client installation on Windows 10

# 2 years ago
philippeg	Hello, I do not install clients on Windows every year, so when I needed to install one, I just used the link https://tango-controls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/tango-on-windows.html Inside this page, I found https://tango-controls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/binary_package.html#binary-package where I found the JTango link directs me to bintray (which failed). Perhaps should we replace this JTango link by the one to S2innovation temporary solution? I also noticed that Windows package directs to a directory containing several versions. The Changelog.md does not give a hint to what means "vXXX" (probably a build version, since "9.3.4" is the library version?). Perhaps this information could be added to the Changelog.md ? Regards - Philippe

# 2 years ago

Hello,
I do not install clients on Windows every year, so when I needed to install one, I just used the link https://tango-controls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/tango-on-windows.html

Inside this page, I found https://tango-controls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/binary_package.html#binary-package where I found the JTango link directs me to bintray (which failed).
Perhaps should we replace this JTango link by the one to S2innovation temporary solution?

I also noticed that Windows package directs to a directory containing several versions. The Changelog.md does not give a hint to what means "vXXX" (probably a build version, since "9.3.4" is the library version?).
Perhaps this information could be added to the Changelog.md ?

Regards

- Philippe

# 2 years ago
Reynald	Hi Philippe, Thanks for your message. The documentation page you mention about the binary packages really needs a full update. It's been a while we haven't done a documentation camp to refresh all this doc! We were considering having a new Tango doc camp organized at some point in 2023. On this doc page, many links are still pointing on github instead of the latest versions on gitlab. Conda packages link is pointing to tango-controls conda channel when the latest versions of the tango conda packages are available on conda-forge channel instead. About JTango, we could provide a link to the releases on Gitlab (https://gitlab.com/tango-controls/JTango/-/releases) or to Maven Central (https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/tango-controls/JTangoServer/9.6.8/JTangoServer-9.6.8.jar or https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/tango-controls/JTangoServer/9.6.8/JTangoServer-9.6.8-jar-with-dependencies.jar). The best is to see with the JTango experts what is the best. I know there is a critical bug in JTango 9.7.0 which will make clients not refresh correctly when reading attributes not ready for events (polling not started for instance) from java device servers. So better see with JTango experts what link(s) to provide on this documentation page. Kind regards, Reynald Rosenberg's Law: Software is easy to make, except when you want it to do something new. Corollary: The only software that's worth making is software that does something new.

# 2 years ago

Reynald

Hi Philippe,

Thanks for your message.
The documentation page you mention about the binary packages really needs a full update.
It's been a while we haven't done a documentation camp to refresh all this doc! We were considering having a new Tango doc camp organized at some point in 2023.

On this doc page, many links are still pointing on github instead of the latest versions on gitlab.
Conda packages link is pointing to tango-controls conda channel when the latest versions of the tango conda packages are available on conda-forge channel instead.
About JTango, we could provide a link to the releases on Gitlab (https://gitlab.com/tango-controls/JTango/-/releases) or to Maven Central (https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/tango-controls/JTangoServer/9.6.8/JTangoServer-9.6.8.jar or https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/tango-controls/JTangoServer/9.6.8/JTangoServer-9.6.8-jar-with-dependencies.jar).
The best is to see with the JTango experts what is the best.
I know there is a critical bug in JTango 9.7.0 which will make clients not refresh correctly when reading attributes not ready for events (polling not started for instance) from java device servers.
So better see with JTango experts what link(s) to provide on this documentation page.

Kind regards,
Reynald

Rosenberg's Law: Software is easy to make, except when you want it to do something new.
Corollary: The only software that's worth making is software that does something new.

# 2 years ago
philippeg	Thank you Reynald, good to read a new tango doc will held also. I'll test with the links you sent, and will get back to the experts… as soon as I get my access to gitlab back ;) Regards - Philippe