Re: [cms-devel] First look at CMS 0.03

[Matti L. <mat...@he...>]

William McKee wrote:

> Now, I need some help. Although I can copy files via the file system into my
> desktops, I cannot see a way to upload new files to the desktops or, for that matter,
> to download the files I've manually copied. What am I doing wrong? I can send a
> screenshot if that would help.

You have to give checkin/checkout access to your desktop. In cmsconfig.pm, edit your desktop
configuration like this:

$desks->addDesk(
        name=>'desk1',
        path=>$contentroot."/desk1",
        pass=>"pass1",
    checkout=>1,       turn checkout on in this desktop
    checkin=>1,   turn checkin on in this desktop
        );

If you don't specify these, they fall to default values, which are very restrictive (as
you've noticed). I thought that restrictive default values are better than liberal ones, but
this can be changed easily (cmsdesktop.pm and look for "# Define very restrictive set of
defaults").

The best documentation about this particular matter is so far is in the cmsconfig.pm itself,
where the different fields and their values are listed.

> Matti's separate install docs should be merged into the main doc to
> present a single development effort.

I totally agree with you and I'm glad to see that someone is willing to do the job. I also
think that it is a good thing that someone else than the programmer is writing the
documents, as the programmers see the installation and administration processess from the
program's view which usually differs from the user's. In many cases the writer of the
document has given very valuable feedback for the developers, especially in the design of
the UI.

> I would be willing to take on that task. Also, Matti's install file mentions adding .cgi
> to the name of the upload script and correcting the $contenturl setting. However, the
> script I grabbed from CVS tonite already had .cgi and the $contenturl was setup that
> way as well.

The section "Setting upload cgi" in README.1st is outdated. Instead, see README.checkout and
comments in cmsconfig.pm.

r. Matti