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Koha installation procedure
by Jared Camins-Esakov 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

Hello all. I am interested in reimplementing the Koha installation procedure to meet the following requirements: * File installation and configuration should be separate from each other (necessary for creating a port compliant with the FreeBSD ports system's unspoken best practices, and probably other packaging systems' best practices as well) * Configuration should be possible at any time after installation (so on systems where the sysadmin is not also the Koha admin, the sysadmin doesn't have to wait for the Koha admin) * It should be possible to specify ALL options to the installation and configuration scripts using command line switches or environment variables, or something else that doesn't require user intervention (so that the setup process for the entire system could be scripted [I've done this, so I imagine other people do it too]; the auto-configuration file doesn't really lend itself to scripting, in my opinion) * It should be possible to install Koha without having GRANT privileges on the MySQL server (or root access to the server), if an account has already been created for Koha's use My plan is to start by separating the installation and configuration into two separate scripts, both using the Install.pm module. I am not sure how to implement the second issue. Perhaps have the installation set up the intranet module temporarily, and then use a one-time web-based configurator a la Refbase (refbase.sourceforge.net)? My first thought was to install the Install.pm module in site_perl and the configuration script in $PREFIX/sbin (for example), but I guess installing anything outside of Apache's area should be avoided? My preference on the third issue is to use command line arguments, so I'll also look into that if I get the go-ahead. It looks like my fourth requirement is fairly easy to fill by just adding a command line argument (or environment variable) to specify "use existing database user so-and-so." Any thoughts on this? Anything I've suggested that is a Really Bad Idea? Anything that should be done differently than I suggested? Anything that you'd like to see implemented in the installer? If no one has any problems with my suggestions, and the current maintainer of the installer is willing to consider my patches, I'll start work on this. Please let me know what you think. Thanks. -- Jared Camins-Esakov P.S. If the consensus of the list is that I should go forward, volunteers who would be willing to test my changes under Linux/Windows/anything-besides-FreeBSD would be most appreciated! -- Jared Camins-Esakov E-mail: camins2(a)tcnj.edu

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Barcodes Barcodes
by Joshua Ferraro 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

Hi all, I attempted to get the barcode generation going this afternoon and failed. My problems started with the error everyone else has reported: Can't locate PDF/API2/PDF/Utils.pm in @INC I found that Fedora was having trouble installing PDF::API2 (but it was not giving any useful errors). So I installed the Fedora package for PDF::API2's one major dependency: Compress::Zlib (the package name is perl-Compress-Zlib). After that installed I was able to install PDF::API2. But I still got the same error and I noticed the following: /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/PDF/API2/Basic/PDF/Utils.pm I replaced use PDF::API2::PDF::Utils; with PDF::API2::Basic::PDF::Utils; in barcodesGenerator.pl and printerConfig.pl. Now I'm getting: Can't locate object method "barcode" via package "PDF::API2" at /home/koha001/koha/intranet/cgi-bin/barcodes/barcodesGenerator.pl line 239 I don't see a barcode method anywhere on CPAN for the PDF::API2 modules. Is there another library that has this method? Has anyone use the barcode generation successfully? Any tips for getting it going? Thanks, -- Joshua Ferraro VENDOR SERVICES FOR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE President, Technology migration, training, maintenance, support LibLime Koha ILS, Mambo Intranet, DiscrimiNet Filter jmf(a)liblime.com | Full Demos at http://liblime.com | 1(888)KohaILS

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MARC import fails unanswered
by Thomas D 21 Jun '05

21 Jun '05

21 June 2005 The question "[Koha-devel] MARC import failing when no ISBN is present in 2.2.2b" has gone unanswered. I suspect it was confused as related to the answered "[Koha-devel] Z39.50 daemon launcher incompatible with FreeBSD" posted at about the same time. These are independent questions. The MARC import failure question is quoted below. It asks if there is a way to correct or work around the problem. Thomas D Quoting Thomas D <koha(a)alinto.com> : Subject: [Koha-devel] MARC import fails when no ISBN present 2.2.2b > ---------------- Beginning of the original message ------------------ > > 20 June 2005 > > > I cannot import MARC recorrds for books without ISBNs using > the current > stable release, 2.2.2b. Most of the books that ever were have > no ISBNs and > never will. > > Attempting to import a MARC communications format one record > file without > ISBNs fails returning the following message whether or not > overwrite > duplicates is selected in the import form. > > "MARC acquisition system > Import into the reservoir > > Import results : > > * 0 imported records > * 1 not imported because already in catalog > * 0 not imported because already in the reservoir > * 0 not imported because they seem not to be in MARC > format (or > ISBN/ISSN missing) ! > * 1 records parsed" > > > The same function works correctly using the LibLime Koha 2.2.1 > demonstration > version for importing the identical file. > > No related messages appear in the error log. > > How can I correct and/or work around this problem? > > > Thomas D > > > --------------------------------------------- > Protect your mails from viruses thanks to Alinto Premium > services > http://www.alinto.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration > Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward > articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get > up to > speed, fast. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Koha-devel mailing list > Koha-devel(a)lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/koha-devel > > ------------------- End of the original message --------------------- --------------------------------------------- Protect your mails from viruses thanks to Alinto Premium services http://www.alinto.com

