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Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of 0.12/TracInstall


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Sep 2, 2009, 12:31:41 PM (15 years ago)
Author:
Christian Boos
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major update for 0.12, removed most of the obsolete stuff

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    99Trac is written in the Python programming language and needs a database, [http://sqlite.org/ SQLite], [http://www.postgresql.org/ PostgreSQL], or [http://mysql.com/ MySQL]. For HTML rendering, Trac uses the [http://genshi.edgewall.org Genshi] templating system.
    1010
    11 Since 0.12, Trac can also be localized, and there's probably a translation available for your language. If this is what you want, then make sure you have installed the optional package [#OtherPythonUtilities Babel]. Trac can still be installed without Babel, but then you will only get the english version, as usual.
     11Since version 0.12, Trac can also be localized, and there's probably a translation available for your language. If you want to be able to use the Trac interface in other languages, then make sure you have installed the optional package [#OtherPythonPackages Babel]. Pay attention to the extra steps for localization support in the [#InstallingTrac Installing Trac] section below. Note Trac can still be installed without Babel, but then you will only get the default english version, as usual.
     12
    1213If you're interested in contributing new translations for other languages or enhance the existing translations, then please have a look at ["TracL10N"].
    1314
    14 What follows are generic instructions for installing and setting up Trac and its requirements. While you can find instructions for installing Trac on specific systems at TracInstallPlatforms on the main Trac site, please be sure to '''first read through these general instructions''' to get a good understanding of the tasks involved.
    15 
    16 == Short - Install a released version ==
    17 For the quick install, make sure you have [http://python.org Python-2.5], [http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall#installing-easy-install easy_install] and SQlite-3.3.4 installed (or above).
    18 {{{
    19 sudo easy_install http://svn.edgewall.org/repos/trac/trunk
    20 }}}
    21 
    22 == Requirements - also older versions possible ==
     15What follows are generic instructions for installing and setting up Trac and its requirements. While you may find instructions for installing Trac on specific systems at TracInstallPlatforms on the main Trac site, please be sure to '''first read through these general instructions''' to get a good understanding of the tasks involved.
     16
     17
     18== Prerequisites ==
    2319
    2420To install Trac, the following software packages must be installed:
    2521
    26  * [http://www.python.org/ Python], version >= 2.3
    27    * if using mod_python together with xml-related things, use python-2.5. expat is namespaced there and does not cause apache to crash any more(see [http://www.dscpl.com.au/wiki/ModPython/Articles/ExpatCausingApacheCrash here] for details).
    28    * For RPM-based systems you might also need the `python-devel` and `python-xml` packages.
    29    * See instructions in ["TracOnWindows/Python2.5"]
     22 * [http://www.python.org/ Python], version >= 2.4 (we dropped the support for Python 2.3 in this release)
    3023 * [http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools setuptools], version >= 0.6
    31  * [http://genshi.edgewall.org/wiki/Download Genshi], version >= 0.4.1
     24 * [http://genshi.edgewall.org/wiki/Download Genshi], [genshi:source:branches/experimental/advanced-18n advanced-18n] branch, from svn.
     25   Note that even if you don't plan to use Babel and i18n support, you'll nevertheless still need that specific Genshi branch, as the templates contain specific tags and attributes which are only correctly interpreted with that version.
    3226 * You also need a database system and the corresponding python drivers for it.
    33    The database can be either SQLite, PostgreSQL or ''MySQL (experimental)''.
     27   The database can be either SQLite, PostgreSQL or MySQL.
    3428
    3529=== For SQLite ===
    3630
    37  * [http://www.sqlite.org/ SQLite], version 3.3.4 and above preferred (note: it is preinstalled in Python 2.5.2).
    38  * If not using Python-2.5: [http://pysqlite.org/ PySQLite], version 1.x (for SQLite 2.x) or version 2.x (for SQLite 3.x), version 2.3.2 preferred. For details see [trac:PySqlite PySqlite]
    39 
    40 ''Note: It appears that PySQLite 2.x is required if you plan to use the 'trac-post-commit-hook.py' script available from the 'contrib' section of the source repository.''
    41 
    42 ''Note: Users of Mac OS X please take care; the Apple-supplied SQLite contains additional code to support file locking on network filesystems like AFP or SMB. This is not presently (3.3.6) in the mainline sources, so if you build your own SQLite from source it will not function correctly on such filesystems - typically it gives the error "{{{database is locked}}}". [http://www.alastairs-place.net/2006/07/sqlite_and_mac/ A patch] is available for version 3.3.6, based on Apple's code, otherwise you're probably best off using the Apple supplied version (presently 3.1.3).''
