From 4727e6c09f88e63f02e6c8f359862d0c0942ed36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "terry%netscape.com" <> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 04:49:23 +0000 Subject: Everything has been ported to now run under Perl. --- README | 176 ++++------------------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 166 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index a4c6f663f..03f14e7cd 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ this document!) First, you need some other things: 1) MySQL database server. - 2) Tcl 7.6 - 3) TclX 7.6 - 4) mysqltcl program (hmm.. This was tricky.. Read on) - 5) Some kind of HTTP server so you could use CGI scripts + 2) Perl5.004 or greater, including MySQL support and the Date::Format + package from CPAN. + 3) Some kind of HTTP server so you could use CGI scripts + +Earlier versions of Bugzilla required TCL. THIS IS NO LONGER TRUE. +All dependencies on TCL have been removed. 1.1 Getting and setting up MySQL database @@ -43,43 +45,8 @@ writable by all users on your machine and change access level later. This would save you a lot of time trying to guess whether it's permissions or a mistake in the script that make things fail. -1.2-3 Getting and building Tcl & TclX 7.6 - - Tcl homepage is at http://www.scriptics.com. You may get sources -for UNIX from ftp://ftp.scriptics.com/pub/tcl/tcl7_6/tcl7.6p2.tar.gz. -TclX is an extension for Tcl that adds a lot of useful functions that -are heavily used in the Bugzilla tool. -TclX page is http://www.neosoft.com/tclx. Download sources from -ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/tcl/TclX/tclX7.6.0.tar.gz. Watch out for the -case of the letters in URL. These guys are going to bring some fun -into your life by spelling their program name in various ways. - - Now you've probably got both Tcl and TclX 7.6. You may try to use -version 8.X but I'm not sure about results. Unfortunately I'm not an -expert in "Tcl&Co.". - - Build and install Tcl first. Then build and install TclX. This -should go without serious problems - -1.4 mysqltcl - the tricky part - - Grab msqltcl 1.50 (yes, "msqltcl" without 'y'. That's not a typo) from -MySQL site's contributed software area (http://www.tcx.se/Contrib/) or -from mSQL site (www.hughes.com.au). I've used version 1.50 and it -works for me, though you may try more recent version at your own -risk. You're risking anyway. - - Then grab mysqltcl.c-patch from MySQL's contrib area and apply this -patch to msqltcl.c file from msqltcl-1.50 distribution. - - Try to make msqltcl binary which is in fact mYsqltcl already. Very -likely that you will not be able to compile it without modifications. - - You can use the patch in APPENDIX 1 to see what changes I had to make -to compile mysqltcl. Your mileage may vary. - -1.5 HTTP server +1.2 HTTP server You have a freedom of choice here - Apache, Netscape or any other server on UNIX would do. The only thing - to make configuration easier @@ -120,8 +87,8 @@ like to customize some things. Create yourself an account. (Try to enter a new bug, and it will prompt you for your login. Give it your email address, and have it mail you your password.) Go visit the query page; that ought to force -the creation of the "params" file in your installation dir. Edit the -params file, and change the line that says "set param(maintainer)" to +the creation of the "data/params" file in your installation dir. Edit the +data/params file, and change the line that sets "$::param{'maintainer'}" to have your email address as the maintainer. Go visit the query page again; there should now be a link at the bottom that invites you to edit the parameters. (If you have cookies turned off, you'll have to @@ -134,131 +101,8 @@ Tweak the parameters to taste. Be careful. It's a good idea to set up a daily cronjob that does - cd ; ./whineatnews.tcl + cd ; ./whineatnews.pl This causes email that gets sent to anyone who has a