Application Development

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Directory Structure for Two-tier Applications

Distribute the files and libraries used by your Panther application in a single directory, call it the application directory. The directory should include such things as your application's executables and Panther-specific libraries. In addition, it should include the following subdirectories:

• configuration directory—Includes the runtime components that make up your application, such as your application libraries and those files that are specific to running your application.

• library directory for UNIX only—Includes JetNet shared libraries. Required for three-tier processing.

Checklist for Deployment

The tables in this section list the components you should include in a distribution for the specific platform. Depending on your particular application, there might be other considerations and files which you might include. Those considerations are covered later in this chapter.

Preparing a Windows Distribution

Table D-1 lists the files and libraries required on a Windows installation. The table also includes where these files can be found in the Panther distribution. In general, you should make copies of those files as opposed to using the originals. In all likelihood, your Panther application has been using the components it needs while you've been developing it. This list will serve as a means of making certain all the pieces you need are deployed to the application users.

Preparing a UNIX, Linux/Red Hat Distribution