From lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org Wed Jan 13 20:49:19 2010 From: lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org (Mark Lucas) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:49:19 -0500 Subject: [LON-CAPA-dev] Installing development version of LC Message-ID: <5060B013-076F-430D-A5AA-F5D99F6D92AB@ohio.edu> --Apple-Mail-5--506765107 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, I've got my development machine turned back on and am looking to install the latest development version of LC. (1) Is it in reasonably functional form? (2) Are there any packages that I need to have installed beyond the packages for the current release version? (3) Any other caveats? I'm looking to install it to get a feel for the interface changes. Mark -- Mark Lucas email: lucasm@ohiou.edu 252D Clippinger Lab phone: (740)597-2984 Department of Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433 Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 --Apple-Mail-5--506765107 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi,

I've got = my development machine turned back on and am looking to = install
the latest development version of = LC.

(1) Is it in reasonably functional = form?

(2) Are there any packages that I need to = have installed beyond the packages
for the current release = version?

(3) Any other = caveats?

I'm looking to install it to get a = feel for the interface = changes.

Mark
-- 
Mark Lucas  = email: lucasm@ohiou.edu
252D Clippinger = Lab = phone: (740)597-2984
Department of = Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433
Ohio University
Athens, = OH 45701

= --Apple-Mail-5--506765107-- From lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org Thu Jan 14 09:00:13 2010 From: lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org (Stefan Bisitz) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:00:13 +0100 Subject: [LON-CAPA-dev] Installing development version of LC In-Reply-To: <5060B013-076F-430D-A5AA-F5D99F6D92AB@ohio.edu> References: <5060B013-076F-430D-A5AA-F5D99F6D92AB@ohio.edu> Message-ID: <4B4EDD1D.3080906@ostfalia.de> Hi Mark, On 13.01.2010 21:49, Mark Lucas wrote: > Hi, > > I've got my development machine turned back on and am looking to install > the latest development version of LC. > > (1) Is it in reasonably functional form? Yes, go ahead! > (2) Are there any packages that I need to have installed beyond the packages > for the current release version? This depends on the last time you updated. I assume you have configured your server to use the development version of the LON-CAPA prerequisites. Execute "yum update" (or whatever is needed on your machine) to update all packages. A manual install should not be necessary. > (3) Any other caveats? The header will slightly change (enhanced floating). There are only known some minor issues which are not really worth mentioning. > I'm looking to install it to get a feel for the interface changes. > > Mark Please file a bug for everything what you find dysfunctional. There is "Product: LON-CAPA 3.0 Redesign" in bugzilla. Stefan Bisitz From lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org Thu Jan 14 13:52:07 2010 From: lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org (Mark Lucas) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:52:07 -0500 Subject: [LON-CAPA-dev] Installing development version of LC In-Reply-To: <4B4EDD1D.3080906@ostfalia.de> References: <5060B013-076F-430D-A5AA-F5D99F6D92AB@ohio.edu> <4B4EDD1D.3080906@ostfalia.de> Message-ID: --Apple-Mail-2--445397078 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks! Mark On Jan 14, 2010, at 4:00 AM, Stefan Bisitz wrote: > Hi Mark, > > On 13.01.2010 21:49, Mark Lucas wrote: >> Hi, >> I've got my development machine turned back on and am looking to >> install >> the latest development version of LC. >> (1) Is it in reasonably functional form? > > Yes, go ahead! > > >> (2) Are there any packages that I need to have installed beyond the >> packages >> for the current release version? > > This depends on the last time you updated. I assume you have > configured your server to use the development version of the LON- > CAPA prerequisites. Execute "yum update" (or whatever is needed on > your machine) to update all packages. A manual install should not be > necessary. > > >> (3) Any other caveats? > > The header will slightly change (enhanced floating). There are only > known some minor issues which are not really worth mentioning. > > >> I'm looking to install it to get a feel for the interface changes. >> Mark > > Please file a bug for everything what you find dysfunctional. There > is "Product: LON-CAPA 3.0 Redesign" in bugzilla. > > Stefan Bisitz > _______________________________________________ > LON-CAPA-dev mailing list > LON-CAPA-dev@mail.lon-capa.org > http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-dev -- Mark Lucas email: lucasm@ohiou.edu 252D Clippinger Lab phone: (740)597-2984 Department of Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433 Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 --Apple-Mail-2--445397078 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi = Mark,

On 13.01.2010 21:49, Mark Lucas wrote:
Hi,
I've got my = development machine turned back on and am looking to = install
the latest development = version of LC.
(1) Is it in = reasonably functional form?

