[Ifeffit] Demeter 0.9.23 in multi-user environments

[Matt Newville]

Hi Ian, Bruce,

If I can jump in late to the conversation here:  I think it's better to
install to the User's Application folder by default.  If you have multiple
user accounts on a machine, you can choose to share folders.


On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 9:11 AM, Godfrey, Ian <i.godfrey at ucl.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi Bruce,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I tried to install to a system folder (Program Files) and the installation
> completed fine, however the software will not run for some reason (it runs
> fine when installed to its default location).
>
> The symptoms are as follows:
>
> The cmd window and splash screen pop up, before disappearing again. This
> occurs even when explicitly running the shortcut as an admin.
>
> I have attached a log file from Athena.
>
> This looks, at least superficially, similar to Matt Noerpel's problem?
>
> To my eyes it seems as if the best solution would be to allow multiple
> installations on one PC (one in each user directory). I don't know how easy
> this would be, or if it could cause other problems though.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ifeffit-bounces at millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov [mailto:
> ifeffit-bounces at millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Bruce Ravel
> Sent: 19 October 2015 14:14
> To: XAFS Analysis using Ifeffit <ifeffit at millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov>
> Subject: Re: [Ifeffit] Demeter 0.9.23 in multi-user environments
>
> On 10/19/2015 08:34 AM, Godfrey, Ian wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm trying to install Demeter 0.9.23 on a Win 8.1 Pro x64 machine with
> > two user accounts set up. Both user accounts on this PC need to use
> > Demeter. Unfortunately the latest version of Demeter installs into a
> > user specific folder, which creates two problems:
> >
> > 1)Users do not seem to have access to each other's folders to run
> > Demeter
> >
> > 2)The shortcuts (start menu/desktop) only get installed/updated for
> > the installing user
> >
> > Compounding this issue the installer automatically removes any
> > existing installation at installation, so you can't simply install it
> twice.
>
> In 0.9.23, there are changes to how environment variables get set which
> are specifically to make it easier for a user without admin privilege to
> get Demeter installed sensibly.
>
> That said, I should think that you could install the package as an admin
> to a system folder (rather than the default location, which is now in
> %APPDATA%).  You might then need to recreate the desktop icons by hand for
> each user, but it should then be available to any user.
>
> I am happy to consider any changes you suggest either to the .bat files
> that run the programs or to the Inno configuration file that creates the
> installer.  Or anything else that makes this easier for you.  But I should
> mention that I am very busy in the coming weeks, so I'm not going to have
> much time for a while to work on this myself.
>
> > Ps. Any update on this message:
> >
> http://millenia.cars.aps.anl.gov/pipermail/ifeffit/2015-August/012662.html
> ?
>
> Umm... no.  Thanks for the reminder.
>
> B
>
>
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