[LON-CAPA-dev] Re: Installing development version of LC

Mark Lucas lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:28:41 -0500


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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 install.loncapa.org is outdated.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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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Stuart,<div><br></div><div>It's =
been ages since I've checked out anything from CVS. &nbsp;Long ago a =
username of&nbsp;</div><div>lucas was set up with a password of guts. =
This was probably changed at some point&nbsp;</div><div>or =
eradicated.</div><div><br></div><div>At some point could you double =
check to see if lucas exsists and reset to a =
new&nbsp;pwd?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Mark</div><div><b=
r></div><div><div><div>On Jan 14, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Stuart Raeburn =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>Mark,<br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">I've got my =
development machine turned back on and am looking to =
install<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">the latest development =
version of LC.<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">(1) Is it in =
reasonably functional form?<br></blockquote><br>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.<br><br>There is also a separate multi-domain standalone =
cluster (the one used at the 2009 conference). &nbsp;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. &nbsp;The "testdrive" domain in the same cluster is available to =
everyone else.<br><br>As regards installation on your own server, at =
present you will need to use CVS checkout to get the latest development =
version to install.<br><br>cd path_to_loncapa_repo/loncom/build<br>cvs =
update -A -d<br><br>and then:<br><br>cd loncom/build<br>make =
clean<br>make build<br>make install<br><br>You can also use make tardist =
instead of make install to create a tarball if you wish to install from =
that.<br><br>The tarball (loncapa-unstable.tar.gz) which was =
historically built nightly from CVS HEAD nightly and made available via =
install.loncapa.org is outdated. &nbsp;Rebuilding of that unstable =
tarball will likely resume once 2.9 has been =
released.<br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">(2) Are there any packages that I need to have installed =
beyond the &nbsp;packages for the current release =
version?<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><br>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. =
&nbsp;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. =
&nbsp;Support for other distros is being added =
incrementally.<br><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">(3) Any other =
caveats?<br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">I'm looking to =
install it to get a feel for the interface =
changes.<br></blockquote><br>Localization files are not up to date, but =
I doubt that is an issue for you. &nbsp;Also documentation is not =
presently up to date.<br><br>Stuart Raeburn<br>MSU LON-CAPA =
group<br><br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote =
type=3D"cite">Mark<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">-- =
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after-white-space; "><div>--&nbsp;<br>Mark Lucas<span =
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Lab<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space: pre; ">			=
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Physics and Astronomy<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space: =
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