a) include the more recent perl, and httpd b) get them to compile it properly, just as slash needs c) comments in the INSTALL doc on how to get Slash to properly work with OSX 10.3, and comments on whether or not one should strip perl/httpd1.3 off OSX and install from src or... etc etc. d) get the distro's to include all/more-of the perl modules that Slash needs.
While I don't agree with some of what the article's submitter says (installing's *not* that hard on Linux, IMHO, and it's
This webpage [slashcode.com] suggests nothing less than a Pentium-II/200 and 256mb of ram in order to run Slashdot. It also talks about Slashdot as it existed in 2001. Is this documentation just for Slash 2.2.6? I only ask because the system requirements of the CVS tag [sourceforge.net] I am running haven't changed at all.
I am running Slash CVS tag R_2_3_0_113 on an Athlon 750mhz machine with 256MB of ram. Merely visiting a webpage where index.pl gets called shoots up the CPU to 70 or 80% and page loads seem slow. Getting new hardwar
I've asked that question several times, and that's about the same answer I've been getting. The main limiting factor seems to be RAM. I'm thinking of putting Apache and MySQL on separate (small) boxes, just because that's what I've got sitting around. Maybe that will help.
I have been using Gentoo Linux for over 6 months now and have it installed on 6 computers ranging from Athlon XP workhorse to Apple G3 laptop. It's package menagement system is called Portage and I believe it can solve all the Slash installation problems in one swoop, seriously.
Like the BSDs all software is compiled from source. It has this concept it called USE flags. These are compile time options which is exactly what slash needs to be properly configured. These options can tell Portage to download a s
As to how to make slash easier to install, I can think of one thing that would definitely work - although it might be considered overkill. Distribute the proper versions of Apache, Slash, MySQL, and Perl altogether in a source distrobution - and a single "./configure; make; make install" it will all work. Granted, the downloads will be a lot bigger than just downloading Slash, but at least it would just work.
As for my question... I'm running my own slashcode site and I'm having problems with my RSS feed
Haha, nevermind my question - in the time that I posted that comment it appears as if my RSS feed has been automatically updated! I supposed the intended behavior is that the RSS is only generated upon demand and then cached indefinitely... the last time I viewed the RSS feed was nearly a month ago, and so it finally got around to updating the feed today when I started accessing it again.
Time is money.
Low end servers are cheap.
How about a bootable cd that installs a minimum linux installation with everything needed for slash and does the initial configuration?
I'd pay $100 if I could pop a CD into a spare box, fill out a couple screens of information, and have a slash server 60 minutes later.
Debian packages! (Score:1)
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One thing that would simplify (Score:2)
a) include the more recent perl, and httpd
b) get them to compile it properly, just as slash needs
c) comments in the INSTALL doc on how to get Slash to properly work with OSX 10.3, and comments on whether or not one should strip perl/httpd1.3 off OSX and install from src or... etc etc.
d) get the distro's to include all/more-of the perl modules that Slash needs.
While I don't agree with some of what the article's submitter says (installing's *not* that hard on Linux, IMHO, and it's
lottadot [lottadot.com]
Questions about system requirements (Score:1)
I am running Slash CVS tag R_2_3_0_113 on an Athlon 750mhz machine with 256MB of ram. Merely visiting a webpage where index.pl gets called shoots up the CPU to 70 or 80% and page loads seem slow. Getting new hardwar
Re:Questions about system requirements (Score:1)
I've asked that question several times, and that's about the same answer I've been getting. The main limiting factor seems to be RAM. I'm thinking of putting Apache and MySQL on separate (small) boxes, just because that's what I've got sitting around. Maybe that will help.
⇒ Constitutionally Correct [cpne.org] ⇐
The Gentoo Linux build system (Score:1)
Re:The Gentoo Linux build system (Score:1)
Not checking the defaults I slipped and hit the submit button. There should be line breaks in there but I can't find a way to edit posts.
-lee
Re:The Gentoo Linux build system (Score:2)
tf23
lottadot [lottadot.com]
Install Slash For Dummies (Score:1)
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A response to the question, and then my own Q. (Score:1)
As for my question
Re:A response to the question, and then my own Q. (Score:1)
slash.iso ? (Score:1)