However, CMS functionality is at present not available. I have been merging in the 4.7.2 code; and on the plus side, up to now, the same fixes have been sufficient to get things working. I will keep up this plan. On the minus side, the 4.7.2 fixes were not intended to be permanent solutions, and should at some point be re-factored.
The automated build scripts work (when you build twice in succession), but are in need of re-writing, but it is not a priority at this point.
There are a number of recurring themes, which will need a closer look - but this is unlikely to happen until after I have completed the version 6 port. Here are some of those recurring themes:
- '~' in paths: mono does not like these in file system paths. The MultiPlatform IO Helper side steps this issue for now. The mono MVC router appears to be able to deal with '~' in web paths, but that discussion is for another time.
- In mono, creating an absolute Uri from a path that begins with a '/' will have its Host name set to an empty string - hence the login redirect check will fail. I have not addressed this yet.
- The Current property of a mono XPathNodeIterator is uninitialised until MoveNext() is called. So accesing this property without calling MoveNext() will always throw an error.
- The bigger issue of whether to use the same or separately branched code bases for the windows and linux / unix versions remains to be dealt with.
I can't seem to get it running because it can't find the tables in the database. Do we need to have a pre-existing Umbraco database already installed or is there some way to make the installer run?
ReplyDeleteHi yes, you need to run the installation script first. try running /install/default.aspx - prior to which you will need to create the database and user. Congrats on being brave and using a pre-beta version....
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