#zoneminder

Is there an easy way for an external app to get the version number of ZM that is installed? I used to use the ZM_VERSION=1.26.0 entry in the /etc/zm.conf config file but recent versions don't seem to have that any more

paul-h: nothing nice... I will add that i future versions for now.. you could parse /usr/share/perl/whateverversion/Zoneminder/Base.pm

shibboleth: bugs?

mornin

paul-h: it is in the API on recent versions

paul-h: https://github.com/kylejohnson/ZoneMinder/blob/...

function getVersion

That isn't in upstream master yet, however

fixxxermet: thanks - So it's not available in 1.28 but will be in 1.29 via the API?

paul-h: aye

It would be great if you could add the version back to zm.conf as well

No, it won't be coming back there.

ic0n: I can't remember why it was removed

because every zm upgrade wouldn't update it.

it is meaningless

the various programs need a --version command line argument.

Package installations generally don't update config files. I can't even force it 100% of the time for zonemidner rpm's if I wanted too (I've tried). That leads people reporting broken installations when, in fact, they ignored the notice they got that said something like "saving zm.conf as zm.conf.rpmsave".

So generally, I'm in favor of keeping things that cahnge frequently out of zm.conf

I would agree if there was a way to get the version another way but at the moment there isn't - adding a --version command line argument sounds sensible

yeah, like I said, it will be in the next version.

Yes, I was agreeing with what ic0n said.

So fixxxermet. Just out of curiosity, what is this saucelabs stuff? What are we trying to accomplish?

knnniggett: browser tests

it is like we do with travis test for code

Very nice. Glad you and rexd666 thought of that.

I started the discussion months back but then didn't pick it up again until rexd666 chimed in

What this means is that a build can fail if the code tests fail, or the browser tests fail

It looks like the only browser test we have currently is to check if 'ZoneMinder Console - Running' is present, but it is just a placeholder that we can expand on

someone want to merge my skin changes so I can move on to the next?

Done.

tahnks!

hello ic0n, I have a fresh install of Debian Jessie installed on a bare metal - with two webcams attached to it - I just want to make sure that I do installation as you do it -

STEP 1: Install mysql server STEP 2: download zoneminder1.28 and install - STEP3 apt-get install -f, STEP 4 add www-data to video group STEP 5 modify shmax - anything else ? Do you create a link to /usr/share/zoneminder in default apache sites-available ?

acu, look slike you will also need to install policykit-1

ic0n, thanks, I am dabbling now at it - I am wondering also if I just modify /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default to Directory /usr/share/zoneminder ? or I should do it differently

that's a matter of preference.

ic0n: should I have installed policykit-1 before zoneminder ? Does it matter, because I already installed it - perhaps I could just reinstall zoneminder, or no need ?

I would do ln -sf /etc/zm/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf-enable/zm.conf

no need

It seem that I miss something - do I need to create any file somewhere (also I wonder if this is valid for Jessie) because I get this message - ln: failed to create symbolic link ‘/etc/apache2/conf-enable/zm.conf’: No such file or directory

also, do a2enmod cgi

I have done that

knnniggett: you around? Need some help with systemd

i am

so to start zm, I do systemctl start zoneminder? looks like that runs zmpkg.pl which calls the zmsysctl script... anyways, these processes run and take a long time.... but then go away without actually starting anything.

I seem to recall a discussion about something like this... but can't find it

First, make sure the zoneminder systemd service file exists and the legacy zoneminder init script is not present

ah... I think that's the problem. I am trying out manupap's jessie repackaging... looks like it needs more work.

Yeah, it won't work if you try to start zoneminder with old sys v init script

yeah we are still installing that, and I don't see the service file.

the template is under /misc

This is where it lives on Fedora: /usr/lib/systemd/system/zoneminder.service

it's in /lib/systemd on jessie

ok, that is good to know

this does not work also - ln -sf /etc/zm/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf-enable/zm.conf

there is a d on the end of conf-enabled

ic0n: the recent guide on how to set this up on Ubuntu would probably help: http://www.zoneminder.com/wiki/index.php/Ubuntu...

yeah I'm looking at it, and trying to fix our packaging

ic0n: if you want me to test the new package let me know, I will install right now a fresh jessie on a machine

you don't need to start fresh.

ic0n, when you have it ready, let me know - I am on stand-by :)

ic0n: Is that all the big php changes for css skins done, did you want me to redo that PR for short tags?

yeah you can do the short tags now

OK PR will close as it was stuffed, and new one will appear

ic0n, do you need a Debian Jessie Virtual machine to test ? I could hook even a physical machine and have a public IP you could ssh and do your tests...

acu: If you are desparate to get Zoneminder up you might want to try something other than Jessie

rexd666, I am handy to do some test on the package for Jessie, I have a Wheezy system running, do you have any suggestion- what is the best platform ? - Anyhow, as I said, at least I could test install, if needed

acu: with ubuntu you could just run the iconnor PPA’s that icon does, then you just need to do the apache config. Testing is great but I am not sure ic0n is ready for testers yet. Also above you should have a look in etc/apache2 and see if you can work out why ic0n’s command didn’t work.

the problem is systemd, our package does not install the service file

I'm not sure why, or how to ix that.

ic0n, in OFTC you can find debian-devel and debian-next for Jessie, you might ask there for guidance about packaging for jessie and to have systemd properly setup

ic0n I found also that debian-mentors also in OFTC, help with packaging questions

y

Can you look at the packaging scripts for some of the core applications in Jessie and see how those packages install their service file???

what version of zoneminder comes with Ubuntu Server 14.04.1 LTS ? Or do I need to install manually 1.28 ?