December 2009 - Koha-devel - lists.koha-community.org

Foundation forming #koha IRC meeting 3 December
by Thomas Dukleth 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Please remember that the next foundation forming #koha IRC meeting will be held today, Thursday 3 December 2009 at 19:00 UTC+0. Time Converters: http://tinyurl.com/ygcgn9f http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2009-12-03%2019:00%20UTC+0 Agenda: http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:events:meetings:irc_meetings:meetingnot… . It is a wiki. Add your own agenda items. Thomas Dukleth Agogme 109 E 9th Street, 3D New York, NY 10003 USA http://www.agogme.com +1 212-674-3783

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More sys prefs questions (page prefs)
by Nicole Engard 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Hi all, There are 2 new preferences in the Local Use section that I don't understand: - page_readers -- This is for readers suggestions - page_test -- test page for pages tiny cms What do these do and where would they belong? Nicole

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Multiple root budgets?
by Owen Leonard 04 Jan '10

04 Jan '10

Can you have more than one active root budget? If so, how does aqbudgets.pl decide which to refer to? If not, why was I allowed to create two active, overlapping root budgets? Thanks, Owen -- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org

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A couple of Debian install questions
by Owen Leonard 31 Dec '09

31 Dec '09

I just tried my first Koha install on Debian: OSX + VirtualBox + Debian + Koha dev install. I ran into a couple of problems I wanted to ask about: 1. Install didn't proceed correctly until I manually created the koha-dev folder alongside the location of my git checkout. 2. I got several warnings about prerequisites missing after running Makefile.PL. Does that mean that the installation instructions are missing a step? [Sat Dec 5 11:19:58 2009] Makefile.PL: Warning: prerequisite GD 2.39 not found. [Sat Dec 5 11:19:58 2009] Makefile.PL: Warning: prerequisite GD::Barcode::UPCE 1.1 not found. [Sat Dec 5 11:19:59 2009] Makefile.PL: Warning: prerequisite IPC::Cmd 0.46 not found. We have 0.401. [Sat Dec 5 11:19:59 2009] Makefile.PL: Warning: prerequisite Memoize::Memcached 0.03 not found. [Sat Dec 5 11:19:59 2009] Makefile.PL: Warning: prerequisite Number::Format 1.52 not found. [Sat Dec 5 11:20:00 2009] Makefile.PL: Warning: prerequisite PDF::API2::Simple 1 not found. [Sat Dec 5 11:20:00 2009] Makefile.PL: Warning: prerequisite PDF::Reuse::Barcode 0.05 not found. [Sat Dec 5 11:20:00 2009] Makefile.PL: Warning: prerequisite PDF::Table not found. [Sat Dec 5 11:20:00 2009] Makefile.PL: Warning: prerequisite Storable 2.21 not found. We have 2.18. [Sat Dec 5 11:20:00 2009] Makefile.PL: Warning: prerequisite Test::More 0.8 not found. We have 0.72. -- Owen -- Web Developer Athens County Public Libraries http://www.myacpl.org

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Re: [Koha-devel] Koha-devel Digest, Vol 49, Issue 42
by Sunita Barve 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

