Plone 3 on OSX

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Rick Hurst

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Jul 1, 2008, 4:49:59 AM7/1/08
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Ok, from the messages posted here by Fraser and Jon, plus Dans blog
post I get the impression that using the plone 3 installer for OSX is
a no-no? or has that situation changed?

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Dan Fairs

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Jul 1, 2008, 4:57:14 AM7/1/08
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> Ok, from the messages posted here by Fraser and Jon, plus Dans blog
> post I get the impression that using the plone 3 installer for OSX is
> a no-no? or has that situation changed?


Mm - I didn't want to give the impression that using it was a no-no -
only that I didn't use it, since I like to keep the build process as
similar as possible across Mac OS X and Linux to save my sanity
(amongst other reasons).

Cheers,
Dan

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Rick Hurst

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Jul 1, 2008, 5:10:13 AM7/1/08
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On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 9:57 AM, Dan Fairs <dan....@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mm - I didn't want to give the impression that using it was a no-no -
> only that I didn't use it, since I like to keep the build process as
> similar as possible across Mac OS X and Linux to save my sanity
> (amongst other reasons).

Being lazy/ sysadminphobic i'd rather use the installer - are there
any specific obstacles I am likely to come up against? The main point
of this excercise is to familiarise myself with all the new
eggybuildoutadapter stuff

Fraser Stephens

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Jul 1, 2008, 7:40:58 AM7/1/08
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2008/7/1 Rick Hurst <rick....@gmail.com>:

> Being lazy/ sysadminphobic i'd rather use the installer - are there
> any specific obstacles I am likely to come up against? The main point
> of this excercise is to familiarise myself with all the new
> eggybuildoutadapter stuff

Duncan Booth encouraged me to look into the egg-tastic Buildout
future, and so far I believe in it: There is currently a transitional
mess of different bits of legacy and new methods, but for maintaining
a system, buildout is the way forward.

Dan's how-to was the key - and having control of your python using
that virtual thingy is rather vital.

F.

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Rick Hurst

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Jul 1, 2008, 7:55:11 AM7/1/08
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On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Fraser Stephens <frs...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Duncan Booth encouraged me to look into the egg-tastic Buildout
> future, and so far I believe in it: There is currently a transitional
> mess of different bits of legacy and new methods, but for maintaining
> a system, buildout is the way forward.
>
> Dan's how-to was the key - and having control of your python using
> that virtual thingy is rather vital.

OK sold. I think python versions (and not knowing which one i'm using)
have caused me grief in the past, so i'd best roll up my sleeves :)

Fraser Stephens

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Jul 1, 2008, 8:51:33 AM7/1/08
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2008/7/1 Rick Hurst <rick....@gmail.com>:

> OK sold. I think python versions (and not knowing which one i'm using)
> have caused me grief in the past, so i'd best roll up my sleeves :)

I skipped the "fresh-build and install of Python" steps in Dan's
how-to, and used the one that came in the plone 3 installer. Worked
for me...

Nice thing is that my production instance (on Linux) is identical to
my OSX instance. I've stopped using the Windows server for obvious
reasons.

F.


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