Re: [basex-talk] Config file and data dir (with BaseXServer in Java)

-- Florent Georges http://fgeorges.org/ http://h2oconsulting.be/ > On Lundi 25 mars 2013 14h11, Christian Grün wrote: > Hi Florent, > > please note that the existing .basex configuration file will never be > overwritten, except for the case that some options are invalid (which > may occur when new options are added in a new version of BaseX. > > Best, > Christian > ___________________________ > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 12:46 PM, Florent Georges lists@fgeorges.org > wrote: >>   Hi Christian, thanks Kendall, >> >>   The org.basex.path property is indeed doing the job here.  Thanks! >> >>   One thing I noticed though (and it is not specific to Java, but related > to calling the server and client from the command line), is that when using a > new home directory (containing no .basex file), the server will always write > PORT = 1984, even when passed the option -p12345: >> >>     # variables >>     home=`pwd`/basex-home >>     jar=/Library/Java/org/basex/basex-7.6.jar >>     prop=-Dorg.basex.path=$home >>     class=org.basex.BaseXServer >> >>     # create a new dir >>     mkdir $home >> >>     # start and stop the server >>     java -cp $jar $prop $class -p12345 & >>     sleep 2 >>     java -cp $jar $prop $class -p12345 stop >> >>     # look into .basex >>     grep PORT $home/.basex >> >>   The last command return the following, showing the default >> values: >> >>     PORT = 1984 >>     SERVERPORT = 1984 >>     EVENTPORT = 1985 >>     PROXYPORT = 80 >>     STOPPORT = 8985 >> >>   Shouldn't it save the port number passed on the command line? >> >>   Regards, >> >> -- >> >> Florent Georges >> http://fgeorges.org/ >> http://h2oconsulting.be/ >> >> >> >> On 25 mars 2013 10h18, Christian Grün wrote: >>> >>> Hi Florent, thanks Kendall, >>> >>> you can explicitly speciy a BaseX home directory via the >>> "org.basex.path" system property, or place a .basex file in > the >>> directory you are starting BaseX from (i.e., in the “current working >>> directory”). You’ll find some information on the page “Configuration” >>> in our Wiki [1], which hopefully includes all relevant information. If >>> something is missing, feel free to ask again. >>> >>> Best, >>> Christian >>> >>> [1] http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Configuration >>> ___________________________ >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 8:15 PM, Florent Georges > lists@fgeorges.org >>> wrote: >>>>     Hi, >>>> >>>>     When I start a BaseXServer in Java, it creates a config file >>>>   ~/.basex and a data directory ~/BaseXData.  Is there any way to >>>>   ask BaseX not to create the config file, and to use a specific >>>>   another data directory? >>>> >>>>     Or at least to tell it where to look for the config file >>>>   (instead of going to ~/.basex)?  I couldn't find either in the >>>>   documentation. >>>> >>>>     Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>>   -- >>>> >>>>   Florent Georges >>>>   http://fgeorges.org/ >>>>   http://h2oconsulting.be/ >>>>   _______________________________________________ >>>>   BaseX-Talk mailing list >>>>   BaseX-Talk@mailman.uni-konstanz.de >>>>   https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >>> >