eprints_tech messages

From: "Faine, Mark" <Mark.Faine AT msfc.nasa.gov>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 07:10:34 -0500

Seems from I can tell that Linux installs work best.  

Is eprints the only OAI software available?

-Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Clayton Carter [mailto:crcarter AT cs.indiana.edu]
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 3:14 PM
To: EPrints.org Technical List
Subject: Re: [EP-tech] eprints (buggy?)


	I wouldn't go this far, but I will say that I didn't have too
much trouble with the install.  I had to work some voodoo so that the
Debian installed Perl modules would co-exist with the newer versions
from CPAN.  Also, I had never used MySQL before, so that was an
adventure; but overall, I didn't have too much trouble.  I'm not
saying it's easy or that it's done well, mind y'all, I'm just saying
that installed it without major problems.

	What I will say is that the system is a bitch to develop for.
Whoever developed this code was living in some strange fantasy world.
A lot of it is done very well and quite cleverly, but the rest is
bizarre and can only be described by a big bowl of extra sloppy
linguine.  But it works, so make of it what you will.

--pc


On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 10:24:26AM +0000, Dan Fleming wrote:
> Buggy eh?
> 
> Eprints is a breeze to install on Linux. I set it up on Red Hat 7 where I 
> guess I had the benefit of Red Hat's quck & easy installation methods ↵
for 
> locating and setting up all the prerequisite stuff. I used to use Solaris
and 
> imagine it would have been a lot harder getting that sorted out prior to 
> installing eprints. I know Chistopher says negative feedback is more
useful 
> than positive, but I just thought I'd offer this encouragement to anyone
who 
> wants to set it up on Red Hat and might otherwise be put off.
> 
> Dan
> 
> Dr D Fleming
> University of Ulster

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Clayton Carter   crcarter AT cs.indiana.edu
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