Zebra setup suggestions

[Tümer Garip]

Hi all,
Thanks to Owen I can now commit on Savannah but before doing anything I
just want to clarify some matters and get opinions.
1- I would like to setup zebra server using user-password for updates
and no write access for anonymous write access. Also we should be using
-f yazconfig.xml with the server which will allow us define  the
location and name of our cql file outside Context.pm and not hardcoded.

2-At previous listings we discussed whether to use collection.abs or
record.abs for indexing Zebra. My understanding from that was Zebra can
not handle collection.abs properly so we should use record.abs (Adam &
Sebastian's remarks). This means using record->as_xml_record of the new
CVS version MARC::File::XML  which I downloaded but it does not work for
me. MARC::File::XML does not get loaded properly and throws everything
out. Looks like an XML::SAX problem but I am not sure. For those who
managed to get it work please note that  record->as_xml_record call will
not produce proper xml as there is a quote missing at line 337 of XML.pm
change slim> to slim"> and it should work for you.
Currently I modified my old version MARC::File::XML so that it has a
record->as_xml_record as well so that I can test and commit things.

Since no 2 means rebuilding your zebradb I'll wait for comments.

Cheers,
Tumer



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[Joshua Ferraro-3]

On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 08:38:42PM +0300, Tümer Garip wrote:
> Hi all,
> Thanks to Owen I can now commit on Savannah but before doing anything I
> just want to clarify some matters and get opinions.
> 1- I would like to setup zebra server using user-password for updates
> and no write access for anonymous write access. Also we should be using
> -f yazconfig.xml with the server which will allow us define  the
> location and name of our cql file outside Context.pm and not hardcoded.
Of course, by all means make these changes.

> 2-At previous listings we discussed whether to use collection.abs or
> record.abs for indexing Zebra. My understanding from that was Zebra can
> not handle collection.abs properly so we should use record.abs (Adam &
> Sebastian's remarks). This means using record->as_xml_record of the new
> CVS version MARC::File::XML  which I downloaded but it does not work for
> me. MARC::File::XML does not get loaded properly and throws everything
> out. Looks like an XML::SAX problem but I am not sure. For those who
> managed to get it work please note that  record->as_xml_record call will
> not produce proper xml as there is a quote missing at line 337 of XML.pm
> change slim> to slim"> and it should work for you.
>
> Currently I modified my old version MARC::File::XML so that it has a
> record->as_xml_record as well so that I can test and commit things.

We should use record.abs, I dont' think we need collection.abs
anymore. I think we should really try to use the new MARC::File::XML
if at all possible and should modify all our 'as_xml' calls to be
'as_xml_record'. But before we can do that we need to resolve these
issues you're having.

Mike R, any comments on Tumer's probs with M::F::X?

Cheers,

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[Mike Rylander]

On 4/10/06, Joshua Ferraro <jmf@...> wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 08:38:42PM +0300, Tümer Garip wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Thanks to Owen I can now commit on Savannah but before doing anything I
> > just want to clarify some matters and get opinions.
> > 1- I would like to setup zebra server using user-password for updates
> > and no write access for anonymous write access. Also we should be using
> > -f yazconfig.xml with the server which will allow us define  the
> > location and name of our cql file outside Context.pm and not hardcoded.
> Of course, by all means make these changes.
>
> > 2-At previous listings we discussed whether to use collection.abs or
> > record.abs for indexing Zebra. My understanding from that was Zebra can
> > not handle collection.abs properly so we should use record.abs (Adam &
> > Sebastian's remarks). This means using record->as_xml_record of the new
> > CVS version MARC::File::XML  which I downloaded but it does not work for
> > me. MARC::File::XML does not get loaded properly and throws everything
> > out. Looks like an XML::SAX problem but I am not sure. For those who
> > managed to get it work please note that  record->as_xml_record call will
> > not produce proper xml as there is a quote missing at line 337 of XML.pm
> > change slim> to slim"> and it should work for you.
> >
> > Currently I modified my old version MARC::File::XML so that it has a
> > record->as_xml_record as well so that I can test and commit things.
>
> We should use record.abs, I dont' think we need collection.abs
> anymore. I think we should really try to use the new MARC::File::XML
> if at all possible and should modify all our 'as_xml' calls to be
> 'as_xml_record'. But before we can do that we need to resolve these
> issues you're having.
>
> Mike R, any comments on Tumer's probs with M::F::X?

