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suitability for high school library
by Spotswood College Library 08 Nov '00

08 Nov '00

Hello, We're just going down the track of looking at options for our highschool library (student population 1000), & wondering about Koha - & incidentally, I thing the 3M award definitely went to the right place. I've looked at the samples on the Web, but don't currently have access to a webserver to download the full version, and wondered if someone could answer these questions???? 1. Is any other school using Koha? 2. Is there any possibility of including a student photo in the circulation module (students don't carry ID cards - they just give their name)? 3. Can multimedia be added into the catalogue - ie web addresses, scanned material from the information file, or scanned images of the books? 4. What sort of software would be best for data conversion, with the possibility of global changes for the subject/authority files? 5. How easy is it to modify overdue notices (to send brief lists to classes, and later fuller details addressed to the parents, with addresses)? 6. Would the membership module allow class details to be added? 7. Would reservations allow video cameras, & other items, to be booked for specific times? Much TIA Debra Hitchcock Librarian

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Test
by Brad Joyce 06 Nov '00

06 Nov '00

Just a test

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Fw: Installing Cdk perl Module
by Brad Joyce 06 Nov '00

06 Nov '00

----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Joyce" <bradj(a)coffsccs.nsw.edu.au> To: <koha(a)lista.katipo.co.au> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 2:04 PM Subject: Installing Cdk perl Module > Hi > > Thank you Simon for your reply, you may like to pass this on to Chris but if > you can help it would be great. I have tired several things with perl in an > attempt to getting Cdk installed. I have obviously made a hash of things > and am stongly contemplating reinstalling perl all over. > > I have installed the Cdk library to /usr/local/includes/cdk. > When I first tried to install cdk I did not know, and I am still not sure, > where several of the loacations and programs that the dk README files refer > to are. Those being:- > - The cursers directroy > - The header files > - The configuration file for perl to point perl to the above, The README > refers to a configuration program in the perl home irectory I don't know > where that is. I have a RedHat 6.1 server and I am guessing that the perl > home is at /usr/lib/perl5/site-perl/5.005/i386-linux. Even if this is > correct there is no file named configuration so I can't configure perl. > > I gave up on that approch and in my way through this discovered that you can > use CPAN. > I have tried the following. > > perl -MCPAN -e shell > >install Cdk > > It asked me a few questions like where is make and I answered them correctly > (I think). > > It goes and finds a ftp site and down loads and looks great up untill it > comes up with an error something like > > bad make /usr/bin/make > > and bombs out. The make file is at usr/bin/make so I am now stuck. > > Please help beg beg grovel!!! > > Brad > > > > > > > >

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Re: [Koha] Re: ReInstalling CDK 2nd time
by Simon Blake 06 Nov '00

06 Nov '00

On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 06:38:14PM -0800, Brad Joyce said: > It works sort of. Yay :-) > I got a lot of kernal dump messages that I had to Ctrl C out of but the > fulldemo works well on a good telnet emulator. The windows 98 telnet sucks. > What telnet package are you using? SecureCRT, if you want to shell out the $, or teraterm-SSH if you don't > I tried to run circ but no joy there. I probably need to install more perl > modules. The cursor just vanishes. Ctrl C brings it back. Sounds like telnet client weirdness. Give Teraterm a go: http://www.zip.com.au/~roca/ttssh.html Cheers Si -- Simon Blake simon(a)katipo.co.nz Katipo Communications +64 25 300 825

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Re: [Koha] Re: ReInstalling CDK 2nd time
by Simon Blake 06 Nov '00

06 Nov '00

On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 04:22:02PM -0800, Brad Joyce said: > [root@mail Cdk]# make > cc -c -I/usr/include/ncurses -I/home/glover/local/include/cdk -Dbool=char -D > HAS_ > BOOL -I/usr/local/include -O2 -DVERSION=\"4.9.6\" -DXS_VERSION=\"4.9.6\" > -fpi > c -I/usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/i386-linux/CORE -DHAVE_USLEEP -DHAVE_NCURSES -DHA > VE_C > OLOR -DCDK_PERL_EXT Cdk.c > Cdk.xs:5: cdk.h: No such file or directory > make: *** [Cdk.o] Error 1 > [root@mail Cdk]# > > > INC = -I/usr/include/ncurses -I/home/glover/local/include/cdk > > > > to something like: > > > > INC = -I/usr/include/ncurses -I/usr/local/include/cdk > > I tried this but same problem as above > > > > > around line 95, as I recall > > I must have the wrong Makefile.PL > mine is nowhere near that long. Doh, sorry, edit the Makefile , not the Makefile.PL (the Makefile is generated by the 'perl Makefile.PL' run - you can edit it and then run make. Cheers Si -- Simon Blake simon(a)katipo.co.nz Katipo Communications +64 25 300 825

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Re: ReInstalling CDK 2nd time
by Simon Blake 06 Nov '00