     31If you're using Python 2.5 or newer, you'll have a bundled version of SQLite and the bindings. If you're using Python 2.4 or you want to use a specific version of SQLite and/or the bindings, you can grab them from:
     32 * [http://www.sqlite.org/ sqlite.org]
     33 * [http://pysqlite.org/ pysqlite.org]
     34
     35Note that SQLite v2.x databases are not supported anymore, you
     36need to migrate them to SQLite v3.x.
     37
     38For details see the [trac:PySqlite PySqlite] page.
     39
    4340
    4441=== For PostgreSQL ===
    4542
     43You need to install the database and its Python bindings:
    4644 * [http://www.postgresql.org/ PostgreSQL]
    4745 * [http://initd.org/projects/psycopg2 psycopg2]
    48  * See [trac:wiki:DatabaseBackend#Postgresql DatabaseBackend]
    49 
    50 '''Warning''': PostgreSQL 8.3 uses a strict type checking mechanism. To use Trac with the 8.3 Version of PostgreSQL, you will need [http://trac.edgewall.org/changeset/6512 trac-0.11] or later.
     46
     47See [trac:DatabaseBackend#Postgresql DatabaseBackend] for details
     48
    5149
    5250=== For MySQL ===
    5351
    54 '''Warning''': MySQL support is currently ''still'' experimental. That means it works for some people, but several issues remain, in particular regarding the use of unicode and the key length in the repository cache. See [trac:MySqlDb MySqlDb] for more detailed information.
    55 
    56  * [http://mysql.com/ MySQL], version 4.1 or later
     52MySQL support is now good in Trac, provided you follow the guidelines.
     53
     54 * [http://mysql.com/ MySQL], version 5.0 or later
    5755 * [http://sf.net/projects/mysql-python MySQLdb], version 1.2.2 or later
    5856
     57See [trac:MySqlDb MySqlDb] for more detailed information.
     58
     59
    5960=== Optional Requirements ===
    6061
    6162==== Version Control System ====
    6263
     64===== Subversion =====
    6365'''Please note:''' if using Subversion, Trac must be installed on the '''same machine'''. Remote repositories are currently not supported.
    6466
    6567 * [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion], version >= 1.0. (versions recommended: 1.2.4, 1.3.2 or 1.4.2) and the '''''corresponding''''' Python bindings. For troubleshooting, check [trac:TracSubversion TracSubversion]
    66    * Trac uses the [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/svnbook-1.1/ch08s02.html#svn-ch-8-sect-2.3 SWIG] bindings included in the Subversion distribution, '''not''' [http://pysvn.tigris.org/ PySVN] (which is sometimes confused with the standard SWIG bindings).
     68   [[br]] ''FIXME'' upgrade the requirements; it makes no sense to still support 1.0 or even 1.3, as Subversion itself only still supports 1.4.x
     69   * Trac uses the [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/svnbook-1.1/ch08s02.html#svn-ch-8-sect-2.3 SWIG] bindings included in the Subversion distribution, '''not''' [http://pysvn.tigris.org/ PySVN] (which is sometimes confused with the standard SWIG bindings), neither does it support the newer `ctype`-style bindings
    6770   * If Subversion was already installed without the SWIG bindings, on Unix you'll need to re-`configure` Subversion and `make swig-py`, `make install-swig-py`.
    6871   * There are [http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=91 pre-compiled bindings] available for win32.
    69  * Support for other version control systems is provided via third-parties. See [trac:PluginList PluginList] and [trac:VersioningSystemBackend VersioningSystemBackend].
     72
     73===== Others =====
     74
     75Support for other version control systems is provided via third-parties. See [trac:PluginList PluginList] and [trac:VersioningSystemBackend VersioningSystemBackend].
    7076
    7177==== Web Server ====
    72  * A CGI-capable web server (see TracCgi), or
     78 * A CGI-capable web server (see TracCgi), '''but usage of Trac as a cgi script
     79   is highly discouraged''', better use one of the following options,
    7380 * a [http://www.fastcgi.com/ FastCGI]-capable web server (see TracFastCgi), or
    74  * an [http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/ajp/ajpv13a.html AJP]-capable web server (see [trac:TracOnWindowsIisAjp TracOnWindowsIisAjp]), or
    75  * [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache] with [http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/ mod_wsgi] (see [wiki:TracModWSGI] or http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/IntegrationWithTrac)
    76     * This should work with Apache 1.3, 2.0 or 2.2 and promises to deliver more performance than using mod_python. A little less mature than mod_python.
