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

[Taylor Braun-Jones]

Great, thanks!


On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Patrick Reynolds <
patrick.reynolds at kitware.com> wrote:

> 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
>
> --
> 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 out-of-date guide[2] that pointed me to MIDAS.cmake (via broken link...)
>
> 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:
>
> http://localhost/midas/api/config
>
> 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
>
> [1] http://www.midasplatform.org/MIDAS/resources/software.html
> [2] http://www.kitware.com/midaswiki/index.php/MIDAS%2BCTest
>
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