After a couple of re-installs of the os and variations on compiling and
installing I come to the list of
wisdom for guidance. I have read about problems with DBI and DBD perl modules
with Panther -
along with lines of threaded versions vs non threaded. I have also read of
problems using gcc3
instead of gcc2 when compiling the modules. I have gone through the
perl/threaded-darwin…/ env
config change. This fixed some issues while breaking others. I was able to
force install DBI - by
hand, but it never worked quite right and DBD still never installed. In fact
for the life of me I can’t
get these two to work in any way. It seems there is a dark road to travel to
get these components to
run under Panther.
I have a dual-1.25G4 Panther Server 10.3.2 all updates. I have compile my own
Apache 1.3.x, and
installed MySQl 4.x and they work fine. It is this perl issue that keeps
beating me down. While I
don’t usually noodle under the hood everyday, I don’t get lost when I get in
the trenches - until now
!?!
Is it worth fighting this battle? I have read, it seems, that most/some people
have it running on
10.2.8. Does this make installation easier due to earlier versions of
software? I don’t mind using
10.2.8 if this issue clear up. I do have a license for Jaguar Server at the
office.
Peter N. Hein
Wright State University - CaTS - Network Services
Macintosh Software Specialist II
peter.hein@wright.edu
voice: 937.775.4949
Panther is not well documented. So here is a 10-step guide to the
trials you will encounter and the things out outside of the
documentation that you need to know.
Disable the firewall:
To make setup and debugging a whole lot easier you should make
sure the firewall is NOT running. Open the firewall tab in the
Sharing control panel and click Stop if it is running.
Repair the buggy Panther Perl:
Panther has a bug in it that prevents DBD::mysql from
building! The patch is to edit the file:
/System/Library/Perl/5.8.1/darwin-thread-multi-2level/Config.pm
Locate this line:
ld='MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.3 cc'
and replace it with:
ld='env MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.3 cc'
Build an Apache server with a static mod_perl module:
Apache must be built statically with mod_perl. I've tested the
mod_perl that comes with Panther and had very bad results.
* Download the current mod_perl1 from http://perl.apache.org/.
* Download Apache 1.3.29 from
http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi.
* For the most part you will use the mod_perl1 instructions for
building and installing your new web server. A few catches: a)
Do NOT trust the quick and dirty guide for the impatient! It
skips critical steps! b) to build the Makefile and configure
for Panther's existing httpd.conf you need to add some
APACI_ARGS that configure Apache. This is done by using this
command in place of the command provided in the mod_perl
documentation (broken in to multiple lines just for e-mail
formatting):
% perl Makefile.PL APACHE_SRC=../apache_1.3.29/src \
DO_HTTPD=1 USE_APACI=1 \
APACI_ARGS="--enable-module=most \
--enable-shared=max --with-layout=Darwin" \
EVERYTHING=1
Remove apple’s HFS and Rendezvous modules:
Edit /etc/httpd/httpd.conf and comment out the lines that try to
load hfs_apple_module and rendezvous_apple_module. There are 4
of them.
There may be a way to get the hfs and rendezvous modules to
work. However, this is not something I needed support for and
spent no time on. I doubt it, but you may find help for these
modules on http://www.opendarwin.org/. I believe they are
Apple's and unavailable as source.
Install MySQL
You need mysql before you can build all the Perl dependancies
for RT. I suggest Complete MySQL from
http://www.serverlogistics.com/mysql.php. The Installer is a
standard MacX install GUI. There are two things you must beware
of:
* To install the Complete MySQL control panel. Just
double-click it. Don't drag it to the PrefPanes
folder. This behavior was changed in Panther and the
documentation for Complete MySQL was not updated.
* DON'T SET A MYSQL ROOT PASSWORD. A mysql root
password will prevent the Perl dependencies from
building with CPAN. If you want to use this feature set
the password only after RT is up and running.
Setup RT! (YAY!)
You should follow the directions provided with RT. A few of the
perl modules required by RT must be forced to install because
the tests want to run as user nobody. For these 3 or so perl
modules just force the install. There is also one that has 3
failed tests (98% passed). You should force this one to install
also as the failures do not affect RT. As of this writing, I
have only gotten RT 3.0.8 to work on Panther. 3.0.9 may or may
not work.
To force a perl module to install using CPAN start CPAN from the
command prompt then use the force install command:
% perl -MCPAN -e shell
cpan> force install DBI::mysql
Using DBI::mysql as an example.
Setup Postfix
The postfix configuration on 10.3 is standard. Refer to the
Postfix documentation. I cannot explain in detail how to
configure it because e-mail is unique to your environment.
However, the things you will need to do include enabling SMTP in
/etc/postfix/master.cf to let your Panther machine get mail from
outside hosts. You will also need to setup an aliases file to
put the RT e-mail aliases in. In the postfix file look for
alias_maps. Then set it up like so:
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases
You then can edit /etc/aliases, add the RT aliases, and you are
set to go. One small oddity I found with Panther is that you
have to run two commands to get the aliases to "really" take
effect:
# postalias /etc/aliases
# newaliases
Setup the firewall and start it:
Not ever environment is concerned with security. If you are
not, leave the firewall off. If you are, turn the firewall on
but make sure to open ports for web hosting (port 80, WWW) and
receiving e-mail (port 25, SMTP).
Help is on-line:
Check out the RT3 users list at bestpractical.com for any
problems you bump in to. Google is also a great resource.
Searching for an exact error message in Google groups often
shows that someone already had the same problem. Once you've
got it working, you should share your wisdom with others and
help support free software for all. :-)
Go back to step 9.On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 20:03, peter.hein@wright.edu wrote:
My adventures with OS X Panther and rt
After a couple of re-installs of the os and variations on compiling and
installing I come to the list of
wisdom for guidance. I have read about problems with DBI and DBD perl modules
with Panther -
along with lines of threaded versions vs non threaded. I have also read of
problems using gcc3
instead of gcc2 when compiling the modules. I have gone through the
perl/threaded-darwin…/ env
config change. This fixed some issues while breaking others. I was able to
force install DBI - by
hand, but it never worked quite right and DBD still never installed. In fact
for the life of me I can’t
get these two to work in any way. It seems there is a dark road to travel to
get these components to
run under Panther.
I have a dual-1.25G4 Panther Server 10.3.2 all updates. I have compile my own
Apache 1.3.x, and
installed MySQl 4.x and they work fine. It is this perl issue that keeps
beating me down. While I
don’t usually noodle under the hood everyday, I don’t get lost when I get in
the trenches - until now
!?!
Is it worth fighting this battle? I have read, it seems, that most/some people
have it running on
10.2.8. Does this make installation easier due to earlier versions of
software? I don’t mind using
10.2.8 if this issue clear up. I do have a license for Jaguar Server at the
office.
Peter N. Hein
Wright State University - CaTS - Network Services
Macintosh Software Specialist II
peter.hein@wright.edu
voice: 937.775.4949
