nice catch. https://github.com/web2py/web2py/pull/535
On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 10:48:40 PM UTC+2, David Ripplinger wrote: > > Yep, it works. Good job. > > On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 4:41:31 PM UTC-4, Niphlod wrote: >> >> got the issue, reproduced it, fixed it. I forgot about web2py.exe not >> being actually web2py.py recompiled but a loader that decompresses >> library.zip and loads the modules. This is a complete rebuild on 2.9.11 >> with the fix. >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/jmdy2qtt71i0snb/web2py_win.zip?dl=0 >> >> On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 10:27:33 PM UTC+2, David Ripplinger wrote: >>> >>> Here's some more information. You may have already figured this out, but >>> just in case it helps: >>> >>> When I run web2py.exe from a different directory, that directory also >>> gets populated with new, empty folders such as 'applications' and >>> 'site-packages'. This, along with the error message about not finding the >>> version (which I assume is in the file 'VERSION'), makes me believe that >>> web2py.exe has a runtime directory matching the working directory from >>> which it gets called. What it needs in order to not be broken is to have >>> the runtime directory be 'web2py', where web2py.exe is located. >>> >>> On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 4:26:01 PM UTC-4, Niphlod wrote: >>>> >>>> whoopsy. it needs also the corresponding library.zip. stay tuned, I'll >>>> try to make something against 2.9.11. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 10:12:34 PM UTC+2, David Ripplinger >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Tried it. It does the same thing. Sorry. >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 4:01:32 PM UTC-4, Niphlod wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> try this instead >>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/jd4oxlilmel8ghz/web2py.exe?dl=0 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 9:03:34 PM UTC+2, Niphlod wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> uhm. they should behave in the same way. investigating....... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wednesday, October 22, 2014 6:11:56 PM UTC+2, David Ripplinger >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I recently discovered there are a couple things about the working >>>>>>>> directory and the runtime directory when running web2py. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - If you launch "python web2py.py" in Linux from a working >>>>>>>> directory other than "web2py", the runtime directory is "web2py" >>>>>>>> and not >>>>>>>> your working directory. This works fine, but it means we have to >>>>>>>> keep that >>>>>>>> in mind when adding other arguments to the command which point to >>>>>>>> files. >>>>>>>> - If you launch web2py.exe in Windows from a working directory >>>>>>>> other than "web2py", it doesn't work. It gives the error >>>>>>>> "RuntimeError: >>>>>>>> Cannot determine web2py version". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'm not sure if the 2nd point should be considered a bug in web2py >>>>>>>> or a desired restriction on how it is executed, but in either case, I >>>>>>>> suggest these particular points be mentioned in the book in this >>>>>>>> section >>>>>>>> <http://www.web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/03/overview#Startup> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What do you all think? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- Resources: - http://web2py.com - http://web2py.com/book (Documentation) - http://github.com/web2py/web2py (Source code) - https://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/list (Report Issues) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
