February 2010 - Koha-devel - lists.koha-community.org

koha-3.00.00 make fails
by Rick Welykochy 28 Dec '13

28 Dec '13

Hi all, I have downloaded http://download.koha.org/koha-3.00.00.tar.gz and began installing it on Debian/etch (in a Linux vserver environment). 0. FINE: cd koha-3.00.00 1. FINE: perl Makefile.PL 2. FAIL: make : : : Manifying blib/man3/C4::UploadedFile.3pm Manifying blib/man3/C4::BackgroundJob.3pm Manifying blib/man3/opac::opac-dictionary.3pm Manifying blib/man3/serials::member-search.3pm /usr/bin/perl "-Iblib/arch" "-Iblib/lib" fix-perl-path.PL blib /usr/bin/perl "-Iblib/arch" "-Iblib/lib" rewrite-config.PL blib/KOHA_CONF_DIR/koha-conf.xml Bad arg length for Socket::inet_ntoa, length is 0, should be 4 at rewrite-config.PL line 67. make: *** [blib/KOHA_CONF_DIR/koha-conf.xml] Error 255 Any ideas what went wrong and how to fix? Aside: there were a couple of other problems with this "out of the box" debian based install of Koha 3.0 which had to be fixed along the way, e.g. seven missing perl modules and libgd not found. I'll report on the entire process from unpacking to a running Koha/3.00.00 once I get to the end. cheers rickw -- ________________________________________________________________ Rick Welykochy || Praxis Services || Internet Driving Instructor The manual said Windows XP/SP2 or better so I installed Linux.

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system preference question (anonymous preferences)
by Nicole Engard 19 Jul '10

19 Jul '10

There are 2 system preferences in my most recent version of HEAD: - AnonSuggestions -- Set to anonymous borrowernumber to enable Anonymous suggestions - AnonymousPatron -- Set the identifier (borrowernumber) of the 'Mister anonymous' patron. Used for Suggestion and reading history privacy Does this mean that AnonSuggestions is not used? I personally think we need both and that Anon should be for suggestions and AnonymousPatron for reading history. Can someone please clarify these for me? Thanks Nicole

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Bug assignees - call for volunteers
by Galen Charlton 26 May '10

26 May '10

Hi, The current list of default assignees for bug categories is here: http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:development:bug_default_assignees I am issuing a call for module experts to volunteer to be default assignees, and for existing assignees to confirm their willingness and availability to investigate, fix, and delegate bugs. By the time of the next general meeting (3 March 2010 at 19:00 UTC+0), please reply to this thread and signal if: * you want to be or remain as assignee for a component * you no longer want to be an assignee * you want to be added to the default CC list for a component In particular, one of the things we should figure out by the time of the meeting is which components do not have anybody actively interested in being assignee. I'm the default assignee for a lot of these, and would dearly like this to change. The components I'm specifically interested in remaining assignee for are: Architecture, internals, and plumbing Cataloging MARC Authority data support MARC Bibliographic data support MARC Bibliographic record staging/import Searching Z39.50 / SRU / OpenSearch Servers As a reminder, anybody who wants to work on a bug should feel free to do so, particularly if the bug's status hasn't been changed to 'assigned' - in other words, I don't think it should be the role of the bug assignees to have to explicitly fix or delegate every single bug in their components, just to watch over the component as a whole and ensure that important bugs do get addressed. Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton gmcharlt(a)gmail.com

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OPAC Secured
by Bob Birchall ＠ Calyx 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

Most libraries are happy for the public to come to the OPAC and search the catalogue without being logged in. Others however (corporate libraries, private colleges) require the user to be logged in before the collection or any functionality is exposed. Koha currently supports the first approach. The second approach is achievable by adding jquery to the template (won't stop hacking) or by editing the perl code to set 'authnotrequired' value to '0' per page. Neither way is user-friendly or produces an elegant display. We propose adding a syspref 'OpacNotPublic' or similar which when set to 'OFF' will cause no change to current behaviour. When set to 'ON' a different template will be called by opacmain.pl that will display: - a login prompt similar to that for the staff client; - the value of opacsmallimage; - the value of opacheader; - the value of opaccredits. Not displayed on this page will be: - the search bar and the cart and list buttons; - the value of opacnav; - the value of opacmainuserblock. Upon logging in, the user is directed to 'opac-user.pl' as is the case now. Before we lodge on Bugzilla, are there any comments? Bob Birchall CALYX

