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doubt in starting Zope in debug mode on Windows
by Aruna Kathiria 15 Feb '05

15 Feb '05

Hi All, Iam trying to start to zope in debug mode on windows. I have installed Zope2.7.4 on my windowsXP machine. I started zope in debug using the following the command: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- C:\Zope-Instance\bin>"\zope-2.7.2-0\bin\python.exe" zopeservice.py debug Debugging service Zope_-1444516661 - press Ctrl+C to stop. Info 0x40001002 - The Zope_-1444516661 service has started (Zope instance at C:\ Zope-Instance). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------- It started but Im not getting the python command prompt as how we get it on unix when we use zopectl start (in debug mode). Does anybody have any pointers or Im I doing anything wrong. Thanks in advance, Sameena.

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ZConfig issue: "products" and "container-class"
by Leonardo Rochael Almeida 14 Feb '05

14 Feb '05

Hi, I found a problematic corner case in the interaction between two zconfig directives: If I set the "products" directive to a value other than the standard ones (SOFTWARE_HOME/Products or INSTANCE_HOME/Products) AND set the container-class directive of the <zodb_db> section to a class that is only available inside the alternate "products" directory specified above, then Zope completely fails to start-up with a configuration error. Reproducing this error is simple. Just set the "products" directive to, say, $INSTANCE/../Products; put, say, CMF or Plone in there; add another <zodb_db> section, for instance: <zodb_db mounttest> <filestorage> path $INSTANCE/var/mounttest.fs </filestorage> mount-point /mounttest container-class Products.CMFPlone.PloneFolder.PloneFolder </zodb_db> Change the container-class directive to a class that only exists in "../Products" (like Products.CMFPlone.PloneFolder.PloneFolder or Products.CMFCore.PortalFolder.PortalFolder). Finally, try to startup Zope. It will fail with something like: Error: The object named by "Products.CMFPlone.PloneFolder.PloneFolder" could not be imported (line 862 in file:///home/leo/opt/enfold/etc/zope.conf) For help, use /opt/zopes/Zope-2.7.2/lib/python/Zope/Startup/run.py -h If you comment out the new <zodb_db> section, Zope starts up fine, and CMF and Plone work ok, proving that the "produtcts" directive work on it's own. If instead of commenting out the new <zodb_db> section, you just move your products back to the standard $INSTANCE_HOME/Products location, Zope also starts up ok, proving that the "container-class" directive works (or at least doesn't keep Zope from starting up). I'm just mentioning this here before filing a collector entry to see if I'm not forgetting something obvious or if others have found the same behaviour. This behaviour is problematic for Windows users with, say, multiprocessor machines, who want to maintain a consistent setup between various ZEO clients, as this forces them to copy products between instances instead of keeping them in a shared location. It's obvious that the "container-class" directive is being "evaluated" much earlier than the "products" directive. Without delving further into the code, it looks like the "container-class" directive has an error checking built right into the directive type that tries to import the assigned class, while the "products" direcive will only be made effective AFTER all ZConfig configuration has been processed... Any pointers? Should this go right into the collector? Cheers, Leo -- Leonardo Rochael Almeida <leo(a)enfoldsystems.com> Enfold Systems - http://www.enfolsystems.com/

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CookieCrumbler and User-Logging
by Simon Neidhold 08 Feb '05

08 Feb '05

hi, i'am using the cookiecrumbler-product (v1.2) in a zope-2.7.1 instance to get cookie-based login for my users. the approach worked well until now. today i've encountered a problem. users can authorize themselve, but their username isnt send regularly within the authentication-header. therefore all log-entrys in the Z2.log contain the username 'Anonymous User' not the actual authenticated one. i've searched the mailinglist for possible fixes, but the only result is that dirty hack: http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope-collector-monitor/2003-February/001733.… it was posted 2 years ago, so i'am looking forward that someone knows an even better solution? -- greets Simon 'SNE' Neidhold

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Removal of aq_acquire from guarded_getattr
by Stefan H. Holek 07 Feb '05

07 Feb '05

The bug: http://zope.org/Collectors/CMF/259 The fix: http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope-checkins/2004-August/028152.html This effectively changes how acquisition works in restricted Python. I understand this may well be the point <wink>. The consequences: Zope sites experiencing seemingly random Unauthorized errors. [1] I have added tests to the AccessControl suite on 2.7 branch that demonstrate the new behavior. Note that all of them pass in Zope 2.7.2. What it _appears_ to mean is that when a container denies access, the object security of the acquiree is checked. Therefore, a potential acquiree (read: _any_ object) must make sure to declareObjectProtected or it may end up not being acquirable. This is not always the case in current Zope/CMF/Plone which would explain the Unauthorized errors we see. Tres, I am happy to discuss this further once you had a look at the tests. I also have tests for the CMF in case you want them. Stefan [1] http://zope.org/Collectors/CMF/318 http://zope.org/Collectors/Zope/1654 http://zope.org/Collectors/Zope/1669 http://plone.org/collector/3682 -- The time has come to start talking about whether the emperor is as well dressed as we are supposed to think he is. /Pete McBreen/

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Zope 3 Developer's Handbook
by Stephan Richter 04 Feb '05

04 Feb '05

Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you all know that the first book covering Zope 3 hit the shelves yesterday. It is called the "Zope 3 Developer's Handbook" and was published by Sams' Developer's Library. Link to Sams Web-Site: http://www.samspublishing.com/title/0672326175 Link to amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0672326175 There is also an online version at: http://dev.zope.org/Zope3/Zope3Book However, I did not yet have the time to transfer the editions made by Sams back to the online version. This will happen in the next months though. Regards, Stephan -- Stephan Richter CBU Physics & Chemistry (B.S.) / Tufts Physics (Ph.D. student) Web2k - Web Software Design, Development and Training

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Re: Zope 3 Developer's Handbook
by Philipp von Weitershausen 03 Feb '05

03 Feb '05

Sorry for the flooding, it seemed that GMane rejected my messages because my computer clock was set month ahead (no idea why) while in fact the messages were posted. Philipp.

