A errir by building the chat demo

[gogosap]

sorry for the question. It's quite simple. But i really cann't find the solution.

Questoin:
I have setted the "config\Make.rules.mak" and "config\build.properties". The path for "#ICE_HOME = C:\Ice-3.3.1-VC90", "#jgoodies.forms = C:/Ice-3.3.1-ThirdParty-VC90/lib/forms-1.2.0.jar", "jgoodies.looks = C:/Ice-3.3.1-ThirdParty-VC90/lib/looks-2.1.4.jar" totally right.

But when i run "c:\ChatDemo-1.2.1>nmake /f makefile.mak", it always show the error ".\config\make.commen.rules.mak(112) : fatal error U1050: unable to find a valid Ice distribution, please verify ICE_HOME is properly configured and Ice is correctly installed"

I have runed other demos like "print" ..... sucessfully

[xdm]

Hi Zhenjia,

What windows version and visual studio are you using?

[gogosap]

Hello Jose
i have tried in 2 pc.

Windows XP professional, version 2002, service pack3
MS VS2008 Version 9.0.21022.8rtm,
MS .NET Framework Version 3.5 SP1



Windows XP home edition, version 2002, service pack2
MS VS2008 Version 9.0.21022.8rtm,
MS .NET Framework Version 3.5 SP1

[xdm]

You need to set ICE_HOME

you can set ICE_HOME in config/Make.rules.mak. removing the comment on the corresponding line.

#ICE_HOME = C:\Ice-3.3.1-VC90

it should be

ICE_HOME = C:\Ice-3.3.1-VC90

Or alternatively you could set it on the command line

set ICE_HOME=C:\Ice-3.3.1-VC90

Let us know if you have more troubles with that

Regards,
José

[gogosap]

Muchas gracias, Jose

It works now. I am really sorry that i didn't notice the "#".

Question:
But there are other errors now.
It show:

"The command "cl.exe" is either not found or written faulse.
NMAKE: fatal error U1077: 'cl.exe' : return code '0x1'
Stop.
NMAKE: fatal error U1077: 'for' : return code '0x1'
Stop."

BUT,
after i have copied the "cl.exe" in to c:\ChatDemo-1.2.1 and added the path into VS, it still shows this error by running "namke /f makefile.mak"

[xdm]

after i have copied the "cl.exe" in to c:\ChatDemo-1.2.1 and added the path into VS, it still shows this error by running "namke /f makefile.mak"

I think the problem is that you are using windows command prompt ? you should use visual studio command prompt from Visual Studio Tools menu.

You doesn't need to copy any file or set paths in Vs

[gogosap]

Hallo Jose
thank you veeeeeeery much for the always fast answers.
i can complie the files now.
But still have 2 problemes.

i wanna ask the 1. question at first.
After sucessful compilation(D:\ChatDemo-1.2.1>nmake /f makefile.mak), i cann't install it (D:\ChatDemo-1.2.1>nmake /f makefile.mak install)....

The Error is:

copy.\certs\zeroc_ca_cert.pem D:\ChatDemo-1.2.1\certs
the file cannt copy itself
already copied 0 file
NMAKE: fatal error U1077:"copy": the answer-code "0x1"
Stop.

[xdm]

Hi Zhenjia,

The problem is that you are trying to install and build in the same directory, this isn't supported. Try to install it to a different directory.

You could edit the prefix variable in config/Make.rules.mak to change the installation directory.

Cheers,
José

[gogosap]

hallo Jose
after installation , i can run the chatserver. But i cannt run the glacier2 router. when i use "glacier2router --Ice.Config=config.glacier2router" in ".../config", it warns, "glacier2router" is not a command

thanks a lot
zhenjia

[gogosap]

hello Jose
actually i also have a problem with running the java client. I am reading a book about java and thinking if i could do something to solve this problem.

it warns, "could not find the main class: chatdemogui.mainview"

[xdm]

Hi,

Seems that you have build the Java client without using progruard if you look to java instruccions it say:

The application can be found in the file lib\ChatDemoGUI.jar.

If you built this JAR file using ProGuard, it is completely self-
contained and has no external dependencies, in which case you can
start the client with the following command:

  > java -jar lib\ChatDemoGUI.jar

If you compiled the client without ProGuard, you will need to add
Ice.jar, ChatDemoGUI.jar, and the JGoodies libraries to your
CLASSPATH. You can start the client with this command:

  > java ChatDemoGUI.MainView

So you should configure your CLASSPATH as explained or rebuild the java client with proguard in your classpath so the self contained jar could be created.

Hope this help,
José

[gogosap]

Thanks Jose
but i still have another problem

after installation , i can run the chatserver. But i cannt run the glacier2 router. when i use "glacier2router --Ice.Config=config.glacier2router" in ".../config", it warns, "glacier2router" is not a command

thanks a lot
zhenjia

[xdm]

Hi,

You need to put Ice bin dir in your PATH, glacier2router command is included with Ice binary distribution.

Cheers,
José

[gogosap]

sorry Jose
the glacier2router works now. But there is now problem with chatserver.
it says,
"chaserver:error:service caught unhandled exception: ObjectAdapterI.cpp:774 :Ice ::InitializationException:
initialization exception:
object adapter 'ChatServer' requires configuration
"
i suppose , i should change somthing in /config/config.chatserver. But i dont know what i am supposed to do.

sorry Jose. I dont wanna make u mad. I think , sometimes, my problem is, i have read the most related articles. But i think i cannt really understand them. When the problem comes, i cannt find the answers, althouth they are in the articls and i have read them. I really appreciate for your patience and time. thank you very much .

[xdm]

Seems that the command you are using to start chatserver isn't correct.

try

chatserver --Ice.Config=config.chatserver

Note that Ice.Config should be property spell, with property case, the name of Ice properties passed on command line are case sensitive

Cheers,
José