The download/install experience for compass is broken.
I tried downloading the tarball for OSX. The directory contains a bare python script (with no standard .py extension. There is no README to tell me what to do with the install_compass file.
If I try to click on the file in the finder, most user will get the "install_compass can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer." I can work around by changing my security settings for this one file. But then....
If I try to open it either from the finder or command line, I get this error from a launched term window:
Last login: Thu Dec 7 14:53:41 on ttys010
Reusing existing ssh-agent
Agent pid 1874
[crucible]~ 02:56 PM
$ /Users/monkey101/dist/3.6.0/bin/install_compass ; exit;
env: python2: No such file or directory
logout
Saving session...
...copying shared history...
...saving history...truncating history files...
...completed.
[Process completed]
If I try to run it from the command line: ./install_compass, I get this:
monkey101:bin$ ./install_compass env: python2: No such file or directory
If I run it by explicitly using python I get a lot of output which is not going to mean much to the average user:
monkey101:bin$ python install_compass Downloading Compass... 100% Installing the package... Checksumming Protective Master Boot Record (MBR : 0)… Protective Master Boot Record (MBR :: verified CRC32 $03CAA81A Checksumming GPT Header (Primary GPT Header : 1)… GPT Header (Primary GPT Header : 1): verified CRC32 $BBAB1D51 Checksumming GPT Partition Data (Primary GPT Table : 2)… GPT Partition Data (Primary GPT Tabl: verified CRC32 $02567F93 Checksumming (Apple_Free : 3)… (Apple_Free : 3): verified CRC32 $00000000 Checksumming disk image (Apple_HFS : 4)… ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... disk image (Apple_HFS : 4): verified CRC32 $17E7665D Checksumming (Apple_Free : 5)… (Apple_Free : 5): verified CRC32 $00000000 Checksumming GPT Partition Data (Backup GPT Table : 6)… GPT Partition Data (Backup GPT Table: verified CRC32 $02567F93 Checksumming GPT Header (Backup GPT Header : 7)… GPT Header (Backup GPT Header : 7): verified CRC32 $63E2C8D8 verified CRC32 $A751359B /dev/disk3 GUID_partition_scheme /dev/disk3s1 Apple_HFS /private/var/folders/4r/5v2776px5bjczh16mwyt7zx80000gq/T/tmpV2Ox1G Old version found removing... Copying MongoDB Compass Community.app to /Applications "disk3" unmounted. "disk3" ejected. Cleaning up... Done!
I thought we were delivering a .dmg?
- is documented by
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DOCS-11200 Improve install_compass experience on OSX (SERVER-32211)
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