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searching for phrases
by Cindy Murdock Ames 01 Mar '10

01 Mar '10

Hi all, Is there a way to search for phrases in the Koha catalog, or to make Koha rank phrases higher than other search results by default? For example, if I search for "world book", in the expectation of finding World Book Encyclopedia, I get a vast number of search results (about 3,400), because the words "world" and "book" are apparently fairly common in my MARC records. I'm using 3.2 alpha with zebra, with approximately 350,000 records. There used to be a title phrase search option in the advanced search, but that doesn't seem to be there anymore. Thanks! Cindy -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cindy Murdock Ames IT Services Director Meadville Public Library | CCFLS http://meadvillelibrary.org | http://ccfls.org

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Integrate biometric reader and koha
by ccalle 26 Feb '10

26 Feb '10

Hello Friends Receive a great greeting. I need help, I have installed the system and need koha3.05 implement this system with the biometric reader, to authenticate users. Someone could give me an idea where to begin to integrate biometric koha. Thank you very much. Atte. Christian Jhonny Calle Jahuira

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Date::Manip - a Warning
by Colin Campbell 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

Just a warning that if you install Date::Manip from CPAN you get version 6. It is a major overhaul and will not build on perls earlier than 5.10. Anyone writing code that depends on it should probably be circumspect and check Date::Manip::Changes5to6. Colin -- Colin Campbell Chief Software Engineer, PTFS Europe Limited Content Management and Library Solutions +44 (0) 208 366 1295 (phone) +44 (0) 7759 633626 (mobile) colin.campbell(a)ptfs-europe.com skype: colin_campbell2 http://www.ptfs-europe.com

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Extension of import_borrowers.pl
by Tomás 24 Feb '10

24 Feb '10

Hi everyone, I'm working on the semi-automated integration of Koha with our college student/teachers management system. Basically we're going to retreive data from that system and update patrons. The first (wrong, IMHO) thing I planned was to make my own partron_import.pl tool, and put it in our 25 koha installs. But then I realized that many could benefit from a better solution: extend the patron_import.pl script/template so it can handle URL's to retreive the data in XML or CSV. What do you think of this solution? Could it be useful for inclusion in koha if properly coded? To+ -- Aparición con vida de Jorge Julio López.

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KohaCon10 Call for Proposals
by Nicole Engard 23 Feb '10

23 Feb '10

Hello all, It's time to start coming up with ideas to present at KohaCon. Feel free to enter as many proposals as you want, https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGJjUWtHMTE2X0J0Vm5ENXlaSn… Please include valid contact information so that the program committee can contact you with further questions and/or details. Thanks a bunch, Nicole C. Engard Koha Documentation Manager KohaCon10 Program Coordinator

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feasibility of external circulation updating Koha items table availability
by Christopher Curry 22 Feb '10

22 Feb '10

We're implementing Aeon (a paging system that can handle requests for individual manuscript items from EAD finding aids as well as requests for mongraphs/serials) alongside Koha and we want to be able to display item availability in Koha. Since we're not using Koha's circulation system, we'll need to link Aeon and Koha so that an item checkout from Aeon sends a database UPDATE call to Koha and updates items.onloan with the desired due date (or at least, that's what I've been able to sort out by poking around). First, am I correct that updating the availability status of an item in the Koha Opac requires *only *that we update this field (items.onloan)? Second, in order to generate the SQL query, something like "UPDATE items SET onloan=2010-03-10 WHERE itemnumber=706," we'll need access to the itemnumber from within the OPAC record in order to generate the OpenURL that Aeon uses to generate requests. Is this variable available from within the opac-results.tmpl and opac-details.tmpl templates? Can someone tell me how I can call this data? On that note, does any documentation exist detailing bib/item data variables like this that can be called from within Opac templates? -- Cheers, Christopher Curry Assistant Technical Librarian / Assistant IT Officer American Philosophical Society 105 South Fifth Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386 Tel. (215) 599-4299 ccurry(a)amphilsoc.org <mailto:ccurry@amphilsoc.org> *For technical support, please use helpdesk(a)amphilsoc.org <mailto:helpdesk@amphilsoc.org>* Main Library number: (215)440-3400 APS website: http://www.amphilsoc.org

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