[ic] Newbie question : Porting a catalog

[Dan B]

At 05:42 PM 6/5/2001 +0200, you wrote:
>Here's my simple question, if i install and make a catalog on a test
>serveur, can i easily port the catalog to a different server ( with the same
>version of IC of course ) ?

Yes.

>And if yes how can i do that ?
>only copy directory with subs and chown and chgrep ?

That's mostly it.  Usually modify the catalog.cfg a little (database & 
hostname changes, etc.), add 1 line to the interchange.cfg, and 'cp -a' a 
cgi-bin/storename file and that's it.  It's quite easy.

BTW, chown $USERNAME.$GROUPNAME works too -- saves the extra chgrp command.

>Other one, should i try to build my catalogs with the latest officiel akopia
>: 4.6.5
>or use a 4.7.x ?

Good question.  If you are building a catalog from the ground up, start 
with 4.7 (the daemon itself is as stable as a rock).  But if you plan on 
starting with the template provided, then 4.7.x might be a little riskier 
than 4.6 (bugs in the 4.7 catalog are still being fixed, but maybe most of 
the big ones are gone by now).  If you plan on working on it for 1-2 months 
before release, then 4.7.x is a safe bet.

IMHO, of course.

Dan Browning, Cyclone Computer Systems, danb@cyclonecomputers.com