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OpenACS 5.0.0d.�The OpenACS tarball comprises the core packages and +
OpenACS 5.0.0d.�The OpenACS tarball comprises the core packages and many useful additional packages. This includes a full set of documentation. The tarball works with both PostGreSQL and Oracle.
Operating System.�OpenACS is designed for a Unix-like system. It is developed primarily in Linux. It can be run on Mac OS X, - and in Windows within VMWare.
Linux.�the section called “Install Linux and supporting software”. The installation assumes a linux kernel of 2.2.22 or newer, or 2.4.14 or newer.
FreeBSD.�FreeBSD + and in Windows within VMWare.
Linux.�Section�, “Install Linux and supporting software”. The installation assumes a linux kernel of 2.2.22 or newer, or 2.4.14 or newer.
FreeBSD.�FreeBSD guide. The Reference Platform uses bash, which is the standard Linux shell. If you are using a different shell, you will need to substitute your shell's conventions for setting environment variables when - appropriate.
Mac OS X.�the section called “OpenACS Installation Guide for Mac OS X”
Windows/VMWare.�OpenACS Installation Guide for Windows 2000 The only + appropriate.
Mac OS X.�Section�, “OpenACS Installation Guide for Mac OS X”
Windows/VMWare.�OpenACS Installation Guide for Windows 2000 The only way to run OpenACS on Windows is through the VMWare emulator. (Please let me know if you have OpenACS running directly in Windows.)
Build Environment.�The Reference Platform installation compiles most programs from @@ -19,17 +18,17 @@ operating system distribution.
GNU Make 3.76.1 or newer, REQUIRED.�PostgreSQL and AOLserver require gmake to compile. Note that on most linux distributions, GNU Make is simply named - make and + make and there is no - gmake, + gmake, whereas on BSD distributions, - make and - gmake are + make and + gmake are different.
TCL 8.3.�
TCL 8.3, REQUIRED.�OpenACS is written in TCL, an interpreted language. The TCL interpreter must be installed for OpenACS to function. TCL is included in most standard distributions.
TCL 8.3 development headers and libraries, OPTIONAL.� The site-wide-search service, OpenFTS, requires these to - compile. (Debian users: apt-get install + compile. (Debian users: apt-get install tcl8.3-dev). You need this to install OpenFTS.
tDOM, REQUIRED.�OpenACS 5.0.0d stores queries in XML files, so we use an AOLserver module called @@ -63,20 +62,26 @@ (i.e. postgres.so)
- The patch that makes exec work + The patch that makes exec work on BSD is available at sourceforge.net
- The patch that makes ns_uuencode + The patch that makes ns_uuencode work for binary files is available at sourceforge.net
The patch that makes AOLserver respect the - -g flag is available at + -g flag is available at sourceforge.net
nsopenssl 2.1, OPTIONAL.�Provides SSL capabilities for AOLserver. It requires OpenSSL. You need this if you want users to make - secure (https) connections to your webserver.
OpenFTS TCL 0.3.2, OPTIONAL.�Adds full-text-search to PostGreSQL and includes a - driver for AOLserver. You need this if you want users - to be able to search for any text on your site.
Analog 5.31, OPTIONAL.�This program examines web server request logs, looks up + secure (https) connections to your webserver.
ns_pam + 0.1, OPTIONAL.�Provides PAM capabilities for AOLserver. You + need this if you want OpenACS users to authenticate + through a PAM module (such as RADIUS). (home + page)
ns_ldap 0.r8 + , OPTIONAL.�Provides LDAP capabilities for AOLserver. You need + this if you want to use LDAP authentication in OpenACS.
OpenFTS TCL 0.3.2, OPTIONAL.�Adds full-text-search to PostGreSQL and includes a + driver for AOLserver. You need this if you want users + to be able to search for any text on your site.
Analog 5.31, OPTIONAL.�This program examines web server request logs, looks up DNS values, and produces a report. You need this if you want to see how much traffic your site is getting.
Database.�The data on your site (for example, user names and passwords, calender entries, and notes) is stored in the database. @@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ not in the United States, select a closer mirror
Process Controller.�This is software that initiates other software, and restarts that software if it fails. On Linux, we recommend using Daemontools to control AOLserver and qmail.
Daemontools 0.76, OPTIONAL.�You need this if you want AOLserver and qmail to run - "supervised," meaning that they are monitored and + "supervised," meaning that they are monitored and automatically restarted if they fail.
Mail Transport Agent.�A Mail Transport Agent is a program that handles all incoming and outgoing mail. The Reference Platform uses Qmail; any MTA that provides a sendmail wrapper (that is,