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Re: [Slashcode-general] Seclevels, Sections, and never-ending stories

[Rob 'C. M. <ma...@sl...>]

>  > (2) Site sections
>  > What exactly is the difference between article based and issue based? (or
>  
>  If you find an answer to this.. let me know.  I don't know either, it's
>  been buggin me.

I swear I answer this once a week to someone ;)

Issue Mode and Article Mode is a feature that I never really used on Slashdot.
It was based on the idea that some publications are "Article" based: Slashdot
for exmaple.  Each article is a single unit, and there really is no connection
between them.  Other publications are "Issue" based... say, Time magazine. 
An "Issue" is a bunch of articles, connected by the day that they were
released.

The intent behind this was to allow Slash to have more flexible homepage layout
for "Issue" based publications, as well as improved navigation tools for
finding
other articles that are all in the same issue.

None of that was every fully implemented.  Really, the only thing that article
mode and issue mode affect is the Older Stuff box.  Article Mode creates the
link to "Older Articles" and Issue Mode creates the link to "Yesterday's News".

Hope that makes sense.	

-- 
Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda | ma...@sl... | http://CmdrTaco.net
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But I'm equally good at lots of other things.'	    -- Townshend

Re: [Slashcode-general] Seclevels, Sections, and never-ending stories

[Jason H. <ja...@ne...>]

dan flickinger wrote:

I don't have all the answers, but I'll answer what I know.

> (2) Site sections
> What exactly is the difference between article based and issue based? (or

If you find an answer to this.. let me know.  I don't know either, it's
been buggin me.

> web page. At bare minimum, which block do I need to change in order to get
> each section to have a logo at the top right? (like on slashdot)

The header block is the one that holds the html for the logo.  Just
rename (copy) the block and edit.. see this for a reference:

http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=01/02/15/1931221&mode=thread

jh

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[Slashcode-general] Seclevels, Sections, and never-ending stories

[dan f. <fl...@xm...>]

I had originally sent this before the mailing lists failed, and have never 
received a response to my questions.. the questions are fairly trivial, 
though the solutions do not seem to be immediate to me. Please give me a few 
pointers...

thanks...

/flikx



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Subject: Seclevels, Sections, and never-ending stories...
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Hopefully these are not too many RTFM questions.. please understand that I 
attend a university full time, have three jobs, have four volunteer positions 
and admin a slash-site... and therefore have no time. :)

Anyways, a few questions:

(1) Security levels for authors
What are some good standard levels for different types of authors? I.E. main 
authors (core group), site section authors, temp. authors, and others? I 
usually have my authors with a level of about 500 or so. At what thresholds 
do certain features activate, and can this be changed? In short, what are 
good levels for my core group of authors (to access story submissions, post 
to the front page, etc.), and site section authors (that only need to check 
section submissions and post stories.)

(2) Site sections
What exactly is the difference between article based and issue based? (or 
should this be obvious?) Also, is it worth the effort to have the appearance 
of site sections be drastically different from the rest of the site? I have a 
few departments that want to make their site section look more like their own 
web page. At bare minimum, which block do I need to change in order to get 
each section to have a logo at the top right? (like on slashdot)

(3) Never-ending stories
Is there a way to post a story in a section that never/seldom gets updated or 
moves, yet still retains the ability to post to said story? Like a "secret" 
sid.. is there a way to make a story appear at the top of a secret sid? It's 
not a big deal to lose comments after the normal period, though I would like 
to have a couple "stories" (for site help, etc.) stay there for good. Is 
there any way to do this? If this requires a few SQL commands, I'm up for it.

Thanks...

/dan flickinger

flikx (on slashdot, SOS, and elsewhere)
http://sos.asuu.utah.edu

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RE: [Slashcode-general] Probs w/ Install RH 6.2 and 7.0

[Nathan V. <na...@th...>]

On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Chris Nandor wrote:

> I think what happened is that we didn't think through this well enough.
> Part of it may be that one or all of us are not very clued on Makefiles.
> At least, I know I am not.  To the point: we use PREFIX to say where to
> install the slash directory, normally set to /usr/local/slash/.  Perl uses
> PREFIX to say where to install the modules.  Apparently, the PREFIX gets
> passed down to the Perl Makefiles (duh, I suppose).  Solution: I think we
> should use something other than PREFIX for /usr/local/slash.

This would explain and confirm a weird problem I had too, with all the
bender perl modules being installed in /usr/local/slash/lib/perl5 .  I
moved the files into the right places by hand, assuming I had bungled
something.

Re: [Slashcode-general] Bender (1.1.4) install question...

[Chris N. <pu...@po...>]

At 14:22 +0100 2001.02.22, Jean-Philippe Moins wrote:
>Info: Suse 6.2 comes with fileutils version 3.16 (install --version),
>which fails to install bender.
>      I got an RPM from Suse6.3: fileutil-4_0-28_i386.rpm
>      install --version now says: version 4.0, and 'make install' works
>(almost).
>
>Perhaps you want to add a note to the Requirements section in INSTALL.

What is the "almost"?  Is that referring to the problem with PREFIX?  If
so, then great, since that should be unrelated to "install".  I'll add the
note to INSTALL.

