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Last night we sprinkled a trace amount of holy penguin pee on the CVS tag T_2_3_0_151 and pronounced it to also be our latest R_ tag, R_2_3_0_151. This is the latest R_ tag since _113, which was many weeks ago. (If you missed the memo, "T" is for testing and "R" is for releases. We still haven't dubbed anything "Slash 2.3.0" yet, but that's mostly because we're lazy.)
We feel pretty good about the stability of _151, it's been running on Slashdot for a couple of weeks and there are no real problems.
The big change, committed shortly after _151, is the switch from users.pl to login.pl for authentication and related operations. That seems to be working but it hasn't been tested enough to merit an R_ yet. In fact, this may be the last R_ tag that we do for a while, since there are big changes that will be committed in the weeks to come which will put the damper on R'ing.
Here's the CVS tree if you want to browse, and here are the instructions to download:
$ cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/slashcode login
CVS password: (hit return, there is no password)
$ cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/slashcode co slash
(much activity)
$ cd slash
$ cvs update -r R_2_3_0_151 -dP
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written by IgD
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posted by Cliff
on 10:50 PM March 23rd, 2004
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Recently I was asked by a heavily trafficed website to investigate migrating their site to Slash. After downloading the latest codebase I'm reliving a lot of the installation frustrations experienced when I messed around with Slash over a year ago. I've installed lots of portals before like PhpBB, Nuke, MX-System etc. All of those installs were pain free. I'm writing to request that you guys simply the install process. How about some straight forward docs? I would suggest a list of required packages and then simple instructions how to get Slash working with Apache etc that comes with most distros.
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written by nkirr
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posted by Cliff
on 02:59 PM March 5th, 2004
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How do I modify the list of slashboxes that appear on the right side of the default page? I see that they are included using this line from the template "index;index;default":
[% boxes %]
How do I control the way boxes is assigned? The comment in the template reads:
boxes = string containing all the slashboxes.
I suppose that I could just hardwire it into this template but that seems to be the wrong idea. Is this referring to a database table? If so, which one? Or is it referring to a Perl function? If so which one?
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written anonymously
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posted by Cliff
on 10:44 AM March 4th, 2004
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wiswaud notes: "Following this article in A List Apart, which rewrites (statically) a Slashdot homepage from HTML tables to CSS/XHTML, what are the chances we'll see this implemented in Slash? ALA calculates that this might bring savings of 10GB of bandwidth PER DAY, while making each reload a little faster for everyone. It would also make Slash-generated pages more accessible, as CSS makes it possible to show as little or as much formatting as a device supports. Furthermore, while I've never delved into the Slash, I would tend to think that, while it might be quite an endeavour to do the conversion, the code would actually end up being clearer and easier to follow, as the formatting would be separated from the content..." Well, wiswaud -- looks like some one agrees with you. For those interested in a new CSS-aware theme for Slash...read on.
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Has anyone else had problems with installing the Blob plugin? I installed the plugin without problems, but on trying to access fileadmin.pl, it failed. The log suggests that the version of Bundle::Slash is out of date. Updating Bundle::Slash goes okay until it gets to the Apache::Test module when it fails. Any advice gratefully received! Thanks.
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written anonymously
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posted by Cliff
on 01:30 PM March 1st, 2004
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A not-so Anonymous reader would like to know about the following: "I really would like to have an offical statement about postgres support. The FreeBSD port states
'PostgreSQL support is already well on its way.' The last statement on Slashcode states that 'its going nowhere'.
Is this offical? I use Postgres and only use Mysql for Slashcode." The Postgres module lies untouched, and has been that way for a real long time, therefore I think it might be safe to assume that no direct support from the core developers is expected. I can see why they may not have the time, being as they have several sites like Slashdot, NewsForge, and others that need their love and care. It should be mentioned however, that Slash is still Open Source Software, so if someone wants to revive work on the module, please feel free. Remember, if you want help, there's always the Slashcode-Development Mailing List, and a legion of Slashcode developers who might be interested in testing and/or writing code! So, is Postgres support dead? I leave the answer to that question up to you.
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written anonymously
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posted by Cliff
on 12:38 PM February 29th, 2004
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"Is there away (aside modifying the code) to post stories in chronological order (as opposed to reverse chronological order). The oldest being on the top and newest at the bottom? Or better yet is there a way to keep a few key stories at the top and post new ones below?"
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| Slash: Slash with Mac OS X 10.3 |
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written by tf23
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posted by Cliff
on 03:34 PM February 28th, 2004
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The ever prolific tf23 points out: "Lottadot has an article about getting Slash and Mac OS X 10.3 up and running." There was a previous story on Installing Slash with the previous Mac OS X release. Those interested in installing it on their Desktop Macs (or PowerBooks) might be interested in giving them a look.
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| YASS: More YASS Than You Can Shake a Stick At! |
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written anonymously
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posted by Cliff
on 03:50 PM February 27th, 2004
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After being on hiatus for about two months, we're now returning you to your regularly scheduled dose of new Slash sites. Prepare for Slash Site overload as we've got quite the backlog, not to mention cobwebs, to clear out. Read on, and welcome the newest members of our small but growing weblog community.
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· constants? (Tuesday December 09, @06:38PM)
· plugin help (Monday December 08, @08:01AM)
· Re:Deleted login block by mistake. (Saturday November 29, @06:55PM)
· Deleted login block by mistake. (Tuesday November 11, @04:31PM)
· That's an understatement (Sunday November 02, @06:35PM)
· Re:accessing db.. (Sunday September 07, @08:24AM)
· accessing db.. (Thursday September 04, @11:46AM)
· Re:great news (at long last) (Tuesday September 02, @05:09AM)
· Re:great news (at long last) (Thursday August 28, @12:13PM)
· Re:great news (at long last) (Thursday August 28, @12:11PM)
· BTW, future versions (Tuesday August 19, @03:13PM)
· Re:great news (at long last) (Tuesday August 19, @02:59PM)
· Re:great news (at long last) (Tuesday August 19, @01:08PM)
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· nobody uid (Friday August 15, @03:17PM)
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