12. Client Setup

12.1. Client Computer Setup Requirements

The following are requirements for a client using TACTIC.

TACTIC Temp Directory Creation

TACTIC needs to be able to create the TACTIC temporary directory. TACTIC uses this directory as scratch pad space to store temporary files.

The location of this directory depends on the client operating system:

  • Linux: /tmp/sthpw
  • Windows: C:/sthpw
  • Mac OS X: /tmp/sthpw

Set environment variables

$TACTIC_ASSET_DIR

This environment variable is used to point to the root of asset_base_dir (the directory where assets are stored). This value defaults to "/home/apache/assets" in the TACTIC server. On Windows machines, this path is usually mapped as a letter drive (for example, Z:\) or as a UNC path (for example, \\server\volume\directory\). This environment variable is set by the server on the client machine during loading if it does not already exist.

On a per-project basis, you can set the project setting with the keys "win32_client_repo_dir" and "linux_client_repo_dir" so one project can have its asset directory mapped to Drive Z: and another mapped to Drive T:.

Browser Plugins

With the security concerns over Java plugin, TACTIC has lowered the use of Java plugin in many cases to communicate with the client computer’s operating system. HTML5 features, where applicable, is adopted instead. A good example is uploading of files.

To download the latest version of the Java plugin, go to www.java.com