deployment

simplified setup feature in Visual C# 2010 express

Hi all, i just try visual studio c# 2010 express edition. According to the website, this express edition support simplified setup. Can someone explain to me how to use this feature in express edition ? Thank you. ...

ClickOnce start menu icon

I have to be stupid. Searched for hours in the internet to find a solution. I couldn't find one. How do I set the icon for my start menu shortcut, when I deploy and install my application with ClickOnce? ...

"Cleanly" Deploying an ASP.NET Application with LINQ to SQL Server

In my development environment, my SQL Server is PHILIP\SQLEXPRESS. In testing, it's ANNIE, and the live environment will have a third name yet to be determined. I would have assumed that updating the following statement in web.config would have been enough: <add name="MyConnectionString"providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" connectionSt...

Can't install egenix-mx-base on Django production VPS

I have been following these instructions for setting up a Django production server with postgres, apache, nginx, and memcache. My problem is that I cannot get egenix-mx-base to install and without this I cannot get psycopg2 to work and therefore no database access :(. I am attempting this on a VPS running a clean install of Ubuntu Hard...

Install Dll in the GAC for .Net

Hi all, I am a beginner in .Net development. I need to ask about .Net winform deployment. If i have 1 exe file, some class libraries, and 3rd party components (DevExpress). Should i install these Dlls (class library and 3rd party component) in the GAC (Global Assembly Cache) in client computers ? Thank you for the explanations. ...

How to host 50 domains/sites with common Django code base

I have 50 different websites that use the same layout and code base, but mostly non-overlapping data (regional support sites, not link farm). Is there a way to have a single installation of the code and run all 50 at the same time? When I have a bug to fix (or deploy new feature), I want to deploy ONE time + 1 restart and be done with ...

When open-sourcing a live Rails app, is it dangerous to leave the session key secret in source control?

I've got a Rails app that's been running live for some time, and I'm planning to open source it in the near future. I'm wondering how dangerous it is to leave the session key store secret in source control while the app is live. If it's dangerous, how do people usually handle this problem? I'd guess that it's easiest to just move the st...

Python Fabric error

I'm running fabric (Django deployment to apache) and everything seems to work fine until I get to the task for installing the site: def install_site(): "Add the virtualhost file to apache" require('release', provided_by=[deploy, setup]) sudo('cd %(path)/releases/%(release)/%(release); cp %(project_name)/%(virtualhost_path)/%...

CakePHP, CodeIgniter or Rails for multi-user Tumblr clone?

I'm about to start building a tumblr clone that handles multiple users (so premade clones like Gelato won't cut it) and I'm not sure which framework I'd like to build this is. Right now, I'm only intending to build a prototype. Something I can get a dozen friends on to test the concept and grow to maybe a couple hundred users to prove ...

Free launcher or bootstrapper that checks OS Version or whether .net framework installed

I look for a free launcher or bootstrapper that checks whether the .net framework is installed, and starts my app1.exe, or app2.exe if not. Alternatively a louncher that checks for the OS version. ...

MSDeploy publish via FTP

I'd like to use MSDeploy, mainly for packaging and its support for syncing. I'm using MSBuild, along with TeamCity, to automate publishing when I merge to the master branch in git. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the destination has the IIS (nor the will to install) services. So, my best option is FTP. Does MSDeploy support FTP as ...

ClickOnce Application Files dialog filename problem

In the ClickOnce "Application Files" files dialog, most of the entries for files are listed with the name "C". I have seen this on a colleague's machine for a different project as well. Has anyone else seen this and is there a way to get the correct filename inserted? We are both using VS 2008. ...

What could prevent from running a binary on linux distribution compiled on a different platform ?

We have 2 different compilation machine: red hat as4 and as5. Our architects require us, developers, to compile our program on those 2 platforms each time before copying them on their respective machine in production. What could prevent us from compiling our application on one machine only (let say the red has as 4 for instance) and dep...

How do develop a Java web application without having to deploy all the time

I've set up a simple Eclipse 3.5/Jetty 6.1 web app which returns hello world. It works. This is on Windows and uses the "Jetty Generic Server Adapter". I have auto deployment working so that it deploys after changes periodically. How do I go about setting it up so that if I change any static content it doesn't have to redeploy i.e I ...

How do I add a merge module to an installer that is in the same solution?

I have two installers and a merge module in a solution, and I need to include that merge module in one of the installers. Is this possible without building the merge module and referencing the *.msm file directly? Is there any way to do it like a project reference? ...

How to initiate an uninstall of a ClickOnce app, from within the app?

Can I reliably initiate the un-installation of a ClickOnce app, from within the app? In other words, I want to give the user a big "Uninstall Me Now" button on one of the forms. When a user clicks the button, I want to start the windows uninstall process for this app, and perhaps close the app. Reason: We are dead-ending a ClickOn...

How to share the credentials between Webform and Winform?

Hi! I want to make a login form at the Clickonce deployment webpage, and only allow the authenticated users to download the application. and I want the downloaded application to use the same credentials entered at the webpage, without prompting the users to enter the credentials again. Details: I have an application(Windows Client) whi...

How to install python package without copy everything into lib/site-packages?

I want to develop a common python package, I got other packages depends on it. For example: packageA/ packageB/ packageC/ commonPackage/ packageA, packageB and packageC can all be executed directly, but they are all depend on commonPackage. I want to install the commonPackage into lib/site-packages, but I don't want it copys the so...

Deployment a web-site on IIS from another program

Hi, I developed a web-site on ASP.NET 3.5 SP1 platform. And additional I have 2 win services. My task is to build install package. I decided that Visual Studio install projects are not met my requirements. I design my own installer for this project, because I need to resolve many question and problem in install process. My problem: I nee...

Deploy/run database changes before automatic build

I am using SQL Server and Visual studio. I have an automatic build via CCNET. When I commit my code in SVN the automatic build runs and all unit tests runs with mocked/stubbed data. The only thing that not goes automatic now is running the database changes/scripts, I do that by hand. Anybody got tips how this can be autometed? ...