Yes, go = ahead!


(2) Are there any packages = that I need to have installed beyond the = packages
for the current = release version?

This depends on the last time you = updated. I assume you have configured your server to use the development = version of the LON-CAPA prerequisites. Execute "yum update" (or whatever = is needed on your machine) to update all packages. A manual install = should not be necessary.


(3) Any = other caveats?

The header will slightly change = (enhanced floating). There are only known some minor issues which are = not really worth mentioning.


I'm = looking to install it to get a feel for the interface = changes.
Mark

Please file a bug for everything = what you find dysfunctional. There is "Product: LON-CAPA 3.0 Redesign" = in bugzilla.

Stefan = Bisitz
_______________________________________________
LON-CAPA-dev = mailing list
LON-CAPA-dev@mail.lon-capa.= org
http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-dev

-- 
Mark Lucas  = email: lucasm@ohiou.edu
252D Clippinger = Lab = phone: (740)597-2984
Department of = Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433
Ohio University
Athens, = OH 45701

= --Apple-Mail-2--445397078-- From lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org Thu Jan 14 21:17:10 2010 From: lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org (Stuart Raeburn) Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:17:10 -0500 Subject: [LON-CAPA-dev] Re: Installing development version of LC Message-ID: <20100114161710.xzdbv260w008kg4w@loncapa.org> Mark, > I've got my development machine turned back on and am looking to install > the latest development version of LC. > > (1) Is it in reasonably functional form? Yes, CVS bleeding edge was used for a couple of courses at MSU in a Limited Field Trial in a standalone cluster last semester. The same will occur this semester. There is also a separate multi-domain standalone cluster (the one used at the 2009 conference). The "msu" domain in that cluster is in available to MSU Faculty and Staff to automatically request accounts and create courses and communities while they evaluate 3.0. The "testdrive" domain in the same cluster is available to everyone else. As regards installation on your own server, at present you will need to use CVS checkout to get the latest development version to install. cd path_to_loncapa_repo/loncom/build cvs update -A -d and then: cd loncom/build make clean make build make install You can also use make tardist instead of make install to create a tarball if you wish to install from that. The tarball (loncapa-unstable.tar.gz) which was historically built nightly from CVS HEAD nightly and made available via install.loncapa.org is outdated. Rebuilding of that unstable tarball will likely resume once 2.9 has been released. > > (2) Are there any packages that I need to have installed beyond the > packages for the current release version? > The version of LONCAPA-prerequisites which will be required for the long delayed 2.9 (which doesn't include the new interface changes), and ultimately 3.0 (which does) is 1-17. Currently this is available (as are any new dependencies unavailable in core repositories for the distro) in the msu/testing repos on install.loncapa.org for some distros. CentOS 5 is amongst them. Support for other distros is being added incrementally. > > (3) Any other caveats? > > I'm looking to install it to get a feel for the interface changes. Localization files are not up to date, but I doubt that is an issue for you. Also documentation is not presently up to date. Stuart Raeburn MSU LON-CAPA group > > Mark > -- From lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org Tue Jan 19 23:28:41 2010 From: lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org (Mark Lucas) Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:28:41 -0500 Subject: [LON-CAPA-dev] Re: Installing development version of LC In-Reply-To: <20100114161710.xzdbv260w008kg4w@loncapa.org> References: <20100114161710.xzdbv260w008kg4w@loncapa.org> Message-ID: <7E0847ED-0987-44FA-B937-90631E9C080A@ohio.edu> --Apple-Mail-15-21196162 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Stuart, It's been ages since I've checked out anything from CVS. Long ago a username of lucas was set up with a password of guts. This was probably changed at some point or eradicated. At some point could you double check to see if lucas exsists and reset to a new pwd? Thanks, Mark On Jan 14, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Stuart Raeburn wrote: > Mark, > >> I've got my development machine turned back on and am looking to >> install >> the latest development version of LC. >> >> (1) Is it in reasonably functional form? > > Yes, CVS bleeding edge was used for a couple of courses at MSU in a > Limited Field Trial in a standalone cluster last semester. The same > will occur this semester. > > There is also a separate multi-domain standalone cluster (the one > used at the 2009 conference). The "msu" domain in that cluster is > in available to MSU Faculty and Staff to automatically request > accounts and create courses and communities while they evaluate > 3.0. The "testdrive" domain in the same cluster is available to > everyone else. > > As regards installation on your own server, at present you will need > to use CVS checkout to get the latest development version to install. > > cd path_to_loncapa_repo/loncom/build > cvs update -A -d > > and then: > > cd loncom/build > make clean > make build > make install > > You can also use make tardist instead of make install to create a > tarball if you wish to install from that. > > The tarball (loncapa-unstable.tar.gz) which was historically built > nightly from CVS HEAD nightly and made available via > install.loncapa.org is outdated. Rebuilding of that unstable > tarball will likely resume once 2.9 has been released. > >> >> (2) Are there any packages that I need to have installed beyond >> the packages for the current release version? >> > > The version of LONCAPA-prerequisites which will be required for the > long delayed 2.9 (which doesn't include the new interface changes), > and ultimately 3.0 (which does) is 1-17. Currently this is > available (as are any new dependencies unavailable in core > repositories for the distro) in the msu/testing repos on > install.loncapa.org for some distros. CentOS 5 is amongst them. > Support for other distros is being added incrementally. > >> >> (3) Any other caveats? >> >> I'm looking to install it to get a feel for the interface changes. > > Localization files are not up to date, but I doubt that is an issue > for you. Also documentation is not presently up to date. > > Stuart Raeburn > MSU LON-CAPA group > > >> >> Mark >> -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > LON-CAPA-dev mailing list > LON-CAPA-dev@mail.lon-capa.org > http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-dev -- Mark Lucas email: lucasm@ohiou.edu 252D Clippinger Lab phone: (740)597-2984 Department of Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433 Ohio University Athens, OH 45701 --Apple-Mail-15-21196162 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Stuart,

