once IIS had permissions to the webroot directory I could navigate to http://localhost/hg/hgwebdir.py/test and see the repository.
So now the read access was working. When I tried pushing to the repository I received weird error messages telling me it wasn't a real repository.
After an hour of debugging I ended up copying the whole D:\dev\Mercurial\library\mercurial tree under webroot so that Python could find D:\dev\Mercurial\webroot\mercurial\hgweb\hgwebdir_mod.pyc. After this Wireshark was reportting Access Denied errors in the stack trace. No idea what the real reason to this was but changing the virtual directory into an Application in IIS and moving it on top of an application pool which ran using Local System account the access denied errors went away.
Also at some point I gave HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinSock2\Parameters registry key more permissions so IIS could access it. Doubt that it requires these after using Local System account.
Once these were done pushing stuff to the repository using hg push http://localhost/hg/hgwebdir.cgi/test was working!
Problems and solutions
Where to find the library files.
They were in the library.dll under Mercurial installation folder. I just had to extract them even if my unzip program refused to view me its contents.
How to get the Python script to run
Download the correct Python version for x86 architecture as the script uses some x86 libraries. The correct Python version depends on the Mercurial version. For 1.2.1 it was Python 2.5 x86.
Alternatively you could try building Mercurial from sources with whatever Python version you want but in my case this failed when building extensions.
How to set CGI up in IIS
First make sure CGI is installed in IIS. This wasn't assumed to be true in the IIS instructions Benjamin posted.
Create a new Module Mapping for *.py in IIS Handler Mappings. The correct Module is CgiModule and the executable is your Python executable + %s
How to allow the CGI script to write to the repository
Make sure the script has everything it requires. I had to move the library\mercurial\hgweb\hgwebdir_mod.pyc to another place.
Make sure the script has permissions to everywhere it wants. I solved this by Creating a new Application Pool for the CGI script that used Local System account, converting the Virtual Directory to an Application in IIS and selecting the new Application Pool.
After reading Mikko's Answer which almost worked for me, I came up with my own notes for installation. My setup was designed to be a "non protected and open" repository that members of my team could use installed on a Windows 2008 Server.
1. Install Python.
The version of Python I used was Python 2.6.2 and I used the Windows x86 MSI Installer.
Install for all Users.
Install to C:\Mercurial\Python
Use Default Feature Options.
2. Install MinGW.
The version of Minimalist GNU for Windows I used was MinGW 5.1.4
Install the MinGW-5.1.4.exe.
Choose the Download and Install Option.
Choose the Current Package Option to Install.
For the Components to Install Select the "Minimal" option.
Install to C:\Mercurial\MinGW
3. Modify your path.
You need to add in locations to your environmental path at this point.
Add 'C:\Mercurial\Python26;C:\Mercurial\MinGW\bin' to the path (Order Matters.)
4. Install Mercurial.
The version of mercurial that I used was the latest release in the stable branch and I did not use the binaries, but used the source code. I wanted to compile mercurial myself so that it would work with whatever version of Python I had installed so I didn't have to worry about any compatability issues which I found to be the biggest challenge with other install methods. The easist way to get the source is by downloading the "zip" file.
Mercurial Stable Release
Extract Zip File to C:\Mercurial\Source.
Build the Source at command prompt.
python setup.py build --force -c mingw32
python setup.py install --force --skip-build
5. Modify your path.
You need to insert into your environmental path another location for the 'hg' command.
Add 'C:\Mercurial\Python26\Scripts;C:\Mercurial\Python26;C:\Mercurial\MinGW\bin' to the path (Order Matters.)
6. Create your Config file.
You need to have a default user name set if your going to do any commits locally on this server.
Create file '"C:\Documents and Settings{username}.hgrc"'
[ui]
editor = Notepad
username = your_name
6. Test your Install.
Open up a new command window and test with 'hg debuginstall' to validate. You should see something like the following.
Checking encoding (cp1252)...
Checking extensions...
Checking templates...
Checking patch...
Checking commit editor...
Checking username...
No problems detected
7. Setup Web Directory.
Create Directory 'C:\Mercurial\Web'
Copy the hgwebdir.cgi file from the 'C:\Mercurial\Source' to 'C:\Mercurial\Web'
8. Configure IIS7 for Centralized Repository.
I used the DefaultAppPool which is using .Net 2.0, Pipeline=Integrated, Identity = ApplicationPoolIdentity.
Ensure CGI features are available in IIS7.
Control Panel/Programs/Windows Features/IIS/App Development Features/CGI
Add App into IIS on the Website you wish.
Alias=Mercurial -- Physical Path=C:\Mercurial\Web
On the App select HTTP Modules and add a new Module Mapping.
Request Path=*.cgi, Module=CgiModule, Executable=C:\Mercurial\Python26\python.exe %s, Name=Mercurial.
When Prompted to add entry to ISAPI and CGI restrictions list say yes.
9. Test your Web Setup.
You should now be able to browse http://localhost/Mercurial/hgwebdir.cgi and see and empty repository list.
10. Configure IIS7 for Friendly URL
I did not like having the unfriendly URL and this step allows us to remap the URL to something more friendly. Install the URL Rewrite Moduel 1.1 Extension for IIS.
On the Mercurial IIS Application in IIS Manager featurs View select URL Rewrite Component and install a new Rule.
Choose Add Rules, then the Template 'Rule with rewrite map.' Rule Action=Rewrite, Specify Rewrite Map=Mercurial
Add a mapping Entry. OriginalValue='/Mercurial/Repo', New Value='/Mercurial/hgwebdir.cgi'
11. Create Mercurial Repository
You can now create a test repository.
Create a Directory C:\Mercurial\Repository and ensure IUSR account has the permissions to write to the directory. (If on Domain account is more like IUSR_{ComputerName}.
Create file C:\Mercurial\Web\hgweb.config to list the repositories.
[paths]
/ = C:\Mercurial\Repository\**
Add a directory C:\Mercurial\Repository\Test and initialize the repository with 'hg init'
** If you want now to be able to push without ssl create in the .hg directory of the repository a hgrc file the following lines.
[web]
allow_push = *
push_ssl = false
References:
Mercurial Wiki Windows Install
HG Book
Step by Step
Publishing Mercurial Repositories
For a team taking the first step away from VSS I would have suggested using SubVersion for source control and either TortoiseSVN or VisualSVN for the client.
But if the team has made the decision to switch to a DVCS then I'd suggest Mercurial because of it's better support for HTTP and windows on the client via TortoiseHg.
If you're looking for:
Distributed development support
Run Windows servers seamlessly
And a great GUI
You're exactly describing Plastic SCM
Excuse my necroposting and shameless self-promotion, but I've just released an alpha version of HgLab, which is a Mercurial Server for Windows with full pull-push support and Active Directory integration.
SCM-agnostic (to some degree) Windows-solution with Repository-frontent and management today may be SCM-Manager (Git, Mercurial, SVN repo out of a box with a single requirement of JVM)

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