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Argentinian Code
by Emiliano Marmonti 20 Jun '05

20 Jun '05

Dear Ernesto I'm very happy that this code liberation serves to go further in your work at ORT University. As our website informs, the releasing was meant to happen in July but luckyly we got to release it some time before. This week I hope to put it for free downloading and attending (as many as we can with our little budget) support consulting through our forums inside our website. I think that Joshua will need help for merging our changes into root code for Koha, we'll assist him as long as our project continues, but perhaps you and your programmers could make a great work assisting and contributing to obtain one big and powerfull Koha. Don't you think? Kind Regards for all Koha developers comunity Emiliano

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Argentine Code and SAN List
by Joshua Ferraro 20 Jun '05

20 Jun '05

Hi everyone, Just a bit of news. Emiliano sent me most of the Argentine code (still waiting on a couple of modules). I've also got a list of improvements that SAN will be contributing. Armed with these two (and with my RM list on the LibLime wiki) I'm ready to start a RoadMap to Koha 2.4. However, I won't be able to get to it this week as I've got the ALA conference coming up (http://liblime.com/c/ala2005.html) -- leaving on Thursday and won't be back until early next week. Cheers, -- Joshua Ferraro VENDOR SERVICES FOR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE President, Technology migration, training, maintenance, support LibLime Koha ILS, Mambo Intranet, DiscrimiNet Filter jmf(a)liblime.com | Full Demos at http://liblime.com | 1(888)KohaILS

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Website/Interface Design Meeting #2
by Joshua Ferraro 20 Jun '05

20 Jun '05

Hi everyone, It's time hold another Website / Interface Design Meeting. I caught rach, russ, paul/hdl, and owen on IRC and we scheduled it for Wed June 29 at 20:00 GMT. Here's the time in your area: http://tinyurl.com/d5jtz I've put a short agenda up on the wiki: http://www.saas.nsw.edu.au/koha_wiki/index.php?page=AgendAndNotes05jun29 Please add items you'd like covered. -- Joshua Ferraro VENDOR SERVICES FOR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE President, Technology migration, training, maintenance, support LibLime Koha ILS, Mambo Intranet, DiscrimiNet Filter jmf(a)liblime.com | Full Demos at http://liblime.com | 1(888)KohaILS

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Z39.50 daemon launcher incompatible with FreeBSD
by Thomas D 20 Jun '05

