[Midas] Feedback on initial setup of MIDAS server and integration with cmake/ctest

[Patrick Reynolds]

Hi Taylor,

Thank you so much for the feedback. It’s great to get a fresh perspective on the things we can make better in the interface and more straightforward to prospective users and developers.

I’ve added these as issues on Github. Feel free to subscribe to them if you’d like to follow the progress.

https://github.com/midasplatform/Midas/issues/3
https://github.com/midasplatform/Midas/issues/4


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Patrick Reynolds
Technical Leader
Kitware, Inc.
919 869 8848



On Monday, May 5, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Taylor Braun-Jones wrote:

> Hello MIDAS developers,
>  
> Maybe I missed something, but when setting up a MIDAS server and integrating it with CMake/CTest build, it was not obvious that I needed to navigate to the 'next' branch of MidasClient and grab the MIDAS3.cmake file from there. From the MIDAS download page[1] none of the links in the Latest Stable Releases provide that file which seems odd to me. I ended up searching the web for a solution and make the mistake of following an an out-of-date guide[2] that pointed me to MIDAS.cmake (via broken link...)  
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> It would also be nice if the MIDAS web interface very clearly displayed the correct REST URL so there is no doubt. Perhaps on this page:
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> http://localhost/midas/api/config
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> Lastly, locating the 'Administration' link beneath the username dropdown menu in the top right was not intuitive to me at all. I would actually just swap the location of the 'Logout' link and the 'Administration' link.  
>  
> Maybe these things can be improved so the MIDAS setup process won't be so painful for the next person...
>  
> -- Taylor
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> [1] http://www.midasplatform.org/MIDAS/resources/software.html  
> [2] http://www.kitware.com/midaswiki/index.php/MIDAS%2BCTest
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