NEW bug that hasn't been touched for several days. For more info, see the whinedays and whinemail parameters. - - - -******************************************************* -APPENDIXES -******************************************************* - - -APPENDIX 1. Patch to build mysqltcl. --------------------------------------- - -diff -u -r msqltcl-1.50/Makefile mysqltcl-1.50/Makefile ---- msqltcl-1.50/Makefile Tue Jun 6 07:25:39 1995 -+++ mysqltcl-1.50/Makefile Tue Jun 23 18:20:07 1998 -@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ - # - #----- Tcl/Tk libraries & such - # Path for Tcl include files. --TCLINCL = -I/usr/local/include -+TCLINCL = -I../include - # Path for Tk include files, if different from the above. - TKINCL = - # Libraries required to link plain Tcl. --TCLLIBS = -L/usr/local/lib -ltcl -lm -+TCLLIBS = -L../lib -ltclx7.6.0 -ltcl7.6 -lm -lnsl -lsocket - # Libraries required to link plain Tk. - TKLIBS = -L/usr/local/lib -ltk -ltcl -lX11 -lm - -@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ - # - #----- Tcl/Tk libraries & such - # Path for Tcl include files. --NEWTCLINCL = -I/usr/local/new/include -+NEWTCLINCL = -I../include - # Path for Tk include files, if different from the above. - NEWTKINCL = - # Libraries required to link plain Tcl. --NEWTCLLIBS = -L/usr/local/new/lib -ltcl -lm -+NEWTCLLIBS = -L../lib -ltclx7.6.0 -ltcl7.6 -lm -lnsl -lsocket - # Libraries required to link plain Tk. - NEWTKLIBS = -L/usr/local/new/lib -ltk -ltcl -lX11 -lm - -@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ - # Path for TclX/TkX include files, if different from plain Tcl. - NEWTCLXINCL = - # Extra libraries required to link TclX. --NEWTCLXLIBS = -L/usr/local/new/lib -ltclx -+NEWTCLXLIBS = -L../mysql/lib -ltclx - # Extra libraries required to link TkX. - NEWTKXLIBS = -L/usr/local/new/lib -ltkx -ltclx - # TclX/TkX 'AppInit' files (base names). -@@ -94,16 +94,16 @@ - # - #----- mSQL libraries & such - # Path for mSQL include files. --MSQLINCL = -I/usr/local2/src/Minerva/include -+MSQLINCL = -I../mysql/include - # Libraries required to link an mSQL application. --MSQLLIB = -L/usr/local2/src/Minerva/lib -lmsql -+MSQLLIB = -L../mysql/lib -lmysqlclient - - #===== END OF CONFIGURATION DEFINITIONS ===== - - INCL = -I. ${MSQLINCL} ${TCLINCL} ${TKINCL} - CFLAGS = ${OPTIM} -c - LDFLAGS = ${OPTIM} --PROGS = msqltcl msqlwish -+PROGS = msqltcl # msqlwish - TCLLINK = ${MSQLLIB} ${TCLLIBS} - TKLINK = ${MSQLLIB} ${TKLIBS} - -diff -u -r msqltcl-1.50/new-tclAppInit.c mysqltcl-1.50/new-tclAppInit.c ---- msqltcl-1.50/new-tclAppInit.c Tue Jun 6 07:25:38 1995 -+++ mysqltcl-1.50/new-tclAppInit.c Tue Jun 23 18:28:14 1998 -@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ - static char sccsid[] = "@(#) tclAppInit.c 1.11 94/12/17 16:14:03"; - #endif /* not lint */ - --#include "tcl.h" -+#include "tclExtend.h" - - /* - * The following variable is a special hack that is needed in order for -@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ - int argc; /* Number of command-line arguments. */ - char **argv; /* Values of command-line arguments. */ - { -- Tcl_Main(argc, argv); -+ TclX_Main(argc, argv, Tcl_AppInit); - return 0; /* Needed only to prevent compiler warning. */ - } - -@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ - return TCL_ERROR; - } - -+ if (Tclx_Init(interp) == TCL_ERROR) { -+ return TCL_ERROR; -+ } -+ - /* - * Call the init procedures for included packages. Each call should - * look like this: -@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ - * where "Mod" is the name of the module. - */ - -- if (Msqltcl_Init(interp) == TCL_ERROR) { -+ if (Mysqltcl_Init(interp) == TCL_ERROR) { - return TCL_ERROR; - } - -@@ -106,6 +110,6 @@ - * then no user-specific startup file will be run under any conditions. - */ - -- tcl_RcFileName = "~/.tclshrc"; -+/* tcl_RcFileName = "~/.tclshrc"; */ - return TCL_OK; - } - - - -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b