Re: [xwiki-users] [XWord] Can't create System log file

Hi Paul, Can you contribute your patches to jira.xwiki.org? I'd like to make a release that supports newer XWiki versions. Thanks, Florin Ciubotaru On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 1:40 AM, Paul Harris [via XWiki] < ml-node+5824995-299483097-36894@n2.nabble.com<ml-node%2B5824995-299483097-36894@n2.nabble.com> > On 10 December 2010 20:30, Florin Ciubotaru <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5824995&i=0>>wrote: > > > > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Paul Harris <[hidden email]<http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5824995&i=1>> > > > > > Hi again, > > > > > > I've been investigating problems with XWord. > > > > > > One of the big problems on Vista and Windows7 is this line in Log.cs > > > > > > EventLog.CreateEventSource(eventSource, logName); > > > > > This is a know issue. IIRC I didn't have an optimal solution for it, but > > the > > logger should fall back to writing to a file is it doesn't have the > rights > > to create a Windows log. > > > > > > > > It can't create a system log at this point as that must be done as > > > Administrator... and normally its the User running XWord/Word at this > > > point. > > > > > > > This sort of thing is supposed to be done at the point of installation, > > > but > > > I don't have any idea of how to do this yet. > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know? Can someone please explain how the XWord installer > > > works? The "Setup XWord" project appears to be completely empty to my > > > untrained eye! > > > > > Setup XWord was used on an outdated build of XOffice. The advantage of > > using > > it was that it allowed custom setup actions(extra screens, custom code > like > > registering log groups, etc). The issue is that is not well integrated > with > > VSTO and even with proper code/assembly signing the add-in will fail to > > start on some custom Windows and Office distributions. > > > > The current installer is ClickOnce based and is bundled in the "XWord" > > project, unfortunately it's harder to customize it. > > > > I guess the only quick & healthy solution to this issue is to remove the > > system logging. > > > > Florin Ciubotaru > > > > > I have patched a few things, including system logging - it now correctly > falls back to writing a file in a spot that it will be allowed to write to, > > and if that is still not possible then it'll show a warning to the user > once. > > What I'd like to know now is: where does the ClickOnce installer get built? > > Where is the configuration for it? And, were could i put some code to > create a system log? > > I'm not familiar with C# etc so if you could just point me in the > potentially correct direction or tell me where the related projects/files > are, that would be appreciated. > > thanks > Paul > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list > [hidden email] <http://user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5824995&i=2> > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > ------------------------------ > View message @ > http://xwiki.475771.n2.nabble.com/XWord-Can-t-create-System-log-file-tp5822… > > To unsubscribe from [XWord] Can't create System log file, click here<http://xwiki.475771.n2.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=un…U0NzYzMDYx>. > > -- View this message in context: http://xwiki.475771.n2.nabble.com/XWord-Can-t-create-System-log-file-tp5822… Sent from the XWiki- Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.