Shibboleth Developers

[Tom Scavo <>]

On 8/19/05, Scott Cantor 
<>
 wrote:
> 
> What about other cases where an extension had its own supplementary lib
> files that *did* have the version in the name, and the new extension uses a
> newer version? Actually, this is true across extensions, which is even
> worse.

Yup, even Shib itself has this problem.  If a Shib distribution
modifies a 3rd-party jar, it's safest to change the base install
directory $IDP_HOME$.

> I already think we've gone way farther in the build/install arena than was
> expected, and way beyond what any other Java application seems to support.
> It's a slippery slope, and now we're sliding.

I wouldn't go that far.  The new install process is working well for
us, minus a few annoying bugs (which I've committed to bugzilla) none
of which are showstoppers.

Thanks,
Tom