It's = been ages since I've checked out anything from CVS.  Long ago a = username of 
lucas was set up with a password of guts. = This was probably changed at some point 
or = eradicated.

At some point could you double = check to see if lucas exsists and reset to a = new pwd?

Thanks,
Mark
On Jan 14, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Stuart Raeburn = wrote:

Mark,

I've got my = development machine turned back on and am looking to = install
the latest development = version of LC.

(1) Is it in = reasonably functional form?

Yes, CVS bleeding edge = was used for a couple of courses at MSU in a Limited Field Trial in a = standalone cluster last semester. The same will occur this = semester.

There is also a separate multi-domain standalone = cluster (the one used at the 2009 conference).  The "msu" domain in = that cluster is in available to MSU Faculty and Staff to automatically = request accounts and create courses and communities while they evaluate = 3.0.  The "testdrive" domain in the same cluster is available to = everyone else.

As regards installation on your own server, at = present you will need to use CVS checkout to get the latest development = version to install.

cd path_to_loncapa_repo/loncom/build
cvs = update -A -d

and then:

cd loncom/build
make = clean
make build
make install

You can also use make tardist = instead of make install to create a tarball if you wish to install from = that.

The tarball (loncapa-unstable.tar.gz) which was = historically built nightly from CVS HEAD nightly and made available via = install.loncapa.org is outdated.  Rebuilding of that unstable = tarball will likely resume once 2.9 has been = released.


(2) Are there any packages that I need to have installed = beyond the  packages for the current release = version?


The version of LONCAPA-prerequisites = which will be required for the long delayed 2.9 (which doesn't include = the new interface changes), and ultimately 3.0 (which does) is 1-17. =  Currently this is available (as are any new dependencies = unavailable in core repositories for the distro) in the msu/testing = repos on install.loncapa.org for some distros. CentOS 5 is amongst them. =  Support for other distros is being added = incrementally.


(3) Any other = caveats?

I'm looking to = install it to get a feel for the interface = changes.

Localization files are not up to date, but = I doubt that is an issue for you.  Also documentation is not = presently up to date.

