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3 This is a Work in Progress page and is incomplete. Come back at a later date. (kieran)
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7 == Who is this Guide for? ==
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9 This guide is for you if
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11 1. You are new to WebObjects
12 1. You are **not** new to software development and using the terminal in OS X
13 1. You use a Mac with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher
14 1. You just want to get started developing WebObjects "the right way"™
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16 == Introduction ==
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18 * WebObjects itself consists of the application runtime software
19 * Eclipse with the WOLips plugins are the de facto standard WebObjects development tools
20 * Support is provided by the very helpful and extremely intelligent ;-) community. So, sign up for the various developer mailing lists right away.
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22 == First Install XCode ==
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24 XCode is **not** used the develop WebObjects applications, but XCode installation includes software for development in general, such as command line tools, that are useful
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26 == Next Install and Configure WebObjects ==
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28 Install WebObjects using the [[Apple WebObjects 5.4.3 Installer dmg>>http://support.apple.com/kb/DL688]] if you want "standard" install paths.
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30 Then open terminal and perform the "extra" stuff you need to do to get things complete. you will need to do all this as 'root', hence the sudo --s at the start.--
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32 {{code title="Replace the apache adaptor with the Snow Leopard one"}}
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34 sudo -s
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36 cd /System/Library/WebObjects/Adaptors/Apache2.2
37 mv mod_WebObjects.so mod_WebObjects.so.obsolete
38 curl -C - -O http://webobjects.mdimension.com/wonder/mod_WebObjects/Apache2.2/macosx/10.6/mod_WebObjects.so
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40 {{/code}}
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42 {{code title="Configure Apache to use the WebObjects Adaptor"}}
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44 cd /etc/apache2
45 cp httpd.conf httpd.conf.backup
46 echo "Include /System/Library/WebObjects/Adaptors/Apache2.2/apache.conf" >> httpd.conf
47 apachectl restart
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49 {{/code}}
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51 {{code title="Install launchd tasks to keep WebObjects running always"}}
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53 cd /Library/LaunchDaemons
54 curl -C - -O http://www.greenislandconsulting.com/webobjects/com.apple.webobjects.wotaskd.plist
55 curl -C - -O http://www.greenislandconsulting.com/webobjects/com.apple.webobjects.womonitor.plist
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57 launchctl load com.apple.webobjects.wotaskd.plist
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59 {{/code}}
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61 == Configure WebObjects ==
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63 == Install and Configure WebObjects Development Tools ==
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65 == Hello World ==
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67 == Where to go from here ==
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69 * Install a database