    77  * [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache] with [http://modpython.org/ mod_python 3.1.3+] (see TracModPython)
    78     * When installing mod_python the development versions of Python and Apache are required (actually the libraries and header files)
    79 
    80 For those stuck with Apache 1.3, it is also possible to get Trac working with [http://modpython.org/ mod_python 2.7] (see [wiki:TracModPython2.7 TracModPython2.7]). This guide hasn't been updated since 0.84, so it may or may not work.
    81 
    82 ==== Other Python Utilities ====
    83  * [http://babel.edgewall.org Babel], version >= 0.9.2 for localization support
    84  * [http://docutils.sourceforge.net/ docutils], version >= 0.3.9 for WikiRestructuredText.
    85  * [http://pygments.pocoo.org Pygments] for [wiki:TracSyntaxColoring syntax highlighting], also [http://silvercity.sourceforge.net/ SilverCity] and/or [http://gnu.org/software/enscript/enscript.html Enscript] may still be used.
    86     * Note that !SilverCity 0.9.6 has a [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1424436&group_id=45693&atid=443739 bug] that breaks Python syntax highlighting in Trac. Until an update is made available, we recommend using version 0.9.5.
    87  * [http://pytz.sf.net pytz] to get a complete list of time zones, otherwise Trac will fall back on a shorter list from an internal time zone implementation.
     81 * an [http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/ajp/ajpv13a.html AJP]-capable web
     82   server (see [trac:TracOnWindowsIisAjp TracOnWindowsIisAjp]), or
     83 * [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache] with
     84   - [http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/ mod_wsgi], see [wiki:TracModWSGI] or
     85     http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/IntegrationWithTrac
     86   - [http://modpython.org/ mod_python 3.3.1], see TracModPython)
     87   
     88
     89==== Other Python Packages ====
     90
     91 * [http://babel.edgewall.org Babel], version >= 0.9.4,
     92   needed for localization support
     93 * [http://docutils.sourceforge.net/ docutils], version >= 0.3.9
     94   for WikiRestructuredText.
     95 * [http://pygments.pocoo.org Pygments] for
     96   [wiki:TracSyntaxColoring syntax highlighting].
     97   [http://silvercity.sourceforge.net/ SilverCity] and/or
     98   [http://gnu.org/software/enscript/enscript.html Enscript] may still be used
     99   but are deprecated and you really should be using Pygments.
     100 * [http://pytz.sf.net pytz] to get a complete list of time zones,
     101   otherwise Trac will fall back on a shorter list from
     102   an internal time zone implementation.
    88103
    89104'''Attention''': The various available versions of these dependencies are not necessarily interchangable, so please pay attention to the version numbers above. If you are having trouble getting Trac to work please double-check all the dependencies before asking for help on the [trac:MailingList MailingList] or [trac:IrcChannel IrcChannel].
    90105
    91106Please refer to the documentation of these packages to find out how they are best installed. In addition, most of the [trac:TracInstallPlatforms platform-specific instructions] also describe the installation of the dependencies. Keep in mind however that the information there ''probably concern older versions of Trac than the one you're installing'' (there are even some pages that are still talking about Trac 0.8!).
     107
    92108
    93109== Installing Trac ==
    … …  
    120136(the `-f` flag is needed as long as some translations are marked ''fuzzy'', i.e. incomplete, which will most probably be the case during the whole development period, as  strings are continuously added or modified)
    121137
     138
    122139=== Advanced Options ===
    123140
    … …  
    140157The above will place your `tracd` and `trac-admin` commands into `/usr/local/bin` and will install the Trac libraries and dependencies into `/Library/Python/2.5/site-packages`, which is Apple's preferred location for third-party Python application installations.
    141158
     159
    142160== Creating a Project Environment ==
    143161
    … …  
    173191== Running Trac on a Web Server ==
    174192
    175 Trac provides three options for connecting to a "real" web server: [wiki:TracCgi CGI], [wiki:TracFastCgi FastCGI] and [wiki:TracModPython mod_python]. For decent performance, it is recommended that you use either FastCGI or mod_python.
    176 
    177 If you're not afraid of running development code, you can also try running Trac on [wiki:TracModWSGI mod_wsgi]. This should deliver even better performance than mod_python, but the module is not considered stable just yet.
     193Trac provides three options for connecting to a "real" web server: [wiki:TracCgi CGI], [wiki:TracFastCgi FastCGI], [wiki:TracModPython mod_python], [wiki:TracModWSGI mod_wsgi]. For decent performance, it is recommended that you use either FastCGI, mod_python or mod_wsgi.
     194
    178195
    179196== Configuring Authentication ==
    … …  
    185202 * TracModPython if you use the mod_python method.
    186203
    187 == Trac 0.11 & SVN on Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) ==
    188 
    189  * [trac:TracOnLeopardServer TracOnLeopardServer]
    190204
    191205== Using Trac ==