[Koha] Upgrade from Koha 3.00.00 to 3.0.6
Chris Cormack
chrisc at catalyst.net.nz
Mon Aug 2 17:10:44 NZST 2010
* Susan Mustafa (susan.mustafa at gmail.com) wrote:
> Chris,
>
> I really am sorry to bother you with my many questions, but I would hope
> that you can clarify something for me.
>
> At the moment, my company is using only open-source software applications,
> such as OpenSIS, Koha, OpenERP, etc.
>
> The problem is, we got all those except Koha from Vendors [To match our
> requirements/Modifications]
>
> To further complicate things, the company wants to keep up with the
> updates and upgrades that source forge produces.
>
> How do I do all this?
>
> From what I understood, you are saying connect to the central git,
> checkout a [development branch-where I can continue to make further
> modifications to without the need to commit], and once an upgrade comes,
> then I will try to MERGE my [development branch] + [central GIT].
>
Ideally you wouldn't need to make local modifications, and if you did
you would do them with a system preference and then you could send
patches upstream for inclusion into Koha.
But if you want to have local changes that are never submitted upstream,
you would clone the git repository from git.koha-community.org. Make a
branch for your local changes, make changes, commit them to that branch,
merge or rebase from the relevant upstream branch (in your case
rel_3_0).
Git is a distributed version control system, so you can commit locally,
it is only when you push or send patches, that your changes move from
being local.
> Now for Koha - you are saying this is easier if I do a [Development
> Install, rather than the recommended Production install]
>
If you intend to do local development, then a development install is the
way to go. If you intend to instead just upgrade with each new release,
then a standard install is the way to go.
> Am I understanding your point, or am I way off?
>
> I really wish I can read some resources out there that explain how to do
> client modifications to opensource projects and still be up-to-date with
> whatever the central repository has. Any articles/websites would greatly
> benefit me?
>
The best read for that is
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Version_Control_Using_Git
and
http://www.myacpl.org/koha/?p=558
Hope this is some help, jump onto irc sometime #koha on
irc.katipo.co.nz, I'm around on there a bit and I can show you some
practical examples.
Better yet, if you can manage to make it to the developer conference
part of kohacon (http://www.kohacon10.org.nz) we will be covering a lot
about how to use git effectively.
Hope this helps
Chris
> Best Regards,
>
> On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 8:13 AM, Chris Cormack <chrisc at catalyst.net.nz>
> wrote:
>
> * Susan Mustafa (susan.mustafa at gmail.com) wrote:
> > Good Day,
> >
> > Chris, I am using "SVN". I made my own svn repository, and not
> using
> > KOHA's git repository.
>
> Wow ... are you tracking git changes, and importing those into your svn
> repo? I fear you have made a real rod for your back if not.
> >
> > Honestly, not sure of how to proceed.
> >
> > I looked at doing merging yesterday and such, but then noticed that
> the
> > final [Installed} koha, has the directory structure of
> > intranet/opac/etc....
> >
> > But the freshly unzipped tar of koha 3.0.6 has many many different
> > packages. So I assume I can't do merge between the two, but rather
> I have
> > to [Install KOHA 3.0.6] on a new machine THEN try and merge that
> installed
> > koha with [our installed koha]. Both then will have the same
> > intranet/opac directory structure and merging is possible.
> >
> > Does that make sense? IS there is an easier way?? hehe
> >
> I'm not sure there is an easier way ... if you had been using git you
> could checkout the rel_3_0 branch in git, and merge your local branch
> into it, and run the upgrader.
>
> But as you have a pretty non standard Koha installation, I suspect yes,
> you are going to have to do a lot of work manually merging files, I
> strongly recommend if you are going to do local changes, that in future
> you do a dev install, which runs out of your git checkout and track your
> changes that way. It will make your life a million times easier when you
> want to upgrade to 3.2.0
> Chris
> > Regards,
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 1:15 AM, Chris Cormack
> <chrisc at catalyst.net.nz>
> > wrote:
> >
> > * Susan Mustafa (susan.mustafa at gmail.com) wrote:
> > > Good Day All,
> >
> > Hi Susan
> > >
> > > I would like to know how I can start the upgrade process
> from Koha
> > 3.00.00
> > > to Koha 3.0.6 [Kindly keep in mind that our version of Koha
> 3.0.0
> > has a
> > > lot of in-house changes]
> > >
> > How have your changes been made, have they been checked into a
> local git
> > repository?
> > > What steps should I follow? Resources to read?
> > >
> > Normally you would do an upgrade as outlined in one of the
> INSTALL
> > files, but with local changes, its not as easy as that.
> > > I know there is the subversion vendor branches merge that I
> can do,
> > but I
> > > am unsure if that will work and be sufficient.
> > >
> > We (the koha project) don't use subversion, do you mean git?
> >
> > > Kindly awaiting your response,
> > >
> > Chris
> >
> > --
> > Chris Cormack
> > Catalyst IT Ltd.
> > +64 4 803 2238
> > PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
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> Chris Cormack
> Catalyst IT Ltd.
> +64 4 803 2238
> PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
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Chris Cormack
Catalyst IT Ltd.
+64 4 803 2238
PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand
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