[Tilesathome] T at H - install on Windows XP

[Gert Gremmen]

I got it working (though partially) only in a dos box.

 

There are still problems with windows 

timing out after 2-3-4 tile sets.

 

Gert Gremmen

 

 

 

Van: tilesathome-bounces at openstreetmap.org
[mailto:tilesathome-bounces at openstreetmap.org] Namens Stuart
Verzonden: donderdag 21 februari 2008 16:02
Aan: tilesathome at openstreetmap.org
Onderwerp: Re: [Tilesathome] T at H - install on Windows XP

 

Chaps

 

A little bit of progress

 

ActivePerl suggests the *.pl extension is automatically associated with
perl.exe - that didn't happen so updated it manually so now when I
double click on tah.pl the previously mention GUI opens. It still does
not run from the Start Menu link though.

 

There is also a ppm which I couldn't run before. Got it working and
installed the 5.8.8 files as indicated on web page.

 

In summary

The Start Menu link still doesn't work and I don't really know what to
do with the GUI.

I suspect that this may be to use my PC as a processor for Osmarendering
for the greater good rather than my own experimental setup.

 

Cheers

 

	----- Original Message ----- 

	From: Stuart <mailto:stuart.srsm at blueyonder.co.uk>  

	To: tilesathome at openstreetmap.org 

	Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 2:25 PM

	Subject: [Tilesathome] T at H - install on Windows XP

	 

	Hi,

	 

	I'm running through the process on
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Windows@home

	 

	I've download  setuptah-0_1.exe and it appears to run
succesfully.

	 

	At the final stage there is a picture (possibly in Italian)
showing a GUI presumable as a hint to change the language to your own.

	On closing the browser window showing this picture the install
GUI highlights the Close button. 

	 

	I then run the app from the Start menu but all I see is a quick
flicker on the screen (probably Perl trying to start in a DOS box).

	 

	After a bit of messing around I started Perl from a DOS box as
below 

	 

	perl "C:\Program Files\TilesAtHome\tah.pl"

	This runs a GUI showing things like "Proxy Settings" -
"Authentication Settings" and buttons to "update tah" and "start tah"

	 

	Not sure if this is the real GUI or a setup window - I plan to
run T at H locally to create specific tiles via a modified osmarender
process.

	So what settings if any do I need in this window. I've tried
using it but to no result (no idea what values to use) and when I close
it there are many error messages on the DOS/Perl window including many
complaining about the space in C:\Program Files....

	 

	Finally, looking at tah.pl the line

	 

	$ENV{PATH} =
"$dirperl\\bin;$dirinkscape;$dirsvn\\bin;$dirpngcrush;$dirzip;$ENV{PATH}
";

	 

	suggests that my System Properties Environment Variables may be
updated or perhaps $ENV{PATH} is a local variable.

	Is this an issue?

	My guess is a problem with Perl. If I run the perl.exe directly
all I see is a blank DOS type window - is there a command to test the
Perl?

	 

	 

	Cheers

	 

	Stuart

	 

	 

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