Stuart Raeburn
MSU LON-CAPA = group



Mark
-- =



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LON-CAPA-dev mailing list
LON-CAPA-dev@mail.lon-capa.= org
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-- 
Mark Lucas  = email: lucasm@ohiou.edu
252D Clippinger = Lab = phone: (740)597-2984
Department of = Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433
Ohio University
Athens, = OH 45701

= --Apple-Mail-15-21196162-- From lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org Sun Jan 24 23:00:31 2010 From: lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org (Stuart Raeburn) Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:00:31 -0500 Subject: [LON-CAPA-dev] Re: Installing development version of LC In-Reply-To: <7E0847ED-0987-44FA-B937-90631E9C080A@ohio.edu> References: <20100114161710.xzdbv260w008kg4w@loncapa.org> <7E0847ED-0987-44FA-B937-90631E9C080A@ohio.edu> Message-ID: <20100124180031.x9ok05y2gwwcsgc8@loncapa.org> Mark, > Long ago a username of lucas was set up ... This would have been a read-only account (using CVS pserver authentication) on the old CVS server: zaphod.lite.msu.edu Authentication on the LON-CAPA CVS server via pserver was replaced with ssh authentication in May 2008. In addition, the CVS server was migrated to newer hardware and additional security-related changes were made in October 2008. There was also a change in hostname (to source.loncapa.org). Accounts with existing write access to the old CVS repository were migrated to the new configuration, but pserver read-only accounts were discontinued because of the availability of read-only (web) access to LON-CAPA CVS via: http://source.loncapa.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ I have created an account for you on the new CVS server (at present with read-only access). As described in the developer information page: source.loncapa.org (and the old FAQ-o-matic page: http://help.loncapa.org/fom/cache/92.html) you will need to generate ssh keys, install your private key on any machines from which you wish to check out a local copy of the repository, and send the public key to helpdesk@loncapa.org. > $ ssh-keygen -t dsa > > to generate public and private keys in ~/.ssh/ > > Send the public key (id_dsa.pub) to helpdesk@lon-capa.org so it can > be added to the appropriate authorized_keys file on > source.lon-capa.org Stuart Raeburn MSU LON-CAPA group Quoting Mark Lucas : > Stuart, > > It's been ages since I've checked out anything from CVS. Long ago a > username of > lucas was set up with a password of guts. This was probably changed at > some point > or eradicated. > > At some point could you double check to see if lucas exsists and reset > to a new pwd? > > Thanks, > Mark > > On Jan 14, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Stuart Raeburn wrote: > >> Mark, >> >>> I've got my development machine turned back on and am looking to install >>> the latest development version of LC. >>> >>> (1) Is it in reasonably functional form? >> >> Yes, CVS bleeding edge was used for a couple of courses at MSU in a >> Limited Field Trial in a standalone cluster last semester. The >> same will occur this semester. >> >> There is also a separate multi-domain standalone cluster (the one >> used at the 2009 conference). The "msu" domain in that cluster is >> in available to MSU Faculty and Staff to automatically request >> accounts and create courses and communities while they evaluate >> 3.0. The "testdrive" domain in the same cluster is available to >> everyone else. >> >> As regards installation on your own server, at present you will >> need to use CVS checkout to get the latest development version to >> install. >> >> cd path_to_loncapa_repo/loncom/build >> cvs update -A -d >> >> and then: >> >> cd loncom/build >> make clean >> make build >> make install >> >> You can also use make tardist instead of make install to create a >> tarball if you wish to install from that. >> >> The tarball (loncapa-unstable.tar.gz) which was historically built >> nightly from CVS HEAD nightly and made available via >> install.loncapa.org is outdated. Rebuilding of that unstable >> tarball will likely resume once 2.9 has been released. >> >>> >>> (2) Are there any packages that I need to have installed beyond >>> the packages for the current release version? >>> >> >> The version of LONCAPA-prerequisites which will be required for the >> long delayed 2.9 (which doesn't include the new interface >> changes), and ultimately 3.0 (which does) is 1-17. Currently this >> is available (as are any new dependencies unavailable in core >> repositories for the distro) in the msu/testing repos on >> install.loncapa.org for some distros. CentOS 5 is amongst them. >> Support for other distros is being added incrementally. >> >>> >>> (3) Any other caveats? >>> >>> I'm looking to install it to get a feel for the interface changes. >> >> Localization files are not up to date, but I doubt that is an issue >> for you. Also documentation is not presently up to date. >> >> Stuart Raeburn >> MSU LON-CAPA group >> >> >>> >>> Mark >>> -- >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LON-CAPA-dev mailing list >> LON-CAPA-dev@mail.lon-capa.org >> http://mail.lon-capa.org/mailman/listinfo/lon-capa-dev > > -- > Mark Lucas email: lucasm@ohiou.edu > 252D Clippinger Lab phone: (740)597-2984 > Department of Physics and Astronomy fax: (740)593-0433 > Ohio University > Athens, OH 45701