Installing CMF 1.1beta

Requirements

• Zope v. 2.3.2 or later (not 2.4a1)

Assumptions

• New installation
• Zope configured using INSTANCE_HOME, /var/zope, and SOFTWARE_HOME, /usr/local/zope/Zope-2.3.2

Procedure

1. Unpack the CMF-1.1beta.tar.gz tarball into a working directory. For instance:

           $ cd /usr/local/zope
           $ tar xzf /tmp/CMF-1.1beta.tar.gz
   

2. Link (or copy/move) the CMF packages into $INSTANCE_HOME/Products. For instance:

           $ cd /var/zope/Products
           $ ln -s /usr/local/zope/CMF-1.1beta/CMF* .
   

3. Restart Zope; verify that the CMF products loaded property, by examining them in Control_Panel/Product.
4. Create a CMF Site object. join, and begin adding content. Enjoy!

Note:

the optional CMFDecor product requires that you have Zope Page Templates installed; if you don't have it, then don't link/copy in CMFDecor.

Upgrading from CMF 1.0

Install the New Software.

1. Download the tarball.
2. Copy your "working" products off to one side (in case you need / choose to revert).
3. Unpack the tarball into a separate location; copy or link the subdirectories into the Products directory of your INSTANCE_HOME.
4. Restart Zope.

Create and Configure New tools

portal_metadata tool

1. From the ZMI of your CMFSite, select "CMFDefault Tool" from the Add list. Select "Default Metadata Tool" and click "Add".
2. Configure the "Elements" tab, particularly the "Subject" element (give it "suggested" subjects, perhaps by looking at the values on the search page).

portal_syndication

1. From the ZMI of your CMFSite, select "CMFDefault Tool" from the Add list. Select "Default Syndication Tool" and click "Add".
2. Use the "Properties" tab to enable syndication for the site (if desired), and then to configure the "sitewide" policies for outbound syndication. Once enabled, you will be able to toggle syndication and policies for individual folders as well.

Add New Content Type: Event

1. Build and run the installation ExternalMethod as described in CMFCalendar/INSTALL.txt.