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Renamed the Zope package to Zope2 and including Zope 3 packages in Zope 2.8
by Jim Fulton 03 Feb '05

03 Feb '05

I've just checked in a change on the Zope 2 trunk for Zope 2.8 that renames the Zope package to Zope2. Importing the Zope module is now deprecated, but will be supported until Zope 2.11. When using the Zope head or Zope 2.8, you should import Zope2 instead. Originally, I had intended not to include any Zope 3 packages until Zope 2.9, however, Zope 2.8 has been delayed long enough that I think it makes sense to include some parts of Zope 3 sooner. I also want to use some of the Zope 3 persistent code support, which depends on zope.interface to help get ZClasses working again. I haven't decided which parts of Zope 3 should be included in Zope 2.8 and would like to get input. If you have suggestions on what to include or exclude, please respond here or on the z3-file list, where I am also posting this message. Jim -- Jim Fulton mailto:jim@zope.com Python Powered! CTO (540) 361-1714 http://www.python.org Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com http://www.zope.org

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Give 'Extensions' a configurable directory in zope.conf'
by Rodrigo Dias Arruda Senra 03 Feb '05

03 Feb '05

Hi, while ago I submitted a patch that adds an 'Extensions' directive to zope.conf. Those who manifested in zope-dev were receptive, but the patch remains pending with no reviews. Check http://zope.org/Collectors/Zope/1584 Although it has a low priority, I think it will be a big plus to Zope 2.8. The relevant arguments and the full previous discussion can be followed in the thread below: http://mail.zope.org/pipermail/zope/2004-November/154867.html There was a single unresolved issue about the patch: - If the 'extensions' directive should be a single directory or a search path ? The patch implemented a single directory mechanism. I wonder if any of the developers could review it, if it is not too late for 2.8! best regards, Senra -- Rodrigo Senra MSc Computer Engineer rodsenra(a)gpr.com.br GPr Sistemas Ltda http://www.gpr.com.br

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ZCatalog and Zope 2.8
by Andreas Jung 01 Feb '05

01 Feb '05

I changed the ZCatalog and indexes codebase for Zope 2.8 in the following way: - ZCatalog and indexes derived from UnIndex used a nasty implementation of __len__ which lead to problems in Zope 2.8 with new-style classes. The corresponding code has been cleaned up. For ZCatalog instances there is an implicit migration built-in for the __len__ attribute. For all indexes I added a manage_convertIndexes() method that re-creates and reindexes all indexes of a given ZCatalog instance. Outstanding issues: - some indexes show the number of indexed objects vs the number of indexes terms within the ZMI which is totally inconsistent. I think the ZMI should show the number of indexed objects. Index specific information e.g. the number of indexed terms should be shown within the indexes default view (if necessary). Objections? - Indexes derived from UnIndex also store informations about objects although they do not index useful information. E..g. if you have one thousand objects and a keyword index indexing only two objects (because these two objects have the required property or method returning indexable values) than you have the RIDs of one thousand objects within the internal data structure of the index....a total waste of space. An optimised version of UnIndex would store only values evaluating to non-zero. Such an optimisation is already used in Dieter's Managablexes. This might change the behaviour of some applications but I am not completely sure about this issue. Thoughts? Andreas

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January Bug Day Roundup
by Chris Withers 28 Jan '05

28 Jan '05

Hi All, Well, it was certainly a quiet one. Both Andreas and myself were busy and things felt very quiet indeed... One 3 issues resolved, but lots of work done by Tres on some nasties. Special mention must go to brentmh/Crouton who was brave enough to try and solve a bug in dtml's sequence stuff: http://collector.zope.org/Zope/456 Brave man! Anyway, looks like not-having-it-on-a-Friday was major flop, even the one person who always asks for it not to be on a Friday wasn't there, so we'll see you all again, last Friday of February! cheers, Chris PS: Here's the lowdown: Resolved: #533 - ZMI "find" doesnt find in File with text #1469 - win32 install 2.7.2 XP SP1 #1648 - bug with medusa FTP Wontfix: #1331 - Most Frequently used product selection #1418 - Hotfix for TAL issue has no version check Rejected: #1422 - AssertionError after installing Zope Hotfix Release, 2004/07/13 #1485 - Re-ocurrence of Hotfix_2002-03-01/security_alert #1555 - more flexible logger config (duplicate) #1578 - Mounting a non-folder object fails #1670 - No log out button in Zope ..and here's the "player stats" :-) Resolved Assists Wontfix Rejected Deferred shh 1 ajung 1 chrisw 1 1 1 5 tseaver 3 Tiran 1 Crouton 1 -- Simplistix - Content Management, Zope & Python Consulting - http://www.simplistix.co.uk

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