[Swift-commit] r5016 - in wwwdev: css downloads inc support

davidk at ci.uchicago.edu davidk at ci.uchicago.edu
Sun Aug 28 23:27:45 CDT 2011


Author: davidk
Date: 2011-08-28 23:27:45 -0500 (Sun, 28 Aug 2011)
New Revision: 5016

Modified:
   wwwdev/css/style3.css
   wwwdev/downloads/index.php
   wwwdev/inc/downloads_sidebar.php
   wwwdev/support/index.php
Log:
Added details on support page
Edited instructions on how to build
Added description of differences between source/binary/stable/trunk
Increased font size on support page


Modified: wwwdev/css/style3.css
===================================================================
--- wwwdev/css/style3.css	2011-08-28 03:34:06 UTC (rev 5015)
+++ wwwdev/css/style3.css	2011-08-29 04:27:45 UTC (rev 5016)
@@ -166,13 +166,14 @@
 .mailinglists {
 	width: 85%;
 	margin: 0 0 0 35px;
-	font-size:10px;
+	font-size:12px;
 }
 
 .mailinglists td {
 	padding: 5px 5px;
 	line-height: 16px;
 	background-color: #f0f0f0;
+        font-size:15px;
 }
 
 .mailinglists th {
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@
 	font-family: myriad-pro-1,myriad-pro-2, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 	font-weight:600;
 	font-style: normal;
+        font-size:15px;
 	background-color: #e0e0e0;
 }
 

Modified: wwwdev/downloads/index.php
===================================================================
--- wwwdev/downloads/index.php	2011-08-28 03:34:06 UTC (rev 5015)
+++ wwwdev/downloads/index.php	2011-08-29 04:27:45 UTC (rev 5016)
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 <h2>Latest Release</h2>
 <p>
 <p><b>Swift 0.93 RC - 2011/8/17</b><br><br>
+For the majority of users, this is the version you will want to download. This package
+contains the latest Stable release of Swift. Since Swift is written in Java, this
+package will run on all supported platforms with Java Runtime Environment 1.5 or greater.
+<br><br>
 Precompiled binary distribution
 [<a href="../packages/swift-0.93.tar.gz"
 onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('../packages/swift-0.93.tar.gz');"
@@ -35,85 +39,48 @@
 <h2>Source Code</h2>
 
 <p>
-	The code is
-<a href="http://www.ci.uchicago.edu/trac/swift/browser/trunk">browsable online</a>, or accessible through
-<a href="http://subversion.tigris.org">Subversion</a>.
+The source code for Swift is available to developers who have an interest in contributing
+new features. The code is <a href="https://trac.ci.uchicago.edu/swift/browser/branches/release-0.93">
+browsable online</a>, or accessible through <a href="http://subversion.tigris.org">Subversion</a>.
+To download and compile the source code, you will need <a href="http://ant.apache.org">Apache Ant</a>
+and <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html">Java JDK</a>.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-	You need 
-	<a href="http://ant.apache.org">Apache Ant</a>
-	for the actual build, and a <a href="http://java.sun.com">Java JDK</a> ≥ 1.5.
 	<br/>
-	So here are the steps:
+	Here are the steps:
 </p>
 
-<p>
-	Checkout CoG:
-	<div class="highlight">svn co https://cogkit.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/cogkit/branches/4.1.9/src/cog</div>
+	<div class="highlight">
+	$ mkdir swift-0.93
+        $ cd swift-0.93
+        $ svn co https://cogkit.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/cogkit/branches/4.1.9/src/cog
+        $ cd cog/modules
+        $ svn co https://svn.ci.uchicago.edu/svn/vdl2/branches/release-0.93 swift
+        $ cd swift
+        $ ant redist
+	</div>
 	<br/>
-</p>
-
-<p>
-	Checkout Swift:
-	<div class="highlight">cd cog/modules</div>
-	<div class="highlight">svn co https://svn.ci.uchicago.edu/svn/vdl2/branches/release-0.93 swift</div>
-	<br/>
-</p>
-
-<p>
-	Change directory to the swift module:
-	<div class="highlight">cd swift</div>
-	<br/>
-</p>
-
-<p>
-	Build the thing:
-	<div class="highlight">ant dist</div>
-	<br/>
-</p>
-
-<p>
 	The dist directory will contain the complete build.
 </p>
-<p> </p>
+<p></p>
 
