installer creates now an empty log directory #1

Author: Luiko Czub

Robot/modules.nsh

@@ -197,9 +197,12 @@ SectionGroup "Robot `pip` packages"
 
 		SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\"
 		File "${SOURCESFOLDER}\robot_scripts\README.*"
+		File "${SOURCESFOLDER}\robot_scripts\CHANGES.*"
 		SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\robot"
 		File "${SOURCESFOLDER}\robot_scripts\robot\setenv_robot_general.bat"
-
+		
+		CreateDirectory "$INSTDIR\logs"
+		
     SectionEnd
 
     Section "robotframework-selenium2library"  PIP_MODULE_ROBOT_SELENIUM2LIB

Robot/scripts/CHANGES.rst

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Changes in PortablePythonWithRobot Build environment
 ====================================================
 
-PortablePythonWithRobot v276.2.284.1 (under develop)
+PortablePythonWithRobot v276.2.284.1 (May. 2014)
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 
 bug fix release
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ Reason is, that the used Smallworld image launcher *gis.exe* has problems, when
 
 As WorkAround, the used PPR default installation name is changed from *Portable Python Robot VERSION* to *Portable-Python-Robot-VERSION*. Also a hint *Known Problem* is added inside the README, that PPR should be installed in a path without spaces.
 
+start_magik_image.bat aborts, when PPR_ROBOT_LOG_DIR not exists #1 
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+As WorkAround, the installer creates now an empty default log directory
+
 PortablePythonWithRobot v276.2.284.0 (May. 2014)
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 

Robot/scripts/README.htm

@@ -319,21 +319,23 @@ <h1 class="title">Portable Python with Robot Framework (for Magik testing)</h1>
 <div class="section" id="intention">
 <h1>Intention</h1>
 <p>This collection of open source software is a portable (standalone) installation of the test
-automation framework <a class="reference external" href="http://robotframework.org/">Robot Framework</a> - <strong>PortablePythonWithRobot</strong> (PPR).</p>
+automation framework <a class="reference external" href="http://robotframework.org/">Robot Framework</a>.</p>
+<p>It is named <strong>PortablePythonWithRobot</strong> (PPR) and includes</p>
 <ul class="simple">
-<li>with <a class="reference external" href="http://robotframework.org/#test-libraries">standard test libraries</a> and the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/wiki">RIDE</a> test data editor</li>
+<li>the <a class="reference external" href="http://portablepython.com/">Portable Python</a> core</li>
+<li>the <a class="reference external" href="http://robotframework.org/">Robot Framework</a> <a class="reference external" href="http://robotframework.org/#test-libraries">standard test libraries</a> and <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/wiki">RIDE</a> test data editor</li>
 <li>the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/rtomac/robotframework-selenium2library/#readme">Selenium2Library</a> for web testing and</li>
 <li>the <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/lczub/robotframework-magik/#readme">Robot Framework Magik</a> extension for testing Smallworld Magik images.</li>
 </ul>
 <p>Hope this helps you in your daily work in testing the interacting of Smallworld GIS with
 web applications or other systems.</p>
-<p>Have fun with tests, 10. May 2014
+<p>Have fun with tests, 11. May 2014
 <a class="reference external" href="mailto://luiko.czub@smallcases.de">Luiko Czub</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://www.smallcases.de/">Smallcases GmbH</a></p>
 </div>
 <div class="section" id="download-installation">
 <h1>Download &amp; Installation</h1>
 <p>The installer can be retrieved from <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/lczub/PortablePythonWithRobot/releases">GitHup Releases</a>.</p>
-<p>Changes are documented in <a class="reference external" href="http://www.tele3.cz/jbar/rest/CHANGES.rst">CHANGES</a>.</p>
+<p>Changes are documented in <a class="reference external" href="CHANGES.rst">CHANGES</a>.</p>
 <div class="section" id="known-problems">
 <h2>Known Problems</h2>
 <p>If PPR should be used to start and test Smallworld Magik images, 
@@ -345,6 +347,8 @@ <h1>Directory Layout</h1>
 <dl class="docutils">
 <dt>App/</dt>
 <dd><a class="reference external" href="http://portablepython.com/">Portable Python</a> installation with <a class="reference external" href="http://robotframework.org/">Robot Framework</a>, <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/wiki">Ride</a> and <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/rtomac/robotframework-selenium2library/#readme">Selenium2Library</a></dd>
+<dt>logs/</dt>
+<dd>default log directory</dd>
 <dt>robot/</dt>
 <dd>resources like <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/lczub/robotframework-magik/#readme">Robot Framework Magik</a>, <a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/robotframework/robotdemo/wiki/Home">RobotDemo</a>, <a class="reference external" href="https://bitbucket.org/robotframework/webdemo/wiki/Home">WebDemo</a>, <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/sakari/robot-mode/#readme">Robot Emacs Mode</a></dd>
 <dt>MyMagikTests/</dt>

Robot/scripts/README.rst

@@ -6,16 +6,19 @@ Intention
 =========
 
 This collection of open source software is a portable (standalone) installation of the test 
-automation framework `Robot Framework`_ - **PortablePythonWithRobot** (PPR).
+automation framework `Robot Framework`_.
 
-- with `standard test libraries`_ and the `RIDE`_ test data editor 
+It is named **PortablePythonWithRobot** (PPR) and includes
+
+- the `Portable Python`_ core
+- the `Robot Framework`_ `standard test libraries`_ and `RIDE`_ test data editor 
 - the `Selenium2Library`_ for web testing and 
 - the `Robot Framework Magik`_ extension for testing Smallworld Magik images.
 
 Hope this helps you in your daily work in testing the interacting of Smallworld GIS with 
 web applications or other systems.
 
-Have fun with tests, 10. May 2014
+Have fun with tests, 11. May 2014
 `Luiko Czub`_, `Smallcases GmbH`_ 
 
 Download & Installation
@@ -37,6 +40,9 @@ Directory Layout
 App/
     `Portable Python`_ installation with `Robot Framework`_, `Ride`_ and `Selenium2Library`_
 
+logs/
+    default log directory
+
 robot/
     resources like `Robot Framework Magik`_, RobotDemo_, WebDemo_, `Robot Emacs Mode`_