06 Nov '00

Hi Brad On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 02:13:08PM +1100, Brad Joyce said: > I've downloaded cdk.tar.gz > tar -zxvf cdk.tar.gz > extracted to /root/tar-4.3.10 > read README > cd tar-4.3.10 > ./configure > make > make install > The README then says to start playing > > What do I do next?? Well, start playing :-). I'd suggest going into /root/cdk-4.3.10/examples, running a make, and checking that the make works, and the ensuing executables do interesting CDK'ish types of things. (draw menus, text widgets, and whatnot) Once that's going, unpack the cdk-perl stuff (into a clean directory, perhaps) run: perl Makefile.PL make if you get an error, let us know what it is. Errors I have seen involve not finding the CDK .h files, you fix that by editing the Makefile and changing INC = -I/usr/include/ncurses -I/home/glover/local/include/cdk to something like: INC = -I/usr/include/ncurses -I/usr/local/include/cdk around line 95, as I recall if you get a build, run make install and you should be away. To test it, go to the demo directory, and do a perl fulldemo and see if it works. If it does, you're underway Cheers Si -- Simon Blake simon(a)katipo.co.nz Katipo Communications +64 25 300 825

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Re: [Koha] Need help with installation
by Simon Blake 06 Nov '00

06 Nov '00

Hi Brad On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 06:36:45AM -0800, Brad Joyce said: > Hi Simon, > > Thank you for your reply, you may like to pass this on to Chris but if you > can help it would be great. I have tired several things with perl in an > attempt to getting Cdk installed. I have obviously made a hash of things > and am stongly contemplating reisntalling perl all over. It sounds to me like you haven't got CDK library installed yet, so no amount of messing with perl will get things working for you. > I have installed the Cdk library to /usr/local/includes/cdk Made and installed? or just extracted the tgz file? > When I first tried to install cdk I did not know and still not sure, where > several of the loacations and programs that the cdk README file refers to > are. Those being > - The cursers directroy > - The header files These will come with your OS - there's likely an ncurses development .rpm that you'll need to install, before CDK can be built. (sorry, I can't be more specific, I don't know enough about Redhat to be able to tell you the name of the file). > - The configuration file for perl to point perl to these, The README refers > to a configuration program in the perl home directory I don't know where > that is. I have a RedHat 6.1 server and I am guessing that the perl home is > at /usr/lib/perl5/site-perl/5.005/i386-linux. Even if this is correct there > is no file named configuration so I can't configure perl. > > I gave up on that approch and in my way through this discovered that you can > use CPAN > I have tried the following. > perl -MCPAN -e shell > >install Cdk There is no way at all that the CPAN install will work if the manual one doesn't, since CPAN installations just run the manual installers for you. There's also no chance that the perl module will work until you've got the CDK C library installed properly - there's no point doing anything with perl until you've got to the stage where the demos that come with the CDK C library work. Paste in the actual errors you get compiling the CDK C library, and we'll likely going to be able to give more succinct help. Cheers Si -- Simon Blake simon(a)katipo.co.nz Katipo Communications +64 25 300 825 ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Simon Blake simon(a)katipo.co.nz Katipo Communications +64 25 300 825 ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Simon Blake simon(a)katipo.co.nz Katipo Communications +64 25 300 825

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make error
by Brad Joyce 06 Nov '00

06 Nov '00

Hi Chris Hope this dosn't hurt too much, Where did you go ? the make error is: make: *** [cdk.o] error 1 /usr/bin/make -- NOT OK Running make test Can't test without successful make Running make install make had returned bad status, install seems impossible ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Cormack" <chris(a)katipo.co.nz> To: "Brad Joyce" <bradj(a)coffsccs.nsw.edu.au> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [Koha] Fw: Installing Cdk perl Module > Hi Brad > > Ive just got back from my vacation, and am still kinda out of it with jetlag > and general lack of sleep. > Ill try and write up some nice cdk install instructions for you. > > In the meantime, whats the error that make gives you? Something about not > finding the C cdk files? > > Chris > > -- > Chris Cormack Katipo Communications > Programmer/Sys Admin chris(a)katipo.co.nz > 025 500 789 www.katipo.co.nz > >

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Need help with installation
by Brad Joyce 02 Nov '00

02 Nov '00

Hi, I am very interested in Koha and wish to install and use it and hopefuly in the fullness of time contribute to the end product. However, at the moment I am a newbie to installing perl modules and would welcome any help to getting the circulation telnet program working. I get the error cant find cdk.pm. I have the koha and opac web server side of things working and I've installed and created the tables etc needed in MySQL. this cdk problem looks like its the last hurdle. Thanks in advance Brad Joyce bradj(a)coffsccs.nsw.edu.au

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Koha in Infotech
by Olwen Williams 29 Oct '00

29 Oct '00

Good sized story folks!! http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,458237a1896,FF.html

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