 <h3>Development Version</h3>
 
 <p>
-	<b>Note:</b> The development code has the highest chance of containing buggy and
-	untested code. If you need stability please use the <b>latest release</b>.
+	The development version of Swift is aimed at developers and testers. The development 
+        code has the highest chance of containing buggy and untested code. If you need 
+        stability please use the <b>latest release</b>.
 </p>
-
-<p>
-	Checkout CoG:
-	<div class="highlight">svn co \
-https://cogkit.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/cogkit/trunk/current/src/cog</div>
-	<br/>
-</p>
-
-<p>
-	Checkout Swift:
-	<div class="highlight">cd cog/modules</div>
-	<div class="highlight">svn co https://svn.ci.uchicago.edu/svn/vdl2/trunk swift</div>
-	<br/>
-</p>
-
-<p>
-	Change directory to the swift module:
-	<div class="highlight">cd swift</div>
-	<br/>
-</p>
-
-<p>
-	Build the thing:
-	<div class="highlight">ant dist</div>
-	<br/>
-</p>
-
-<p>
-	The dist directory will contain the complete build.
-</p>
+	<div class="highlight">
+        $ mkdir swift-devel
+        $ cd swift-devel
+        $ svn co https://cogkit.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/cogkit/trunk/current/src/cog
+	$ cd cog/modules
+        $ svn co https://svn.ci.uchicago.edu/svn/vdl2/trunk swift
+	$ cd swift
+	$ ant redist
+	</div>
 <p> </p>
 
 For previous release, see <a href="archive.php">Older Downloads</a></p>

Modified: wwwdev/inc/downloads_sidebar.php
===================================================================
--- wwwdev/inc/downloads_sidebar.php	2011-08-28 03:34:06 UTC (rev 5015)
+++ wwwdev/inc/downloads_sidebar.php	2011-08-29 04:27:45 UTC (rev 5016)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div id="box-prime">
 <h2><a name="stable"></a>Latest Release</h2>
-<div class="button_175"><a href="../packages/swift-0.93.tar.gz" onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('../packages/swift-0.93.tar.gz');">Download Now</a></div>
+<div class="button_175"><a href="../packages/swift-0.93.tar.gz">Download Now</a></div>
 <b>0.93 RC</b> current version<br />2011/08/17
 <br />
 Precompiled binary distribution
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </div>
 <p> </p>
 <h3>Getting Started </h3>
-<p><strong>Swift Quickstart Guide</strong> [<a href="../guides/quickstartguide.php">html</a>]</p>
+<p><strong>Swift Quickstart Guide</strong> [<a href="../guides/release-0.93/quickstart/quickstart.html">html</a>]</p>
 <p>Use the Quickstart Guide to help you install and configure swift and run a simple 'Hello World' example.</p>
 
 <h3>Bug Reports</h3>

Modified: wwwdev/support/index.php
===================================================================
--- wwwdev/support/index.php	2011-08-28 03:34:06 UTC (rev 5015)
+++ wwwdev/support/index.php	2011-08-29 04:27:45 UTC (rev 5016)
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 <!-- end .grid_12 -->
 
  <div class="grid_9">
+        <h3>Reporting Problems</h3>
+        The best place to report problems and receive assistance is through the Swift mailing lists.
+        When reporting an issue, please be sure to include the Swift log files that were generated 
+        as a part of your run. If the log files are too large to include in an email, please provide 
+        access to the logs in a publicly readable directory or website. More information on these
+        mailing lists are provided below.
+        <br><br>
+
 	<h3>Mailing Lists</h3>
 	<table class="mailinglists">
 		<tr>




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