I am new to the Mac world. Ran Unix dialects for many years, the vernacular/procedures in the Mac world takes some getting used to.
On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 16:41:48 -0400, Paul Bente <p...@merlinic.com> wrote: > On Aug 6, 2012, at 11:49 AM, Paul Bente wrote: > > > I have successfully installed ledgersmb-1.3.20 on OS X 10.6.8 (Snow > Leopard) and have > > a text file summary of the steps I used. Where is the best place to > contribute this? > > It could certainly benefit from comments / edits from others. > > > Best Regards, > > Paul Bente > > I have included my installation steps and comments below: > > Installing LedgerSMB 1.3 on Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) 2012-08-06 > > These instructions should work for ledgersmb-1.3.21 or higher. > Earlier versions would > need to be patched to run. OS X comes with Perl and Apache installed. > In addition to > LedgerSMB, you need to install PostgreSQL and the necessary Perl > modules and latex and > pdflatex. You also need some understanding of how to use Terminal.app > and some > familiarity with the command line, as many installation steps are > much more easily done > or must be done in Terminal. I use pico to edit the configuration > files in Terminal. > Figure on a day or two to get this all running, especially if you > need to compile a lot > of CPAN modules. There are many paths to accomplish an install. The > following worked > for me, based on the instructions in ledgersmb/INSTALL. Special > thanks to Chris Travers > and Andy Satori for their patient help with this. > > 1. Install ledgersmb: > In OS X ledgersmb should be installed in /Library/Webserver/Documents > in order to be > found by Apache. Download legersmb-1.3.xx.tar.gz from Sourceforge. > Double click to > unpack and then drag the ledgersmb folder into > /Library/Webserver/Documents. Use > terminal to adjust permissions as follows: (Note that you need to > switch to a user with > admin privileges to use sudo.) > > $cd /Library/Webserver/Documents > $sudo chown root:admin ledgersmb > $cd ledgersmb > $sudo chown -hR _www:_www * > $sudo chmod 711 templates css spool > > 2. Set up Apache: > Start or stop Apache in System Preferences > Sharing > Web Sharing. > On OS X Apache will read /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf and also all > config files in > /private/etc/apache2/users, so use that directory to store the > ledgersmb-httpd.conf > file. In Terminal edit the ledgersmb-httpd.conf.template to substitute > “/Library/Webserver/Documents/ledgersmb” for every occurrence of > “WORKING_DIR” and save > as ledgersmb-httpd.conf. I use the pico editor for these simple tasks. > > Verify that apache is running by looking for the process ‘httpd’ > in Activity Monitor. > In Terminal run: > /Library/WebServer/Documents/ledgersmb$ sudo sh configure_apache.sh > Which user does your web server run as? > _www > Where do we copy the ledgersmb-httpd.conf file to? > /private/etc/apache2/users > > 3. Install PostgreSQL9.1.4 > Andy Satori at www.postgresqlformac.com provides a very convenient oss .pkg > installation of PostgreSQL (9.1.4 at this writing) for OS X with a convenient > Preference Panel for System Preferences to turn the server on and > off, to adjust > configuration, and has a convenient way of handling versions. Following OS X > conventions the installation is in /Library/PostgreSQL. > Install the postgresqlformac server package. > > Use Terminal to edit pg_hba.conf > cd to /Library/PostgreSQL/share/postgresql > $sudo pico pg_hba.conf.sample > and add host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5 > in the appropriate place and save as pg_hba.conf > > Use the PostgreSQL Preference Panel in System Preferences to start > and stop the server. > Verify that ‘postgres’ process is running in Activity Monitor > > Verify that psql is working and set a password for user > ‘postgres’ by running in > Terminal: > $cd /Library/PostgreSQL/bin > $./psql -U postgres > you get the # psql prompt > #alter user postgres with passwd ‘postgresqlpswd’ > #\q > > 4. Install the full MacTex or the “smaller version” from > http://www.tug.org/mactex > latex and pdflatex are located in /usr/texbin. > --Note need to provide paths later for ledgersmb.conf and when > setting up perl module > Template::Plugin::Latex and I still need to determine whether “path > to latex” means > ‘/usr/texbin’ or ‘/usr/texbin/latex’--- > > 5. Configure Perl and Modules > I run Perl 5.8.9 although 5.10.0 is also available in OSX 10.6.8. > However 5.10.0 is > considered kind of buggy and 5.8.9 is sufficient for ledgersmb. > I used CPAN to install the necessary modules. You may have to install > a lot of > prerequisites which will take some time. Look for information on perl > and CPAN on OS X > if you are unfamiliar with it. > Look in ledgersmb/INSTALL for the list of required and optional perl modules. > > Install modules with CPAN in terminal using > $sudo perl -MCPAN -e "shell" > note: DBD::Pg has path to pg_ctl specified, which is > /Library/PostgreSQL/bin in this > install > > cd to ledgersmb and run > $sudo perl Makefile.PL > $sudo make install > > I installed optional perl modules: > Image::Size > Parse::RecDescent > > But was so far unsuccessful with CPAN install of: > Template::Plugin::Latex > XML::Twig > OpenOffice::OODoc > Need more work on this. > > 6. Edit ledgersmb.conf > In Terminal sudo pico ledgersmb.conf.default > then save as ledgersmb.conf > I changed the following lines: > [environment] > PATH: /bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/Library/PostgreSQL/bin:/usr/texbin > [printers] > Laser = lpr -PHP_LaserJet_1320_series > #(note use cupsd to find the appropriate names for printers) > [database] > contrib_dir = /Library/PostgreSQL/share/postgresql/extension/ > > 7. Initialize Company Database > Open Safari (or your preferred web browser) and connect to > http://localhost/ledgersmb/setup.pl > Get Database Management Console > Super-user: postgres > Password: > Database: merlintest > > Note: For the alternative method of initializing the company > database by running > initialize_company.sh view status of bug # 3551127 at > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3551127&group_id=175965&atid=875350 > > Troubleshooting: > > Server errors on connecting to setup.pl or login.pl will show up in > the apache2 log, > which can be viewed using the OS X Console.app. > Error messages are also written to the files: > /tmp/ledgersmb/dblog_stderr > /tmp/ledgersmb/dblog_stdout > /tmp/ledgersmb/dblog > > > Upgrading: > from ledgersmb-1.3-xx to a higher xy (xy>xx): > Check the INSTALL or upgrade notes to see if anything special needs > to be done for that > particular version. You need to replace the contents of > '/Library/Webserver/Documents/ledgersmb' with the updated version of > ledgersmb but you > first need to save the 'ledgersmb.conf' file you have customized > somewhere so it won’t > be lost. Then repeat the install instructions in step 1 and copy the > 'ledgersmb.conf' > file back. > > Because we used the method $sudo perl Makefile.PL > $sudo make install > to update the perl modules, you must run this again to complete the upgrade. > > Best regards, > Paul Bente > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. > Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > latest in malware threats. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Ledger-smb-users mailing list > Ledger-smb-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. 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