At 15:09 01/09/99 , John Turner wrote:
OK, thanks for all the quick replies. Here is more info:
- I'm aware of the python 1.5.2 requirement...I've downloaded python 1.5.2 for both linux and win32 from python.org, and installed it on both platforms prior to downloading Zope..AFAIK, python is working correctly on both platforms
You don't need to install python on Win32. On Linux, you need to configure it with threads. Do: python import threading If you get an error you need to reconfigure and recompile python.
- The zope I've downloaded is the latest (well, in the case of linux, it might have been beta4 or beta5...for Win32, it was released Aug 19...I downloaded it last Saturday)
beta 5 is dated 26/08.
- I've tried Zope with Apache on linux, but had problems with the mod_rewrite changes (the more complex apache config issues are not my best point). So I tried the ZServer on linux...nothing on port 8080.
Just used the default ./start? Wait until it says it has started the HTTP server. If there is an error, it will tell you on the prompt. Let us know what you get.
- On Win32, I run start.bat, the hourglass turns to a hand, and there is nothing on port 8080 or port 9763 (or port 9673, whichever one the docs say is correct). I modified start.bat to use the python that I installed previously, no change. The install docs say to look for a file called "SITENAME.exe" after a successful Win32 install of Zope...there is no such file anywhere on the system
I believe the SITENAME.exe part of the doc is outdated. It is a feature of Zope 1 that I believe is no longer supported in Zope 2. DC? I just downloaded Zope 2.0b6 and installed this without a problem. Zope2 is reachable as soon as the file Z2.log appears in the var subdirectory of your server.
- I will gladly volunteer to write docs for Zope...I do not expect everything for free (which is why I tried everything on my own before coming to the list...I prefer to solve things myself) and I do not expect perfect support or perfect docs from the makers of Zope...I *do* expect to be able to get it installed, considering my experience level. If I can get this working, on either the linux or Win32 systems, I will gladly document the steps I had to take...so far, following the install docs hasn't gotten me anywhere.
If you do get through to Zope and have some docs to share, join the ZDP list. We can use any hand we can get. -- Martijn Pieters, Web Developer | Antraciet http://www.antraciet.nl | Tel: +31-35-7502100 Fax: +31-35-7502111 | mailto:mj@antraciet.nl http://www.antraciet.nl/~mj | PGP: http://wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xA8A32149 ------------------------------------------