I have struggled a lot to see whether Koha works successfully on Ubuntu 9.10 distro. But surprisingly it does not gets installed successfully on every machine and here is the observation. 1. When basic installation of Ubuntu is done it has libmysqlclient16 file already installed. 2. In Ubuntu.packages lists of koha istallation it asks to install libmysqlclient15-dev through dselect. So the question is which version of libmysqlclient is necessary on Ubuntu 9.10 for KOHA libmysqlclient15-dev libmysqlclient15off libmysqlclient16 libmysqlclient16-dev libmysqlclient-dev Another question is when mysql-server is installed it installs libdbd-mysql-perl, libdbi-perl hence while running dselect there is package name called libdbd-mysql-perl listed again and then it will install latest libdbd-mysql-perl package so libdbd-mysql-perl package gets installed twice. I have tried doing all combinations of checking one of the libmysqlclient version files and trying koha installation on Ubuntu 9.10 but the installation is unsuccessful with the following error Koha error The following fatal error has occurred: DBD driver has not implemented the AutoCommit attribute at /usr/lib/perl5/DBI.pm line 705. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Auth.pm line 30. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Auth.pm line 30. Compilation failed in require at /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/mainpage.pl line 23. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/mainpage.pl line 23. This error was coming on Debian installation as well but it disappeared when we installed libdbd-mysql-perl only once that is only while installing mysql-server and I thought it should not repeat in Ubuntu but I have tried all combinations but Ubuntu installation is not successful. Can anyone on the list tell me the problem with above error and on which perl module this error is dependent on. reg, Sunita Barve NCRA, Pune On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 4:30 PM, <koha-devel-request(a)lists.koha.org> wrote: > Send Koha-devel mailing list submissions to > koha-devel(a)lists.koha.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.koha.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > koha-devel-request(a)lists.koha.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > koha-devel-owner(a)lists.koha.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Koha-devel digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Which is the best Linux flavour to work with Koha ? > (Darrell Ulm) > 2. Re: Which is the best Linux flavour to work with Koha ? > (Bavousett, David) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:33:41 +0000 (UTC) > From: Darrell Ulm <darrellulm(a)smfpl.org> > Subject: [Koha-devel] Re: Which is the best Linux flavour to work with > Koha ? > To: koha-devel(a)nongnu.org > Message-ID: <loom.20091229T202229-612(a)post.gmane.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > Debian has consistently performed well for Koha > installs for me. Ubuntu, being > Debian based, is OK also but some run into issues. > > I personally like CentOS for a great number of things > (VMware Server 2.0), LTSP, > FileServer, however would not recommend installation of > Koha on CentOS or Fedora, although I am sure it is possible. > > It would be interesting to hear of successful > installations of Koha in other > versions of Linux. Distros like Puppy > and DSL are likely not going to work > without rewriting some things. FreeBSD > would be an interesting Koha installation. > > -Darrell Ulm > > > > _______________________________________________ > Koha-devel mailing list > Koha-devel(a)nongnu.org > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:40:08 -0500 > From: "Bavousett, David" <dBavousett(a)ptfs.com> > Subject: Re: [Koha-devel] Which is the best Linux flavour to work with > Koha ? > To: <koha-devel(a)lists.koha.org> > Message-ID: > < > AA56A589DBA425479834C1F68C150DA2018A2F09(a)PTFSMAIL01.corporate.ptfs.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Darrell Ulm wrote: > > > > >It would be interesting to hear of successful > >installations of Koha in other > >versions of Linux. Distros like Puppy > >and DSL are likely not going to work > >without rewriting some things. FreeBSD > >would be an interesting Koha installation. > > > >-Darrell Ulm > > I installed Koha on an Asus EEE 900 (half-a-gig of RAM, 4 GB SSHD) > running Easy Peasy, mostly just to see if I could. Easy Peasy is > Ubuntu, put on an *extreme* diet for EEE Netbooks. > > The install ran very much like a normal Debian/Ubuntu install, and Koha > *worked*, though it was--unsurprisingly--painfully slow. For lots of > obvious reasons, I don't recommend this sort of setup, even as a > development environment. > > But it *was* fun! > > J. David Bavousett > Software Engineer > Open Source & Library Systems > | P | T | F | S | > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Koha-devel mailing list > Koha-devel(a)lists.koha.org > http://lists.koha.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel > > End of Koha-devel Digest, Vol 49, Issue 42 > ****************************************** > -- Sunita Barve, Ph. D. SIRC-In-Charge National Centre for Radio Astrophysics Post Bag No. 3, Pune Univ. Campus Pune 411 007, INDIA Phone : Office : 91-20-25719211 Residence : 91-020- 24470022 Mobile: 9922753827 Email : sunitab(a)ncra.tifr.res.in ; sunitabarve(a)gmail.com

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Why in 'Add Marc Record' only a 'Move Up' for subfields ?
by tajoli 30 Dec '09

30 Dec '09

Hi to all, If you check the 'Add Marc Record' page in Koha 3.0.x you can see that you can move the subfields only up ('Move Up' button). This function is done with a javascript function: function upSubfield(index) { ... } Is there a specific motivation because there isn't a 'Move Down' button? For example, some javascript problem ? or is only 'No one asked about it ?' Bye Zeno Tajoli

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Re: [Koha-devel] Which is the best Linux flavour to work with Koha ?
by Partha Mukhopadhyay 29 Dec '09

