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OpenACS 5.0.0a1.�The OpenACS tarball comprises the core packages and +
+ OpenACS requires, at a minimum, an operating system, database, + and webserver. Many additional programs, such as a Mail + Transport Agent and source control system, are also needed for + a fully effective instance. +
OpenACS 5.0.0a4.�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 @@ -30,7 +39,7 @@ distributions.
TCL 8.3 development headers and libraries, OPTIONAL.� The site-wide-search service, OpenFTS, requires these to compile. (Debian users: apt-get install tcl8.3-dev). You need this - to install OpenFTS.
tDOM, REQUIRED.�OpenACS 5.0.0a1 stores + to install OpenFTS.
tDOM, REQUIRED.�OpenACS 5.0.0a4 stores queries in XML files, so we use an AOLserver module called tDOM to parse these files. (This replaces libxml2, which was used prior to 4.6.4.) tDOM is available from http://tdom.org).
Web Server.�The web server handles incoming HTTP requests, provides @@ -40,7 +49,7 @@ running Apache with mod_nsd - see this post.
AOLserver 3.3oacs1, REQUIRED.�Mat Kovach's source distribution of AOLserver, including all of the patches listed below.
Mat Kovach is graciously maintaining an AOLserver distribution that - includes all the patches and modules needed to run OpenACS 5.0.0a1. These + includes all the patches and modules needed to run OpenACS 5.0.0a4. These instructions will describe how to install using his source distribution. He also has binaries for SuSE 7.3 and OpenBSD 2.8 (and perhaps more to come), currently located at uptime.openacs.org. @@ -115,4 +124,5 @@ get patched and development code in between releases) use cvs.
cvs 1.11.2, OPTIONAL.�cvs is included in most unix distributions. You need this if you want to track old versions of your files, do controlled deployment of code from development - to production, or get or contribute development code from openacs.org.