From 56bd1735967daef3610357801232a41de7ee2cbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amitai Schlair Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:56:16 -0400 Subject: switched my DreamHost install to pkgsrc, happily --- doc/tips/DreamHost/discussion.mdwn | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/tips') diff --git a/doc/tips/DreamHost/discussion.mdwn b/doc/tips/DreamHost/discussion.mdwn index 74f48938e..258d385ae 100644 --- a/doc/tips/DreamHost/discussion.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/DreamHost/discussion.mdwn @@ -3,3 +3,16 @@ I managed to install ikiwiki on eggplant farms, with most basic features except I think ikiwiki is more suitable for VPS/dedicated server. Shared hosting doesn't fit. I just (2009/04/27) installed ikiwiki on DreamHost and the CPAN instructions here are unnecessarily complicated. I used "cpan" instead of "perl -MCPAN -e shell" and had no trouble with that portion of the install. --[[schmonz]] + +After tiring of managing things by hand, I've switched to using +pkgsrc as an unprivileged user. This uses a bit more disk for my +own copies of perl, python, etc., but in exchange I can `cd +.../pkgsrc/www/ikiwiki && make install` and everything just works. +Plus I get all the benefits of a package system, like easy uninstalling +and being notified of outdated or insecure software. + +The only catch: sometimes the package dependency tree gets too deep +for DreamHost's user process limit, resulting in build death. I +work around this by resuming the build partway down the tree, then +trying again from whatever I was actually trying to install. +--[[schmonz]] -- cgit v1.2.3 From 156625ebac9fdd6d7193c5d997e6fd0141d4d84b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:27:18 -0400 Subject: update config file snippet to use current git_wrapper name --- doc/tips/laptop_wiki_with_git_extended.mdwn | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/tips') diff --git a/doc/tips/laptop_wiki_with_git_extended.mdwn b/doc/tips/laptop_wiki_with_git_extended.mdwn index 620370218..0666da450 100644 --- a/doc/tips/laptop_wiki_with_git_extended.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/laptop_wiki_with_git_extended.mdwn @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ a bare repo on `gitserver`, and clone that to a workingdir on gitserver. Next create a setup file for the laptop with gitorigin_branch=> "", - wrapper => "/working/dir/.git/hooks/post-commit", + git_wrapper => "/working/dir/.git/hooks/post-commit", At this point, assuming you followed page above, and not my hasty summary, @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ a bare repo on `gitserver`, and clone that to a workingdir on gitserver. 2. Now create a setup file for the server (I call it server.setup). gitorigin_branch=> "origin", - wrapper => "/repo/wiki.git/hooks/post-update.ikiwiki" + git_wrapper => "/repo/wiki.git/hooks/post-update.ikiwiki" Note the non-standard and bizzare name of the hook. -- cgit v1.2.3 From a0de415ae0bdfef3aa12bc4201f72c6dedbe021d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bremner Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:16:57 -0400 Subject: build failure on nearlyfreespeech.net --- doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech/discussion.mdwn | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech/discussion.mdwn (limited to 'doc/tips') diff --git a/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech/discussion.mdwn b/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech/discussion.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3d4dc732d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech/discussion.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +with version 3.141592 I get +
+HOME=/home/me /usr/bin/perl -Iblib/lib   ikiwiki.out -libdir . -dumpsetup ikiwiki.setup
+Failed to load plugin IkiWiki::Plugin::inline: Can't use global $_ in "my" at IkiWiki/Plugin/inline.pm line 198, near "my $_"
+Compilation failed in require at (eval 19) line 2.
+BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at (eval 19) line 2.
+
+ +perl is 5.8.9 -- cgit v1.2.3