Improve WarFoundry installation experience

[ibboard]

While WarFoundry is just a simple app that should install and go, the process could be better explained and better handled (including error handling).

Things we need:

• Better install documentation
• Better start scripting
• Better checks for dependencies (and messages about what to do)
• Better error handling/reporting

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In b612d7137f4de815272e626181ef6566a89b5fcb/IBBoard.WarFoundry.GUI.GTK:

Re #417: Improve WarFoundry installation experience

• Initial attempt at a script that tries to do some validation and fix Ubuntu problems

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In c549fd4ff4bf54f8d1e985f0c84ca746d0db4d02/IBBoard.WarFoundry.GUI.GTK:

Re #417: Improve install process

• Add error messages with Zenity, in case user just double-clicks .sh file from Nautilus

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In 81e130f3b85ee238ff18e2cba67174b35fcdee33/IBBoard.WarFoundry.API:

Re #417: Improve install experience

• Make hacked default path available (will need improving/replacing)

Also:

• Fix type casting issue

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In 1a632b133606ca2ab1ebc5e362e6b1e182404bdf/IBBoard.WarFoundry.API:

Re #417: Improve WarFoundry installation experience

• Make the original "hack" something that is core

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In 08b30dc56af4cb0c9e154be447d44900173c0a3f/IBBoard.WarFoundry.GUI.GTK:

Re #417: Improve WarFoundry installation experience

• Make it more obvious how to get data files in GTK# UI

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In 2d1dd73a3289541697eed076f2c56cc263bb1a48/IBBoard.WarFoundry.GUI.GTK:

Re #417: Improve install experience

• Add a "Add data file" action (currently has no error checking)

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In 6b4cc1fc3f4274cded4cecd0f66a6856aa2df32a/IBBoard.WarFoundry.GUI.GTK:

Re #417: Improve WarFoundry installation experience

• Make use of new library call to add data files

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In 89e2442bbb60ea59c9ad611e3b454968252f4096/IBBoard.WarFoundry.GUI.GTK:

Re #417: Improve install/first use experience

• Handle errors in GTK# interface

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In e532d2f51ff0a582c7ab11c2c6810dc045f72a35/IBBoard.WarFoundry.GUI.WinForms:

Re #417: Make installation/first use easier

• Add "Add Data File" menu item

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In 2bde6d18d3bd927fdfbce537a75db09498794894/IBBoard.WarFoundry.GUI.WinForms:

Re #417: Improve install/first use experience

• Add "Get More" link to army creation form to match GTK#

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In 425912324be52d0dfb3db234e622e6156b05504a/IBBoard.WarFoundry.GUI.WinForms:

Re #417: Improve install/first use experience

• Handle file copy errors in WinForms and tell user

[Vincent Lhote]

It would be good to use kdialog instead of zenity on KDE systems, zenity might not be installed in this case.

On Debian Squeeze, I have the same issue as in Ubuntu, I need the “--runtime=v4.0” or I get an error.

Another minor point is that the Nightly build is a zip, so the execution bit on the sh file is lost.

[ibboard]

Thanks for the suggestion. I've not merged it yet, but you can try this new script for the KDialog option: ​http://dev.ibboard.co.uk/repos/IBDev-IBBoard.WarFoundry.GUI.GTK/files/4149dbdf042f52078b8a12c77430ac7b60b55876/WarFoundry.sh (click "Download as raw" on the right)

I'll look into what can be done about Debian Squeeze. Unfortunately, the guys on the Mono mailing list aren't that useful and say I should just build as 4.0, even though most distros haven't moved everything over to it yet.

I'll look into the zip and the execution bit - unfortunately, that is just what the build service provides at the moment, but there may be another option.

[Vincent Lhote]

Another point: the sh contains a test on monoo, I don’t think this is installed when installing mono, might it be a typo?

[ibboard]

I noticed that one and fixed it in my local branch a while ago, but it hasn't made it into the main dev version because of other changes. I'll try to get it merged and released soon.

[IBBoard <dev@…>]

In 4149dbdf042f52078b8a12c77430ac7b60b55876/IBBoard.WarFoundry.GUI.GTK:

Re #417: Improve WarFoundry installation experience

• Add handling for KDE and kdialog instead of Zenity

[ibboard]

Permission on the script have been fixed in the latest build.