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Jar Signing

tkubaska@ieee.org (Ted Kubaska!) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:32:58 GMT

Here's a pdf that describes how we did jar signing for the last Eclipse/ECF release. This may not be optimal but it worked for us, and we are looking at ways to improve.

AutoBuild002.pdf (299.54 KB)

How to get Skype working with Eclipse/ECF 3.4 on Linux

tkubaska@ieee.org (Ted Kubaska!) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:36:14 GMT

The Skype provider for Eclipse/ECF Ganymede does not work. It seems a build issue and not a coding issue. We need separate features for Eclipse/ECF on Linux and Eclipse/ECF on Windows. I made an Eclipse/ECF 3.4 Skype on Linux update site. It is available at http://ecf1.osuosl.org/update/2.0Linux/site.xml.

To use Skype with Eclipse Ganymede, first install ECF. Then, go to Help->Software Updates->Available Software->Add Site and put in the above URL for the location.

The following PDF describes how to build this Linux-specific update site.

BuildingSkypeUpdateSite.pdf (1.01 MB)

The BeeeP Banner

tkubaska@ieee.org (Ted Kubaska!) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:15:41 GMT

Here's that BeeeP banner

BeeePbanner.zip (12.24 KB)

The IEEE Joomla template

tkubaska@ieee.org (Ted Kubaska!) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:33:35 GMT

Here is the Joomla template used on the IEEE prototype. Our IEEE blog doesn't let us upload zips.

ieeeTemplate.zip (52.01 KB)

-ted

Eclipse DemoCamps 2008 – Ganymede Edition/Portland

tkubaska@ieee.org (Ted Kubaska!) — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:09:54 GMT

Do you use Eclipse? This is a neat event .... I went to it last year. Rapid-fire presentations (10 to 15 minutes each) about local Eclipse projects. It's a great way to find out what's happening locally in the Eclipse community. And a great way to check out volunteer opportunities. See you there!

Eclipse Foundation / Instantiations
Eclipse DemoCamps 2008 – Ganymede Edition/Portland
June 24, 2008
7pm – 9pm

McMenamins Kennedy School, Parsons Room

Complimentary; attendance is limited

To register, complete one of the following:

Add your name as presenter or attendee to this wiki http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamps_2008_-_Ganymede_Edition/Portland
Contact Tina Kvavle at Instantiations.

Content will evolve as presenters sign up, but visit http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamps_2008_-_Ganymede_Edition/Portland/Demo_Descriptions to see what is being offered so far.

Using CVS Tags and Branches

tkubaska@ieee.org (Ted Kubaska!) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:27:49 GMT

I found myself needing to do this after not having done it for several years. So I had to refresh my memory and here is a PDF that contains my notes. In fact, what I really wanted to do was have an ant file that automatically tagged what I just built with the date (an ant file that runs under CruiseControl). And that's working (I think), but the PDF contains my preliminary notes.

cvsDocs.pdf (352.81 KB)

Joomla and JEvents

tkubaska@ieee.org (Ted Kubaska!) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:21:04 GMT

I've been trying out Joomla on a prototype site. It's called http://www.tedkubaska.com. It uses Joomla 1.5RC4.

I hosted it on GoDaddy. It costs $6.99 a month. It's basically a streamlined version of the web site at http://www.ieee-or.org.

I chose to download my own copy of Joomla rather than use the one provided by GoDaddy. I don't know what version of Joomla GoDaddy has, but in December (when I started the site) I suspect it was not as recent as 1.5RC4.

There were some problems getting 1.5RC4 up and running, specifically with the JEvents package. First of all, the JEvents component would just not work with 1.5RC4. There was a name change in the code that was not thoroughly propagated. JEventDispatcher was changed to JDispatcher in most but not all instances. So you have to make that change explicitly.

There are other event packages. I used this one because it was the first one that worked for me; but then, as I said above, it didn't work right way.

The files I downloaded were the following (these are alpha; a beta is available):
com_events1.4.3alpha.zip
mod_events_cal_1.4.3alpha.zip
mod_events_latest_1.4.3alpha.zip
mod_events_legend_1.4.3alpha.zip
bot_events_search1.4.3alpha_joomla1.5.zip

These consist of the component, a calendar module, a latest module, a legend module, and a search bot (Joomla calls bots plugins; the term bot here seems to be left over from Mambo). I'm not using latest and legend; but they work. At first both the calendar and legend modules appeared twice on the page. Fix the duplicate calendar by removing some duplicate lines in mod_events_cal.php. Fix the duplicate legend by deleting (or commenting out if you're nervous) what for me is line 48 in mod_events_legend.php. It's a line that says if your version is >= 1.5 echo the content.

I've also been working with ReMOSistory, but I'll talk about that another time.

Elk on our Street

tkubaska@ieee.org (Ted Kubaska!) — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:00:10 GMT

I saw these going to pick up the mail this morning

Eclipse Portland DemoCamp

tkubaska@ieee.org (Ted Kubaska!) — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:52:27 GMT

The Eclipse Portland DemoCamp is scheduled for 12/10/07 at the Kennedy School. Details (list of presenters and attendees, schedule of demos, directions) are on http://wiki.eclipse.org/Portland_DemoCamp .

I'm giving a demo on setting up an automated build system (continuous integration) for the Eclipse ECF project.

Here are my slides.

AutoBuild.ppt (1.16 MB)

Here is a writeup.

AutoBuild001.pdf (2.65 MB)

IEEE demo website 002

tkubaska@ieee.org (Ted Kubaska!) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:02:08 GMT

Here is another demo for a prototype website

ieeeDemoB.wmv (1.15 MB)

IEEE demo website 001

tkubaska@ieee.org (Ted Kubaska!) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:31:10 GMT

Here is a demo for a prototype web site

ieeeDemoA.wmv (433.57 KB)