[Webcalendar] WebCal installation frustations

Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:36:36 -0700

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Hi Brent,

Just as Rob Janssen said, you don't want to unpack the webcal download
file into the directory where you ultimately want webcal to run.
Instead, unpack it to a temporary directory, then edit install.pl; when
you run the installer (perl install.pl) it will put things where they
belong.  

When you edit install.pl, the first variable you see will be $CGIDIR --
this you should set to the directory from which you want webcal to run.
Note also, some of the following variables (including $SIGNUPCGINAME and
$IMAGEDIR) must be changed so their paths agree with what you specified
in $CGIDIR.

Jason

On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 11:32 -0500, Brent Hillsman wrote:

> I looked at the web cal demo a year or so ago and decided it would be 
> perfect for our K-12 school.
> I've worked at trying to install it, off and on, ever since and now I've 
> confused myself so much I seem to be overlooking minor things.
> 
> I'm trying to implement it on a new SUSE (novell) box.
> 
> Here is what I've done.
> 
> 1.  Downloaded the tar and unzipped it to the /srv/www/ directory
> 2.  Started editing the install.pl file
>     I don't understand how to configure this file.
>     Does the install create some of the directories such as webcal or 
> wcal (I'm comparing with the redhat 7.2 install.pl) or do I need to 
> rename the extracted webcal2.x.x directory to whatever I put here.
>     Do the .pl files need to be put into the cgi dir of /srv/www/ or do 
> they stay in the webcal2.x.x directory?
>     I also see the install.pl default looking for wcal.pl in the command 
> $CGINAME="$CGIDIR/wcal.pl but I don't see that file in my directory, I 
> see webcal.pl
> Do I need to make those changes also?
> 
> I'm really frustrated because this kind of thing usually doesn't stump 
> me but I'm a newbie in this area.  Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Brent
> 
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Hi Brent,<BR>
<BR>
Just as Rob Janssen said, you don't want to unpack the webcal download file into the directory where you ultimately want webcal to run.&nbsp; Instead, unpack it to a temporary directory, then edit <TT>install.pl; </TT>when you run the installer (<TT>perl install.pl</TT>) it will put things where they belong.&nbsp; <BR>
<BR>
When you edit <TT>install.pl</TT>, the first variable you see will be <TT>$CGIDIR</TT> -- <I>this</I> you should set to the directory from which you want webcal to run.&nbsp; Note also, some of the following variables (including <TT>$SIGNUPCGINAME</TT> and <TT>$IMAGEDIR</TT>) must be changed so their paths agree with what you specified in <TT>$CGIDIR</TT>.<BR>
<BR>
Jason<BR>
<BR>
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On Wed, 2005-09-14 at 11:32 -0500, Brent Hillsman wrote:
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<FONT COLOR="#000000">I looked at the web cal demo a year or so ago and decided it would be </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">perfect for our K-12 school.</FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">I've worked at trying to install it, off and on, ever since and now I've </FONT>
<FONT COLOR="#000000">confused myself so much I seem to be overlooking minor things.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="#000000">I'm trying to implement it on a new SUSE (novell) box.</FONT>

<FONT COLOR="#000000">Here is what I've done.</FONT>

1. Downloaded the tar and unzipped it to the /srv/www/ directory
2. Started editing the install.pl file
 I don't understand how to configure this file.
 Does the install create some of the directories such as webcal or 
wcal (I'm comparing with the redhat 7.2 install.pl) or do I need to 
rename the extracted webcal2.x.x directory to whatever I put here.
 Do the .pl files need to be put into the cgi dir of /srv/www/ or do 
they stay in the webcal2.x.x directory?
 I also see the install.pl default looking for wcal.pl in the command 
$CGINAME=&quot;$CGIDIR/wcal.pl but I don't see that file in my directory, I 
see webcal.pl
Do I need to make those changes also?

I'm really frustrated because this kind of thing usually doesn't stump 
me but I'm a newbie in this area. Any help would be appreciated.

<FONT COLOR="#000000">Brent</FONT>

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<FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="http://www.math.utexas.edu/mailman/listinfo/webcalendar">http://www.math.utexas.edu/mailman/listinfo/webcalendar</A></FONT>
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