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1. 

   Shel
   Member
   Posted 9 years ago

   I have to say that the installation instructions for this product is beyond poor. Its almost as if to say, the dev team don't want a mass use of it. We're not idiots, we can follow instructions and we have a basic understand of how to use linux servers and install dependencies etc BUT the changes that have been from MediaCore to MediaDrop are just crazy.

   The instructions are calling for a different file name to the one that you either download or use from the git repository. Its just absolutely ridiculous and a massive disappointment that such a great product, which can help so many schools and organisations etc is being undone by just POOR documentation and instructions.

   What would it take if you guys just pasted all the code that would be used in setting up MediaDrop so that everyone could step by step follow and input each command? LESS than 1hr of effort. Instead, all this wasted time is going into answering questions and trying to solve errors.

   Seriously, there wouldn't even be a need for the forum and all the questions and frustrations because everyone will have it up and running.

   Try to follow the current instructions on the installation page and ONLY enter what is on that page. 100% it will NOT work.

   If you're a newcomer to this product and you're reading this. Good luck to you because as you can see, not many people on this forum has ever gotten this to work.
2. 

   roberttinho02
   Member
   Posted 9 years ago

   Hi Shel,
   you are right, I trying it for two days and I am new on this thinks. But I have good news, it is playing:
   This is my .bash_history:
   apt-get update && apt-get install vim
   apt-get install apache2 mysql-server mysql-client libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev libfreetype6-dev libmysqlclient-dev python-dev python-setuptools python-virtualenv
   cd /var/www
   virtualenv --no-site-packages mediacore_env
   source mediacore_env/bin/activate
   ls
   cp /vagrant/MediaCore-0.10.3.tar.gz .
   ls
   tar xzfv MediaCore-0.10.3.tar.gz
   ls
   cd MediaCore-0.10.3/
   ls
   python setup.py develop
   mysql -u root -p
   vi development.ini
   paster setup-app development.ini
   vi development.ini
   paster setup-app development.ini
   paster serve --reload development.ini

   As you can see, it is a vagrant.box. (ubuntu-12.04.4-64-server) The Git not workt for me. The mysql and the develop.ini you cant see here, but the manual is good on this part, it will play fine. I trying the same on Trusty, but there the gcc wont work and the setup.py exit with 1. Try again, it is not so hard ;-)
3. 

   Shel
   Member
   Posted 9 years ago

   Thank was really cool of you Robert!

   See what I mean, that's all that was needed. With an install history everyone can follow those commands and have a clean install.

   Instead we have pages of documentation which don't add up and just leaves everyone frustrated.

   I'll post when I have mine up and running. Thanks again!
4. 

   Shel
   Member
   Posted 9 years ago

   Here is where I get stuck after installing MediaCore-0.10.3.

   warning: no previously-included files found matching '.hgignore'
   warning: no previously-included files found matching '.hgtags'
   warning: no previously-included files found matching 'BUILDME.bat'
   warning: no previously-included files found matching 'make-manifest.py'
   warning: no previously-included files found matching 'SHIP'
   warning: no previously-included files found matching 'SHIP.bat'
   warning: no previously-included files matching '*' found under directory 'Tests'
   _imaging.c:3017:5: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
   (inquiry) image_length, /*sq_length*/
   ^
   _imaging.c:3017:5: warning: (near initialization for ‘image_as_sequence.sq_length’) [enabled by default]
   _imaging.c:3077:5: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default]
   (inquiry) NULL, /*mp_length*/
   ^
   _imaging.c:3077:5: warning: (near initialization for ‘pixel_access_as_mapping.mp_length’) [enabled by default]
   libImaging/Quant.c: In function ‘rehash_collide’:
   libImaging/Quant.c:154:10: warning: cast to pointer from integer of different size [-Wint-to-pointer-cast]
   *valp=(void *)((*(int *)valp)+(*(int *)&newval));
   ^
   ^Cerror: Setup script exited with interrupted
5. 

   Shel
   Member
   Posted 9 years ago

   I hired a Linux professional to do the install, this is what he said about it.

   (4:47:23 AM) J: can't get it to work either - submit an issue and tell them they suck

   (4:47:53 AM) J: overly complicated build process and deprecated packages
6. 

   doa
   Member
   Posted 9 years ago

   Perhaps someone could share a working virtual machine over BiTorrent?
7. 

   jweldy
   Member
   Posted 9 years ago

   Not being a Linux pro I agree with all of you, on and off over six months I have had no luck with a working installation. I've also searched hi and low for a full Linux build of this in a VM to no avail.
   Is there a reason like the way networking is built that a full VM can't be built? Or is it that this is just such a small community?
   I second doa on a virtual machine of course and I've seen other Open Source product communities thrive when they provide a VM.

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