Evaluation of Bromine 3 RC2

[jpp]

I recommend that you setup apache, mysql and php by yourself. I have only had trouble with xamp (though Rasmus and Visti seems to swear by it ) services not being able to start/crashing and configuration not kicking in because there are several redudant configuration files and so on.

Setting everything up by yourself might be abit more tedious and take longer since you will have to do all configuration yourself but in the end my setup has run reliably ever since.

If you still want to go about and use xamp check the version, if its the newest version 1.7.3 try downgrading to a previous version, this has helped some of the other users.

[tusabrat]

The problem with apache seems to appear when I'm in Planning, and then clicking the Test Lab button in the navigation bar. No problem when I click a sub (like latest tests failed). Ending httpd.exe and then Ctrl-f5 ing the page and it works again

Yes, we (two of us at our company trialling this) have also had this problem - different computers, different browsers, same problem.

I cannot get past the Projects page on IE6 (and it was really hard work to get that far). FF3.6 is a little better, but still has the above-mentioned issue. I'm using XP. Colleague is using Windows 2003.

Setting everything up by yourself might be abit more tedious and take longer since you will have to do all configuration yourself but in the end my setup has run reliably ever since.

My colleague set everything up by hand, I used xampp, but we have encountered the same issue.

[rbp]

tusabrat, could you try to open up app/models/requirement.php

change


function deleteCache($requirement_id, $site_id){
$requirement = $this->findById($requirement_id);
Cache::delete('requirement_get_status_'.$requirement['Requirement']['id'].'_'.$site_id);

if($requirement['Requirement']['parent_id'] != 0){
$this->deleteCache($requirement['Requirement']['parent_id'], $site_id);
}
}


to

function deleteCache($requirement_id, $site_id){
}

This will completely mess up the results bromine display, so keep a backup of the original.
Try to see if this fixes the problem. Tell us if it do.

Cheers, Rasmus.

[syerwin]

Hi all,

I had just recently upgraded Bromine Beta to Bromine 3 RC 2. The features provided in the latest version are fabulous. However, i am having the same problem as many had experienced.
The tests are running fine, but everytime when I have to click on Test Lab again, the page will loads forever and I will have to restart Apache & MySql services from XAMPP and reload the page before the page can be loaded again.
Is anyone here able to advice how to solve this problem? Otherwise it is quite hard to convince the user to upgrade to the latest version.
Please help! Thanks!

Regards,
WinWin

[syerwin]

Hi all,

I have setup Bromine 3 RC 2 in 2 ways, 1 with manual setup using xampp, and the other one by using the VMware virtual appliance.
Below are my findings:

1) Manual setup with Xampp:
- Will experience page loads forever when click on testlabs. It will work fine if you restarted the Apache & MySql services in Xampp.

2) VMware virtual appliance:
- No page loading issue no matter where you click on. The page performance is good. But not sure how to add new jar file into the library folder of a new project.
- Trying to run test under the sample project, sometimes it takes very long to launch, and once it launches, it keeps repeating the same test case for many times. Odd behaviors noticed.

Can please advice how to overcome the above issue?
Many thanks!

Regards,
WinWin

[jpp]

Hi all,

I have setup Bromine 3 RC 2 in 2 ways, 1 with manual setup using xampp, and the other one by using the VMware virtual appliance.
Below are my findings:

1) Manual setup with Xampp:
- Will experience page loads forever when click on testlabs. It will work fine if you restarted the Apache & MySql services in Xampp.

2) VMware virtual appliance:
- No page loading issue no matter where you click on. The page performance is good. But not sure how to add new jar file into the library folder of a new project.
- Trying to run test under the sample project, sometimes it takes very long to launch, and once it launches, it keeps repeating the same test case for many times. Odd behaviors noticed.

Can please advice how to overcome the above issue?
Many thanks!

Regards,
WinWin

1) Apparently there is an issue with XAMPP so therefor I recommend people not to use XAMPP with their Bromine 3 RC 2 installation. What I recall is only people using XAMPP are having this issue, if that isn't so please correct me.
2) I have answered most of these in another thread you replied to. To the problem with it keeps repeating we will have to investigate.

[syerwin]

Hi jpp,

Except xampp, which tools do you recommend user to use with Bromine 3 RC 2 installation?
Any issue if to use with WampServer?
-----------------------------------
WampServer 2.0i [07/11/09]
Includes :
- Apache 2.2.11
- MySQL 5.1.36
- PHP 5.3.0
-----------------------------------

Thanks!

Regards,
WinWin

[jpp]

I recommend people go with default installations and then add what Bromine requires.

By default I mean none of the preconfigured apache/php/mysql packages. Simply go and download apache, php and mysql and install it yourself. Our documentation could surely need an overhaul but all the information is there regarding configuration of the webserver.

http://wiki.brominefoundation.org/setti ... or_bromine

Though we have added new functionality regarding our updater so you should also add support for zip in php, I do believe though it is enabled by default.

[rynusrein]

I'd also recommend people to set the debug level of CakePHP to 0, in app/config/core.php. The default setting is 1, which makes CakePHP recreate all models every requests (which involves querying and analyzing the the database structure).

[pdavid]

BLACK MAGIC WITHOUT PROPER COMMENTS AREN'T OK.

model/requirement.php line +/- 131-136

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        $requirements[] = $requirement['Requirement']['id'];

        // Black magic from php.net
        $objTmp = (object) array('aFlat' => array());

        //Crazy stuff from php.net
        array_walk_recursive($requirements, create_function('&$v, $k, &$t', '$t->aFlat[] = $v;'), $objTmp);
        $requirements = $objTmp->aFlat;
        return $requirements;



PLEASE FIX THIS.