Re: [sword-devel] sword module repository

2006-11-07 Thread Peter von Kaehne
-0700 Von: "Troy A. Griffitts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An: SWORD Developers\' Collaboration Forum Betreff: Re: [sword-devel] sword module repository > Just a few of the usual, cold, chiding remarks scattered below... > > > Yeah, we use a "custom" HT

Re: [sword-devel] sword module repository

2006-11-06 Thread Troy A. Griffitts
Just a few of the usual, cold, chiding remarks scattered below... > Yeah, we use a "custom" HTTP method rather than a "custom" FTP method. Actually the 'standard' SWORD mechanism for remote module installation is defined by the C++ SWORD engine. If the purpose of JSword is to be a Java alterna

Re: [sword-devel] sword module repository

2006-11-06 Thread DM Smith
Peter, JSword uses HTTP tunneling to get to the modules' zip files and to the catalog of modules. Specifically it expects the following structure: www.xyz.com/a/b/c/root/ (note: a/b/c/root can be any path of your choosing) www.xyz.com/a/b/c/root/packages/rawzips/*.zips (no

Re: [sword-devel] sword module repository

2006-11-06 Thread DM Smith
Hi all, Time for me to chime in. Since Troy threw down the gauntlet. (BTW, we are good friends and I know he is teasing me for the differences) Yeah, we use a "custom" HTTP method rather than a "custom" FTP method. JSword uses a plug-in model for an installer and as such can accept p

Re: [sword-devel] sword module repository

2006-11-06 Thread Greg Hellings
It might also be good to point out that using the modules (and having them available at that website above) in zipped format will also result in much happier customers and downloads from the site, as they will be able to download smaller files :) --Greg On 11/6/06, Troy A. Griffitts <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [sword-devel] sword module repository

2006-11-06 Thread Troy A. Griffitts
Hey Peter, Officially, a SWORD module repository merely requires FTP access to a standard install of SWORD modules. ftp://crosswire.org/pub/sword/raw This should allow all frontends which use the SWORD engine's install classes to use your repository (BibleCS, GnomeSword, Bibleti

[sword-devel] sword module repository

2006-11-06 Thread Peter von Kaehne
I have created a collection of sword modules for which i have only limited rights of distribution - i.e. our church can distribute them without any complaint, but I think I would end up in trouble if I uploaded them into the sword repositories. I do presume this will be resolved at some stage, b