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RE: [Slashcode-general] Probs w/ Install RH 6.2 and 7.0

[Chris N. <pu...@po...>]

At 21:40 -0800 2001.02.22, Mike Gholson wrote:
>I didn't do anything with my Perl installation.  I've been using the
>perl package that comes with the Redhat install.  Here's the answer
>to my inquiry about the locate of DB.pm
>
>/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.0/DB.pm
>/home/slash/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-linux/Slash/DB.pm
>/root/slash-1.1.4-bender/Slash/DB/DB.pm
>/root/slash-1.1.4-bender/Slash/blib/lib/Slash/DB.pm
>
>I ran the make routines as suggested in the help file using the
>INIT and PREFIX lines:
>
>make INIT=/etc/rc.d PREFIX=/home/slash
>make install INIT=/etc/rc.d PREFIX=/home/slash
>
>Any clue?

Yes.

I think what happened is that we didn't think through this well enough.
Part of it may be that one or all of us are not very clued on Makefiles.
At least, I know I am not.  To the point: we use PREFIX to say where to
install the slash directory, normally set to /usr/local/slash/.  Perl uses
PREFIX to say where to install the modules.  Apparently, the PREFIX gets
passed down to the Perl Makefiles (duh, I suppose).  Solution: I think we
should use something other than PREFIX for /usr/local/slash.

I can fix this, I think.  Although I am not sure if this will fix the
problem, exactly.  I am concerned that perhaps not all the scripts will
work properly with PREFIX of other than /usr/local/slash.  So here is my
idea: please go back to your slash installation directory.  Do "cd Slash".
Then do "perl Makefile.PL".  Then do "make", and "make install".  This
should install the modules in the correct place.

Then please test everything out (what you can; especially stuff like
install-slashsite, slashd, portald, etc.) and report back; if it works for
you, then the fix is just to change PREFIX to something else.

I am sorry for asking to put this burden on you, but I do not have time in
the next few days to set up and test a new install; if you don't get a
chance, that's OK; I can try sometime next week.

Thanks,

-- 
Chris Nandor                      pu...@po...    http://pudge.net/
Open Source Development Network    pu...@os...     http://osdn.com/

[Slashcode-general] Re: Probs w/ Install RH 6.2 and 7.0

[Jean-Philippe M. <jp...@si...>]

I'm hitting the very same problem under SuSE; So I doubt it is related
to the
Linux distro. My Perl install is not pristine.

If you find the bug, pls squash it for me.

Mike Gholson a =E9crit :
> =

> I've had this same problem with RH 6.2 and 7.0.  I originally
> tried 7.0 and reverted to 6.2 recently.  Same issue:
> =

> I'm installing from the bender (slash-source) and all steps
> work great except for the very last step.
> =

> ./install-slashsite root
> Can't locate Slash/DB.pm in @INC (@INC
> contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.00=
5
> .) at ./install-slashsite line 11.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./install-slashsite line 11.
> =

> Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?  Or, how to fix it?
> =

> -- Mike
>

RE: [Slashcode-general] Probs w/ Install RH 6.2 and 7.0

[Mike G. <mt...@mg...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Galbraith [mailto:cap...@sl...]
> Mike Gholson wrote:
> > 
> > I've had this same problem with RH 6.2 and 7.0.  I originally
> > tried 7.0 and reverted to 6.2 recently.  Same issue:
> > 
> > I'm installing from the bender (slash-source) and all steps
> > work great except for the very last step.
> > 
> > ./install-slashsite root
> > Can't locate Slash/DB.pm in @INC (@INC
> > contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503
> > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-linux 
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005
> > .) at ./install-slashsite line 11.
> > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./install-slashsite line 11.
> > 
> > Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?  Or, how to fix it?
> 
> ok, it seems that perl can't find your libs. Did you happen 
> to recompile
> perl? Do a 'locate DB.pm' - where does it exist? The only other thing
> that I can think of is that 'make install' didn't work.
---------------

Patrick, thanks for the reply.

I didn't do anything with my Perl installation.  I've been using the
perl package that comes with the Redhat install.  Here's the answer
to my inquiry about the locate of DB.pm

/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.0/DB.pm
/home/slash/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-linux/Slash/DB.pm
/root/slash-1.1.4-bender/Slash/DB/DB.pm
/root/slash-1.1.4-bender/Slash/blib/lib/Slash/DB.pm

I ran the make routines as suggested in the help file using the
INIT and PREFIX lines:

make INIT=/etc/rc.d PREFIX=/home/slash
make install INIT=/etc/rc.d PREFIX=/home/slash

Any clue?

-- Mike

Re: [Slashcode-general] Bender (1.1.4) install question...

[Jean-Philippe M. <jp...@si...>]

Info: Suse 6.2 comes with fileutils version 3.16 (install --version),
which fails to install bender.
      I got an RPM from Suse6.3: fileutil-4_0-28_i386.rpm
      install --version now says: version 4.0, and 'make install' works
(almost).

Perhaps you want to add a note to the Requirements section in INSTALL.