20 Jun '05

20 June 2005 Communicating with the original poster confirmed that this issue was never resoved. Will this be fixed in time for 2.2.3RC? Koha should not require a switch not supported by the Free BSD su command. Programmers should not use switches that are not universally supported if that can be avoided The original thread is quoted below Thomas D ------------------------------------------- Date: Sat Apr 2 15:20:23 NZST 2005 From: "Karl Agee" <kdagee2(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [Koha] question launching z3950 daemon To : koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz ------------------------------------------- Well, I found out what is going on. The script is calling a shell for the z3950 daemon: su -s /bin/sh -c $KohaZ3950Shell - $RunAsUser & and my version of su in freebsd doesnt support that option (-s). How would I modify the script so that it does??? Does the program need it???? --karl --- Karl Agee <kdagee2 at yahoo.com> wrote: > > --- Stephen Hedges <shedges at skemotah.com> wrote: > > Karl Agee said: > > > 1) when lauching like this: > > > > > > -su-2.05b# > > > > > > /usr/home/kdagee/koha-2.2.1/scripts/z3950daemon/z3950-daemon-launch.sh > > > > Nope, that won't work. That's the location of > your > > unzipped download, not > > the location of your Koha install. > > 8-D silly me. > > > > > > > 2) when launching like this: > > > > > > # > > > > > > /usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts200503291957/z3950daemon/z3950-daemon-launch.sh > > > > > > I get: > > > > > > b# > > > > > > /usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts200503291957/z3950daemon/z3950-daemon-launch.sh > > > -su-2.05b# su: illegal option -- s > > > usage: su [-] [-flm] [-c class] [login [args]] > > > > Looks like your shell thinks you typed in "su -s" > -- > > for some reason. > > But don't you have a > > /usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts directory? The > > date > > after the "scripts" (scripts200503291957) > indicates > > that it's a backup > > from a previous install and not your current > > install. > > -su-2.05b# locate z3950-daemon-launch.sh > /usr/home/kdagee/koha-2.2.0/scripts/z3950daemon/z3950-daemon-launch.sh > /usr/home/kdagee/koha-2.2.1/scripts/z3950daemon/z3950-daemon-launch.sh > /usr/local/etc/rc.d/z3950-daemon-launch.sh > /usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts/z3950daemon/z3950-daemon-launch.sh > /usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts200503291957/z3950daemon/z3950-daemon-launch.sh > > # cd /usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts/z3950daemon > > -su-2.05b# ls > processz3950queue z3950-daemon-options > z3950-daemon-launch.sh z3950-daemon-shell.sh > > -su-2.05b# ./z3950-daemon-launch.sh > -su-2.05b# su: illegal option -- s > usage: su [-] [-flm] [-c class] [login [args]] > > -su-2.05b# sh z3950-daemon-launch.sh > -su-2.05b# su: illegal option -- s > usage: su [-] [-flm] [-c class] [login [args]] > > > -su-2.05b# cd ~ > > -su-2.05b# > /usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts/z3950daemon/z3950-daemon-launch.sh > -su-2.05b# su: illegal option -- s > usage: su [-] [-flm] [-c class] [login [args]] > > > ok, so, why would bash give me this error? I've > never > seen it before. I get this if I put the startup > scripts folder (via a soft link) as well. > > only thing I can think of: > > -su-2.05b# ls -la > /usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts/z3950daemon/z3950-daemon-launch.sh > -rwxr-xr-x 1 www www 2750 Mar 29 19:57 > /usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts/z3950daemon/z3950-daemon-launch.sh > > user/group www is the apache user......is this > correct? > > The only thing I see in the page source is a > reference > to a javascript thing for z3950. Does this launch > the > daemon? > > --karl > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. More second > dates. > http://personals.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha at lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ --------------------------------------------- Protect your mails from viruses thanks to Alinto Premium services http://www.alinto.com

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MARC import fails when no ISBN present 2.2.2b
by Thomas D 20 Jun '05

20 Jun '05

20 June 2005 I cannot import MARC recorrds for books without ISBNs using the current stable release, 2.2.2b. Most of the books that ever were have no ISBNs and never will. Attempting to import a MARC communications format one record file without ISBNs fails returning the following message whether or not overwrite duplicates is selected in the import form. "MARC acquisition system Import into the reservoir Import results : * 0 imported records * 1 not imported because already in catalog * 0 not imported because already in the reservoir * 0 not imported because they seem not to be in MARC format (or ISBN/ISSN missing) ! * 1 records parsed" The same function works correctly using the LibLime Koha 2.2.1 demonstration version for importing the identical file. No related messages appear in the error log. How can I correct and/or work around this problem? Thomas D --------------------------------------------- Protect your mails from viruses thanks to Alinto Premium services http://www.alinto.com

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head probably broken...
by Paul POULAIN 20 Jun '05

20 Jun '05

Hello, i'm synch'ing head with 2.2.3 fixes & improvements. don't be surprised to see problems and/or lot of commits... -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)

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Searching Meeting and CQL!!
by Joshua Ferraro 20 Jun '05

20 Jun '05

Hi everyone, Just a friendly reminder that our Searching Group Meeting is to be held tomorrow (Tuesday, June 21) at 19:00GMT. For the time in your area please see: http://tinyurl.com/79lgf I've added a couple of things to the Wiki meeting agenda: http://www.saas.nsw.edu.au/koha_wiki/index.php?page=AgendAndNotes05jun21 Among them is mention of CQL, Common Query Language: http://www.loc.gov/z3950/agency/zing/cql/ I'll be pushing CQL for Koha as it looks to be the most innovative searching method happening for libraries. If you get a chance to read anything before the meeting I'd recommend taking a look at the link above. Cheers, -- Joshua Ferraro VENDOR SERVICES FOR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE President, Technology migration, training, maintenance, support LibLime Koha ILS, Mambo Intranet, DiscrimiNet Filter jmf(a)liblime.com | Full Demos at http://liblime.com | 1(888)KohaILS

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