29 Dec '09

Dear Dr. Manjunath I'm bit late in response and don't know what is the view of other Koha users. I can share my personal experience with you. I think community version of Redhat is now CentOS, not Fedora. So there may not be regular upgradation of Fedora in future. We shifted to Ubuntu with all our library specific FLOSSs like Koha (3.0.4 is we use now), DSpace (1.5.2) and Moodle (for LCMS on FLOSS). The beauty is that the smooth upgrading to the next release always ensured both for OS and Koha. Moreover, regular release cycle is helpful (twice in a year June April and October). Hope this help. Happy new year... Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay Department of Library and Information Science University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "G.K.MANJUNATH" <gkm(a)igidr.ac.in> > To: koha-devel(a)lists.koha.org > Subject: [Koha-devel] Which is the best Linux flavour to work with Koha ? > Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 12:14:25 +0530 (India Standard Time) > > > > > We installed Koha on Fedora, Ubuntu and Debain and did not face any > problem. I understand that, Debian is what most people use. > > I need some suggestions. Which is the best Linux flavour to work on, > especially with Koha and why ? Can any one please clarify ? > > I do not want to frequently change the OS environment. However, later like > to opt for the latest version of Koha ( 3.2 ), when fully tested. > > Most important, we would like to use the same OS for other open source > software such as Dspace and Greestone. > > > thanks, > > Dr.G.K.Manjunath > Chief Librarian > Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research > Film City Road > Santosh Nagar > Goregaon(East ) > MUMBAI - 400 065, India > > Phone: 022-28416528 > _______________________________________________ > Koha-devel mailing list > Koha-devel(a)lists.koha.org > http://lists.koha.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel > -- _______________________________________________ Search for products and services at: http://search.mail.com

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Help needed in Conditional variables passing to templates
by nitesh rijal 27 Dec '09

27 Dec '09

Hello all. I am using KOHA 3.0.3 in Debian Lenny. I am trying to integrate the fulltext viewing option of GSDL in KOHA in a different way than the existing one. When we search for a string in KOHA then it displays a list of results. I am trying to make a link to GSDL fulltext option through KOHA records directly. In the search results we have a place holder named "ACTION" where I have placed a link "View Full Text". On clicking the link it goes to the GSDL and searches the records for the particular author and title. I found that matching both title and author is not possible in GSDL so I decided to match just the author and display results. My main problem is that, I have made a field 953 'a' for storing whether the particular record has fulltext or not. If the field says "YES" then I need to display the "View Full Text" link in the "ACTIONS" placeholder of the search results. I have come to know that we can use  to make conditional variable passing and displaying, but I am having a problem in deciding whether the field 953 'a' contains a "YES" or a "NO". How can I find out that for every record in the current search result. I have looked into the search.pl and search.tmpl but got no idea from that. Please Help me. Thank you. -- Nitesh Rijal BE IT email: rijal.it(a)gmail.com url: http://niteshrijal.com.np facebook: http://facebook.com/openrijal twitter: http://twitter.com/openrijal +9779841458173

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Koha Cache -- Problem with Changing Admin Password?
by Richard Forristall 25 Dec '09

25 Dec '09

Does Koha use a cache to remember config settings in OPAC and Intranet? I updated koha_conf.xml to change the password and now in the librarian view and OPAC view I get this error: Access denied for user 'kohaadmin'@'localhost' (using password: YES) at /home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Context.pm line 667. Compilation failed in require at /home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Circulation.pm line 25. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Circulation.pm line 25. Compilation failed in require at /home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Overdues.pm line 24. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Overdues.pm line 24. Compilation failed in require at /home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Members.pm line 27. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Members.pm line 27. Compilation failed in require at /home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Auth.pm line 31. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/koha/kohaclone/C4/Auth.pm line 31. Compilation failed in require at /home/koha/kohaclone/opac/opac-search.pl line 12. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /home/koha/kohaclone/opac/opac-search.pl line 12. Here's what I've done: 1. changed the password in koha_conf.xml. 2. updated the kohaadmin password in mysql for koha dbase 3. restarted apache2 4. checked if in terminal I can access mysql with new password -- yes I can 5. when the above error echos -- I was inserted the password it was getting in Context.pm line 667 - that password was the former password. 6. in Context.pm I hard code the new password and there's success. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks, Rick ------------------------------------------- Rick Forristall Programmer Analyst Goodwill of Central AZ 602.535.4078 -------------------------------------------

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koha-3.0.5 local keyboard in opac
by Zico 23 Dec '09

23 Dec '09

Hi, I am trying to insert a bengali keyboard in my Koha 3.0.5. i was checking his provided pdf. There he mentioned* "Add following code to sysprefs OpacUserJS, OpacUserCSS and OpacHeader.". *The point is, i didn`t find any "OpacUserJS" or "OpacUserCSS" or "OpacHeader" in my Koha system. Plus, there is no directory called "sysprefs". * *Can you please a little bit more? It will be really great full for me. If you want, i can provide the pdf Katrine provided me. -- Best, Zico

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