[Zope] Re: CMF -1-5-0

[David Hassalevris]

Tres Seaver wrote:

>
> David Hassalevris wrote:
> | Michael Haubenwallner wrote:
> |
> |> David Hassalevris wrote:
> |>
> |>> Hi list,
> |>>
> |>> I downloaded cmf-1-5.0.zip and installed it into Zope 2.75b1
> |>> Zope_Instance/Products directory.  Afer rebooting I was surprised to
> |>> see it wasn't listed as a Product so I look in Products\CMF-1.50 and
> |>> there is no __init__.py.
> |>>
> |>
> |> Hi David,
> |> it is not obvious for windows users not knowing unix commands.
> |>
> |> INSTALL.txt says:
> |> > Link (or copy/move) the CMF packages into
> |> > $INSTANCE_HOME/Products (or into 
> $SOFTWARE_HOME/lib/python/Products).
> |> > ...
> |> > Since linking doesn't apply on Windows, you will need
> |> > to cut or copy the files from the place where you unpacked
> |> > them to the 'Products' directory of your Zope.
> |>
> |> You are supposed to copy the moduls contained in the CMF-1-5.0 folder
> |> into the Zope_Instance/Products directory.
> |>
> |> Michael
> |>
> | Hi Michael,
> | Thanks for the response.  I wasn't very clear:  I did install CMF-1-5.0
> | in the Zope_Instance/Products directory.  I've installed lots of
> | products!  Its just that CMF-1-5.0 has no __init__.py in its base
> | directory - and therefore its not being picked up by Zope as a Product.
> |
> | *still confused*
> | .
> | FWIW I also unzipped other CMF "tars"  and they too did not have this.
>
> CMF is not a single product, but a suite of related productx.  The
> INSTALL.txt says:
>
> ~  Link (or copy/move) the CMF packages into $INSTANCE_HOME/Products
>
> It then provides examples of doing the linking on a windows box:
>
> ~        $ cd /var/zope/Products  # /var/zope is INSTANCE_HOME
> ~        $ ln -s /usr/local/zope/CMF-1.5.0/CMFCore .
> ~        $ ln -s /usr/local/zope/CMF-1.5.0/CMFDefault .
> ~        $ ln -s /usr/local/zope/CMF-1.5.0/CMFTopic .
> ~        $ ln -s /usr/local/zope/CMF-1.5.0/CMFActionIcons .
> ~        $ ln -s /usr/local/zope/CMF-1.5.0/CMFCalendar .
> ~        $ ln -s /usr/local/zope/CMF-1.5.0/CMFSetup .
> ~        $ ln -s /usr/local/zope/CMF-1.5.0/CMFUid .
> ~        $ ln -s /usr/local/zope/CMF-1.5.0/DCWorkflow .
>
> *Those* are the "products" of which CMF is made up.
>
> The top-level directory, CMF-1.5.0, is not a package (hence it has no
> __init__.py) or a product;  it is just the container for the products.
>
>
> Tres.
>
Tres and Tom,
Thanks! 
David