Re: Initial buildout doc proposed/looking for collaboration

Hey sorry, John. I just submitted it.
-c

On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 3:38 PM, John Schinnerer [via Plone] <
ml-node+4405791-1294080174-PKuAHvtXa09l57MIdRCFDg@public.gmane.org<ml-node%2B4405791-1294080174-d9vvFF/Sw/[email protected]>
> wrote:

> Aloha,
>
> Thanks, and...I get 'insufficient priveleges' trying to check this out...
>
> cheers,
> John S.
>
> cjj wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Inspired by the tuneup day, I created a first draft. I'm not sure how
> perms
> > work on the docs section, so hopefully you can see it. Check it out here:
>
> >
> > http://plone.org/documentation/kb/adding-products-to-your-new-plone-site
> >
> > Note: I don't know what style people use to highlight code generally, so
> > that's missing.
> >
> > -chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > aclark wrote:
> >> FTR, this is essentially what my book aims to do. Unfortunately, it will
>
> >> probably be marketed for Plone 3, but the message of "this is how you
> get
> >> things done with buildout" applies to future versions (in practice, if
> not
> >> in marketing).
> >>
> >> On 2009-12-29, cjj <[hidden email]<http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=4405791&i=0>>
> wrote:
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I was recently testing Plone 4 (a3) and walking through the process
> that
> >>> hopefully a new person would be seeing. One of the things I noticed is
> >>> that
> >>> after I get it installed, there is a link to how to find out how to
> >>> customize the buildout (in the README.txt in zinstances after UI
> >>> finishes).
> >>> It says:
> >>>
> >>> Customizing the installation
> >>> ----------------------------
> >>> You may control most aspects of your installation, including changing
> >>> ports
> >>> and adding new packages and products by editing the buildout.cfg file
> in
> >>> your instance home at /home/cjohnson/Plone/zinstance.
> >>>
> >>> See Martin Aspelli's excellent tutorial "Managing projects with
> >>> zc.buildout":http://plone.org/documentation/tutorial/buildout for
> >>> information on buildout options.
> >>>
> >>> Apply settings by running bin/buildout in your instance directory.
> >>>
> >>> While that is a great tutorial, I have tried to use it a few times and
> >>> found
> >>> it rather un-newbie-friendly and instead more oriented towards
> developers
> >>> managing a project using buildout.
> >>>
> >>> I was thinking to propose a HowTo (customize your new buildout) that we
>
> >>> could point to in initial documentation.  I attempted to write
> something
> >>> along those lines based on my experience helping a friend after install
>
> >>> with
> >>> UI, which has been one of my more popular posts over the course of the
> >>> year
> >>> (see http://ifpeople.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/after-plone-installe/ and
>
> >>> really the helpful part I forgot to include and put in the comment!).
> >>> What
> >>> do others think?
> >>>
> >>> If there is support for the idea, I'm willing to contribute what I
> know,
> >>> but
> >>> that's not going to be enough because I don't use Windows (and haven't
> >>> for
> >>> almost a decade), and nor do I use Mac (though Linux knowledge proved
> >>> enough
> >>> to muddle through the experience). So if I can get some help, I'm game
> :)
> >>>
> >>> Anyway, hope all of you are well and having a great holiday season with
>
> >>> lots
> >>> of merriment!
> >>>
> >>> Best wishes,
> >>> Chris
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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> >>
> >>
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