Angelo, can you please send me the updated shar if it is different from the one available at http://people.freebsd.org/~pgollucci/rt38 I want to try it on a test system before I try to install it from source. I luckily have enough time to play around with things.
Thanks, On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Angelo Turetta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > Joe Mailinglists wrote: > >> Hi Angelo, >> >> My name is Krishna...I am subscribed to too many mailing lists, hence a >> separate email address for every mailing list. >> > > Thanks, that's a good habit (look at my address), but I nonetheless like to > know who I'm talking to. The name need not be fake, even if the address is. > > Our primary concern here is the upgrade procedure and of course stability. >> Will everything magically work from one port >> to the other? >> > > Every upgrade is a sensible operation, no matter how you installed the > software. The biggest challenges are upgrades involving DB schema changes, > RT is a shining example of how to do it right, but you cannot expect to do > such a thing 'magically': based on your business continuity policies, you > may even need a test installation to validate the upgrade before deploying > it on a production system. > The port of rt38 by Philip M. Gollucci is actually the first which seems to > allow for a comfortable upgrade to future versions. > > Can I just download rt38 port from the link you mentioned and install it? >> Is it stable enough? One of the users was >> suggesting that I install it from source. What do you suggest? >> > > The freebsd port infrastructure is a solid one, and it is one of the few > way you have to keep the dependencies sane if you install more than one > application per system. I personally don't like to install software from > source other than by using a port, but I have to admit that previous > versions of the rt port where somewhat unfriendly. > The rt38 port is not yet finished, so you should be prepared to some > non-pleasant surprise, but it has much more solid structure than previous > ones. > Only you, based on your expertise with the ports collection, can decide > which way to go. If you try the port, please try my patch attached to the > PR. > > Angelo. > > > Thanks, >> >> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Angelo Turetta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL >> PROTECTED]>> >> wrote: >> >> Joe Mailinglists wrote: >> >> 1) We use a FreeBSD system. I see that there is a port >> available (rt36) for version 3.6 but none for 3.8 yet. Is it ok >> if I go ahead and install rt36 now and later on upgrade to rt38 >> whenever it is available? If not, do you suggest that I >> manually download the latest version of rt3.8.1 and then install >> it from the source? Which method is safer/easier for upgrades >> in the long run? >> >> >> There is a port for 3.8.1 in the works, look at >> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/125745 (check all >> replies), and the user's work space at >> >> http://people.freebsd.org/~pgollucci/rt38<http://people.freebsd.org/%7Epgollucci/rt38> >> >> The port is really well thought, and for the first time it will be >> possible to pre-package rt. Unluckily Philip seems to have vanished for >> the last two months, and the work on it has stopped. >> >> I may send you an updated shar if you whish. >> >> 3) I've been reading that RT is memory intensive. Is 2 GB >> enough? This machine also runs the DHCP server. Do you guys >> recommend to have a separate system for RT? >> >> >> If you need a high-performance system you'd sure need to consider a DB >> server optimization (including cache memory etc..), but I don't think >> the web application is inherently memory intensive. >> >> I hope these questions belong to this list. >> >> >> Yes, they do. Eventually, you may consider posting using your real >> name :) >> >> Angelo. >> >> >> >
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