--JPM

Chris Nandor a =E9crit :
> =

> At 10:10 +0100 2001.02.21, Jean-Philippe Moins wrote:
> >I'm running SuSE 6.2. When I 'make install' I get an error that says
> >something like: install -D : unknown option. When I 'man install', I s=
ee
> >a -d option, but no -D.
> >I'm using gnu make 3.77.
> >Any hint ? Can you tell me what -D is supposed to do ?
> =

> man page says:
> =

> >       -D     create  all  leading  components of DEST except the last=
,
> >then copy SOURCE to DEST;  useful in the 1st format
> =

> Where the first format is:
> =

> >       install [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST           (1st format)
> =

> If there is a more portable way of doing this, we can consider it.
> Unfortunately, I don't know much about "install", personally.
> =

> --
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> =

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Re: [Slashcode-general] Probs w/ Install RH 6.2 and 7.0

[Patrick G. <cap...@sl...>]

Mike Gholson wrote:
> 
> I've had this same problem with RH 6.2 and 7.0.  I originally
> tried 7.0 and reverted to 6.2 recently.  Same issue:
> 
> I'm installing from the bender (slash-source) and all steps
> work great except for the very last step.
> 
> ./install-slashsite root
> Can't locate Slash/DB.pm in @INC (@INC
> contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503
> /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005
> .) at ./install-slashsite line 11.
> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./install-slashsite line 11.
> 
> Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?  Or, how to fix it?

ok, it seems that perl can't find your libs. Did you happen to recompile
perl? Do a 'locate DB.pm' - where does it exist? The only other thing
that I can think of is that 'make install' didn't work.

> 
> -- Mike
> 
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> Slashcode-general mailing list
> Sla...@li...
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[Slashcode-general] Probs w/ Install RH 6.2 and 7.0

[Mike G. <mt...@mg...>]

I've had this same problem with RH 6.2 and 7.0.  I originally
tried 7.0 and reverted to 6.2 recently.  Same issue:

I'm installing from the bender (slash-source) and all steps
work great except for the very last step.

./install-slashsite root
Can't locate Slash/DB.pm in @INC (@INC
contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.00503
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005
.) at ./install-slashsite line 11.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./install-slashsite line 11.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?  Or, how to fix it?

-- Mike

Re: [Slashcode-general] Bender (1.1.4) install question...

[Chris N. <pu...@po...>]

At 10:10 +0100 2001.02.21, Jean-Philippe Moins wrote:
>I'm running SuSE 6.2. When I 'make install' I get an error that says
>something like: install -D : unknown option. When I 'man install', I see
>a -d option, but no -D.
>I'm using gnu make 3.77.
>Any hint ? Can you tell me what -D is supposed to do ?

man page says:

>       -D     create  all  leading  components of DEST except the last,
>then copy SOURCE to DEST;  useful in the 1st format

Where the first format is:

>       install [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST           (1st format)

If there is a more portable way of doing this, we can consider it.
Unfortunately, I don't know much about "install", personally.

-- 
Chris Nandor                      pu...@po...    http://pudge.net/
Open Source Development Network    pu...@os...     http://osdn.com/

[Slashcode-general] Bender (1.1.4) install question...

[Jean-Philippe M. <jp...@si...>]

Hi,
I'm running SuSE 6.2. When I 'make install' I get an error that says
something like: install -D : unknown option. When I 'man install', I see
a -d option, but no -D. 
I'm using gnu make 3.77. 
Any hint ? Can you tell me what -D is supposed to do ?

Thanks in advance.
--JPM

Re: [Slashcode-general] SlashCode on Caldera E-Server??

[Brian A. <br...@ta...>]

GTE Mail wrote:
> 
> A question (maybe Brian can answer this one also) -- Does the current
> version of slash (1.0.9) work with Caldera OpenLinux E-Server 2.3?
That is just Apache with OpenSSL right? What does httpd -l say?
	-Brian

[Slashcode-general] SlashCode on Caldera E-Server??

[GTE M. <jpn...@gt...>]

A question (maybe Brian can answer this one also) -- Does the current 
version of slash (1.0.9) work with Caldera OpenLinux E-Server 2.3?

Jeff

Re: [Slashcode-general] Slash with Redhat 7

[Brian A. <br...@ta...>]

Mike Gholson wrote:
> 
> Does the latest version of slash (1.0.9?) been proven to work with
> Redhat 7?
Yep, it will. Just make sure you compile your own Apache/mod_perl.
	-Brian

[Slashcode-general] Slash with Redhat 7

[Mike G. <mt...@mg...>]

Does the latest version of slash (1.0.9?) been proven to work with
Redhat 7?

[Slashcode-general] Unknown error

[Nicolas C. <cad...@mi...>]

Hi,

I just installed all the stuff. When slashd is launched I get the =
following :

Unknown error
Compilation failed in require at ./slashd line 637.
why am I here? at ./slashd line 39
        main::END() called at ./slashd line 0
        require 0 called at ./slashd line 0

The line 637 is "require Slash". I know it knows where to find the =
Slash.pm bu something goes wring inside.

Any idea ?

Thanks

Nicolas