I've fixed the missing-quote bug in CVS (thanks for spotting that,
Tümer), but without more details I won't be able to tell what's wrong
with MARC::File::SAX, if that is indeed the issue.  I cannot get
anything to fail here after fixing that missing-quote bug.

Tümer, if you add

  use warnings;
  use diagnostics;

to the top of your script does it tell you where the problem with
MARC::File::XML is?

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[Mike Taylor-2]

> 1- I would like to setup zebra server using user-password for
> updates and no write access for anonymous write access.

Use this combination of directives in zebra.cfg:

        perm.anonymous: ra
        perm.admin: rw
        passwd: /path/to/some/file

And create a password file at /path/to/some/file that contains the line:

        admin:somePassw0rd

Now if you access the database as user "admin", providing the password
"somePassw0rd", you'll have write-access; but if you connect
anonymously, you'll only be able to read.

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[Tümer Garip]

Hi,
I have solved the problem with M:F:X.
In fact the problem exists for windows platforms and  it has to do with
XML::SAX
Package that M::F::XML depends on. Any windows package using active perl
should reinstall XML::SAX from
 ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms//XML-SAX.ppd
And not from the origional activeperl repository.
Further details at
http://perl-xml.sourceforge.net/faq/#parserdetails.ini

Thanks everyone
Tumer
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From: Mike Rylander [mailto:mrylander@...]
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:50 PM
To: Joshua Ferraro
Cc: Tümer Garip; koha-zebra@...
Subject: Re: [Koha-zebra] Zebra setup suggestions, MARC::File::XML Probs


On 4/10/06, Joshua Ferraro <jmf@...> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 08:38:42PM +0300, Tümer Garip wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Thanks to Owen I can now commit on Savannah but before doing
> > anything I just want to clarify some matters and get opinions.
> > 1- I would like to setup zebra server using user-password for
> > updates and no write access for anonymous write access. Also we
> > should be using -f yazconfig.xml with the server which will allow us

> > define  the location and name of our cql file outside Context.pm and

> > not hardcoded.
> Of course, by all means make these changes.
>
> > 2-At previous listings we discussed whether to use collection.abs or

> > record.abs for indexing Zebra. My understanding from that was Zebra
> > can not handle collection.abs properly so we should use record.abs
> > (Adam & Sebastian's remarks). This means using record->as_xml_record

> > of the new CVS version MARC::File::XML  which I downloaded but it
> > does not work for me. MARC::File::XML does not get loaded properly
> > and throws everything out. Looks like an XML::SAX problem but I am
> > not sure. For those who managed to get it work please note that  
> > record->as_xml_record call will not produce proper xml as there is a

> > quote missing at line 337 of XML.pm change slim> to slim"> and it
> > should work for you.
> >
> > Currently I modified my old version MARC::File::XML so that it has a
> > record->as_xml_record as well so that I can test and commit things.
>
> We should use record.abs, I dont' think we need collection.abs
> anymore. I think we should really try to use the new MARC::File::XML
> if at all possible and should modify all our 'as_xml' calls to be
> 'as_xml_record'. But before we can do that we need to resolve these
> issues you're having.
>
> Mike R, any comments on Tumer's probs with M::F::X?

I've fixed the missing-quote bug in CVS (thanks for spotting that,
Tümer), but without more details I won't be able to tell what's wrong
with MARC::File::SAX, if that is indeed the issue.  I cannot get
anything to fail here after fixing that missing-quote bug.

Tümer, if you add

  use warnings;
  use diagnostics;

to the top of your script does it tell you where the problem with
MARC::File::XML is?

--
Mike Rylander
mrylander@...
GPLS -- PINES Development
Database Developer
http://open-ils.org



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