RES: [ic] Question regarding Installation and other Issues...

Tue Apr 29 10:30:59 2003

>
> Hi all,
>
> I am new to Interchange, and I do not know if this is the correct way to
> post to the mailing list.  If not, sorry.  Please advise if not. Thanks!
>
> Anyway, I am trying to install, make catalog and run Interchange server.
>  I have several problems that have been addressed on the
> discussion list.
>
> My setup:
>
> Red Hat Linux 9.0 Pro
> Apache 2.0
> Interchange 4.8.7
> localhost/127.0.0.1
>
> I have tried to install as follows:
>
> RPM as root
> RPM as regular os user with enough privs
> tar install as root
> tar install as regular os user
>
> My main problems:
>
> On RPM intall I get unsatified dependencies for some perl modules:
>
> Business-UPS
> MD5
> Storable
> SQL-Statement
> ...
>
> (others have had this as well)
>
> I tried every which way to resolve by loading LWP bundle, individual
> modules from CPAN.  I get no errors after
>
> unpack
> make
> make test
> make intall
>
> I run which perl (5.8.0), perl -v, perl -V.  They give correct info/paths.
>
> I run a perl script including all modules RPM complains about, and they
> are all OK.  Could I have wrong versions????
>
> I run rpm with --nodeps and, of course, it completes with no errors.
>
> /usr/lib/perl is there
>
> I run makecat and all is OK.
>
> When I try to access foundation, I get the welcome/entrance page.  I
> access catalog, and the link script hangs with:
>
> "We're sorry, the Interchange server is unavailable...
> We are out of service or may be experiencing high system demand. Please
> try again soon."
>
> I looked at link program -- could not open socket is error for
> this message.
>
> I thought it was firewall, naming, etc., UNIX/INET/NONE(port: 7786).
>
> I see from the list and code comments this is usually firewall or port
> conflict.  Not so in my case. I wrote a quick java server, and link
> program reaches him on 7786 fine.  I access 7786 from outside firewall
> (ok), shut down firewall (ok).  I have tried every combination I could
> think.  Nothing works.
>
> Interchange process starts and stops with /bin/interchange -xxxx, and a
> process is showing in  $> ps -A
>
> Of course it gives the funky:
>
> Server not running... probably temrinated.... lingo  -- definitely not
> starting/initing correctly.
>
> I make sure process is killed before restarting.
>
> Also, I am sure about fairly certain about file permissions and those
> issues, and I do not think this is the issue.
>
> Interchange logs and apache logs -- no complaints either.
>
>
> QUESTION:
>
> Considering that the server starts but does not bind 7786 (I have tried
> UNIX/INETD/NONE (config file agrees with this) and always stops
> indicating something went wrong (...probably terminated message), is
> there anything in the server that will make him throw up his hands,
> start a process and not respond to link programs and never complain
> about not binding 7786???  I have not had time to check server code.
>
> I am sure the issue is with me.  I am hoping it is something like I am
> using wrong versions of some perl mods or something.  I noticed
> something about SQL-Statement version being an issue. Again, I have
> tried to load a lot of differnet module versions as well.
>
> I am really looking forward to working with Interchange, but my
> ignorance, or lack of skill, seems to be preventing me. :(
>
> I come from J2EE background, but have done C/C++ PHP, ...etc.  Maybe I
> am missing something critical regarding perl module install and
> environment?????
>
> Any help and criticism is appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bob
>
> Engineering
> Advisiv Software
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Hi Bob,

Are you running perl with threads enabled?

If you don't know what i am saying, you are. RH9 comes with perl 5.8 with
threads enabled and, to run interchange you must use perl with threads
disabled.

This question of disabling threads on perl 5.8 or installing a new version
of perl without threads was discussed several times on group.

Try searching on archives how to do that. You will find lots of answers
there.

Ok? 8-)

Bye
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Luiz Carlos Maciel Junior

Interchange Consultant in Brazil
Linux Registered User # 297217
Novell Small Business Specialist

lmacieljr@mknet.com.br
ICQ#: 24911730
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