Subject:
Kansei Genie Feedback
From:
Luisa Nevers <lnevers@bbn.com>
Date:
10/12/2011 2:42 PM
To:
hongwei@wayne.edu
CC:
anish@cse.ohio-state.edu, Harry Mussman <hmussman@bbn.com>


On 10/7/2011 1:19 PM, Hongwei Zhang wrote:
> Dear Luisa,
> Please find below the link to the Spiral 3 software release from the KanseiGenie project:
>
>     http://kansei.cse.ohio-state.edu/KanseiGenie/Downloads/index.php
>
Hello Hongwei,

I have started to take a look at the Kansei Genie Software  available at the location
http://kansei.cse.ohio-state.edu/KanseiGenie/Downloads/KGCloner/packages/KG_2_0/
and using KanseiGeni Cloning documentation found at the location
http://kansei.cse.ohio-state.edu/KanseiGenie/Doc/cloning.php. 

I have some feedback.  Overall, I am not able to use the software KG_Portal_1_9_noinstall.tar.gz
with the instructions available to use the software.  Following is a capture of the issues as I worked
my way through the instruction and the software.

The http://kansei.cse.ohio-state.edu/KanseiGenie/Downloads/KGCloner/packages/KG_2_0/
includes a file "KG_Portal_1_9_noinstall.tar.gz".  Is software this version 1.9 or 2.0?

The initial paragraph of the KanseiGeni Cloning documentation states the the instructions are
based on the "1.0 Kansei package released March 2010."   Is this true?  Or are these
installation instructions also applicable to the KG 2.0 package?

The  KanseiGenie Cloning Documentation ( at http://kansei.cse.ohio-state.edu/KanseiGenie/Doc/cloning.php)
has a link "Portal Cloning Documentation" pointing to the  "Kansei Genie Portal Cloning Documentation" (at
http://kansei.cse.ohio-state.edu/KanseiGenie/Doc/cloning.php?pageName=KGPortal.html).  This page
starts with "[Kansei 1.0 - March 2010]" which is confusing for KG2.0 and it also jumps into installation insructions
without giving any scope or covering any prerequisites.    The Installation section instructs to execute the
following "% ./install_portal.sh".  This script does not exist in the "KG_Portal_1_9_noinstall.tar.gz" package.

After reading the page http://kansei.cse.ohio-state.edu/KanseiGenie/Doc/cloning.php?pageName=KGPortal.html,
I eventually found the KG2.0 information.  I suggest providing an introduction to the user to give
some indication up front that multiple versions are documented in the web page.

In http://kansei.cse.ohio-state.edu/KanseiGenie/Doc/cloning.php?pageName=KGPortal.html  section
named "[Kansei 2.0 - Autumn 2011] "  there are no explicit installation instructions.   There is mention
about new sites modifying a Portal.ini file, but not enough information is available to make configuration
changes. 

Once the KG_Portal_1_9_noinstall.tar.gz is unpacked, the version is no longer part of the restored directory.
There is no README/INSTALL file providing direction for installation or minimally pointing to documentation
locations (web and local php files).

The kgportal/Doc directory delivers two empty directories: KanseiCloneInstallation and Videos.  Should there be
documentation in the KanseiCloneInstallation directory?

Please provide some guidance on what I should do for installation.

Thank you,
Luisa