Re: [Gnumed-devel] Too many package options

[Jim Busser]

On 26-Jun-09, at 2:43 PM, Sebastian Hilbert wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> ... I had to make a decision on how to proceed.
>
> In the future there will be exactly 4 packages in 3 Windows  
> distributions.
>
> 1.) Portable distribution : PortableClient and PortableServer
> 2.) Basic distribution : Single workstation
> 3.) Professional distribution: Networked setup oriented

Sounds reasonable... is the idea of "portable client" that some  
users, despite no interest in a portable server, may benefit from a  
portable client, in order to connect-from-away to their own static  
praxis server (say, from guest machines)?

> package 1
= (Distribution 2) ;-)
> The new basic distribution will install client and server  
> (postgresql and
> data) into the same directory. It will neither ask for a postgres  
> password ,
> nor bootstrap. It will run postgres on port 5433 and coexist next to a
> properly installed postgres. It is intended as a single workstation  
> solution.
> The server will be started when GNUmed client is started. This will be
> invisible to the user. The client will not install python and such  
> but rather
> contain them in the gnumed.exe itself.
>
> package 2
= (Distribution 3) ;-)
> The new professional edition will be split into a client part and a  
> server
> part. Those will ship in one package. That means the client py  
> files and the
> server bootstrap files will ship in one package.Different from the  
> basic
> distribution the client will be not be an exe file containing  
> python and
> wxpython. Those will be installed as needed. There will be no more  
> server
> package. This ensures that client and server files always match.  
> One does not
> have run the bootstrap process but the files will be copied to the  
> drive
> nevertheless. It will be handled as install option in the installer.
> Postgresql will be shipped in the package and installed system wide  
> in a
> silent install if selected in the install options.  Pro: No more  
> fishing
> around for packages and files. Con: Huge package overhead if you  
> just want to
> install the updated client.
>
> package 3
= (Distribution 1… a part thereof) ;-)
> No questions asked portable client
>
> package 4
= (Distribution 1… the other part thereof) ;-)
> No questions asked portable server on port 5433