This section describes the installation of DX Spider v1.47 on a +
This section describes the installation of DX Spider v1.50 on a RedHat Linux Distribution. Wherever possible I will try to include differences for other distributions. -I do not intend to try and cover the installation of Linux or the setup -of the AX25 utilities. If you need help on this then read Iains original -installation guide that comes with the Spider distribution.
I am assuming a general knowledge of Linux and its commands. You should know how to use tar and how to edit files using your favourite editor. @@ -36,27 +33,96 @@ in the development of Spider.
In addition to the standard Red Hat distribution you will require the following modules from -http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html ... +http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/ , please note however that with later versions of perl, some of these +modules may be included with the distribution. Get the modules anyway and try +to install as below. If they complain, they are probably already a part of your +perl distribution.
-
Do get the latest versions of these packages and install them -but use the above list as the earliest versions usable. +
Copy the CPAN modules listed above to a convenient place on your computer. One good +place would be /usr/local/packages, and the instructions which follow will assume that +that's where you have put them. +
+
Log in as 'root', and make sure you're at '/root' before you continue. Here are exactly the commands you must issue next: - +
+
+# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Data-Dumper-2.10.tar.gz +# cd Data-Dumper-2.10 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install +# cd .. +# +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/TimeDate-1.10.tar.gz +# cd TimeDate-1.10 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install +# cd .. +# +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/IO-1.20.tar.gz +# cd IO-1.20 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install UNINST=1 +# cd .. +# +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Net-Telnet-3.02.tar.gz +# cd Net-Telnet-3.02 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install +# cd .. +# +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Curses-1.06.tar.gz +# cd Curses-1.06 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install +# cd .. +# +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Time-HiRes-01.20.tar.gz +# cd Time-HiRes-01.20 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install +# cd .. +# +# tar xvfz /usr/local/packages/Digest-SHA1-2.01.tar.gz +# cd Digest-SHA1-2.01 +# perl Makefile.PL +# make test +# make install +# cd .. ++
+
Do not fall into the trap of thinking they're all the same, just because they +nearly are! Pay particular attention to the instructions of IO, above. +
I will assume that you have already downloaded the latest tarball of the DXSpider software and are ready to install it. I am assuming version -1.47 for this section but of course you would use the latest version. +1.50 for this section but of course you would use the latest version.
Login as root and create a user to run the cluster under. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES USE ROOT AS THIS USER!. I am going to use @@ -64,13 +130,20 @@ the name sysop. You can call it anything you wish. Depending on your security requirements you may wish to use an existing user, however this is your own choice.
-
# adduser -m sysop
+
For SuSE distributions, the command would be .. +
+
+
+# useradd -m sysop
+
+
Now set a password for the user ...
@@ -91,11 +164,12 @@ permissions. Copy the tarball to /home/sysop and do the following.
# cd ~sysop
-# tar xvfz spider-1.47.tar.gz
+# tar xvfz spider-1.50.tar.gz
# ln -s ~sysop/spider /spider
# groupadd -g 251 spider (or another number)
+
If you do not have the command groupadd available to you simply
add a line in /etc/group by hand.
@@ -104,6 +178,7 @@ add a line in /etc/group by hand.
# vi /etc/group (or your favorite editor)
You also need to add some others to the group, including your own callsign (this will be used as an alias) and root. The finished line in /etc/group should look something like this @@ -152,18 +227,36 @@ $ vi DXVars.pm (or your favourite editor)
Using the distributed DXVars.pm as a a template, set your cluster callsign, -sysop callsign and other user info to suit your own environment. Note that -this a perl file which will be parsed and executed as part of the cluster. If -you get it wrong then perl will complain when you start the cluster process. -It is important only to alter the text of any section. Some of the lines look -a little odd. Take this line for example .... +sysop callsign and other user info to suit your own environment. +
+
+
+$mycall = "GB7DJK";
+
++
This is the call sign of your cluster. If you use an SSID then include it here +also. +
+
+
+$myalias = "G1TLH";
+
++
This is the sysop user callsign, normally your own. +
+
PLEASE USE CAPITAL LETTERS FOR CALLSIGNS +
+
Note that this a perl file which will be parsed and executed as part of the +cluster. If you get it wrong then perl will complain when you start the cluster +process. It is important only to alter the text of any section. Some of the +lines look a little odd. Take this line for example ....
$myemail = "ianmaude\@btinternet.com";
There appears to be an extra slash in there. However this has to be there for the file to work so leave it in.
-
PLEASE USE CAPITAL LETTERS FOR CALLSIGNS -
DON'T alter any file in /spider/perl, they are overwritten with every release. Any files or commands you place in /spider/local or /spider/local_cmd will automagically be used in preference to the ones in /spider/perl EVEN @@ -186,7 +279,19 @@ $ ./create_sysop.pl
-
In earlier versions of Spider, all the processes were Perl scripts. This +was fine but with a lot of users your computer memory would soon be used up. +To combat this a new client was written in "C". This client only works for +incoming connects at the moment. Before you can use it though it +has to be "made". CD to /spider/src and type make. You +should see the output on your screen and hopefully now have a small C program +called client. Leave it in this directory. +
+
+
We can now bring spider up for the first time and see if all is well or not! @@ -195,7 +300,7 @@ It should look something like this ...
$ ./cluster.pl
-DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.47
+DXSpider DX Cluster Version 1.50
Copyright (c) 1998 Dirk Koopman G1TLH
loading prefixes ...
loading band data ...
@@ -226,6 +331,7 @@ was set as GB7MBC. You should therefore see this when you login ....
G0VGS de GB7MBC 19-Nov-1999 2150Z >
If you do, congratulations! If not, look over the instructions again, you have probably missed something out. You can shut spider down again with the command .... @@ -238,17 +344,6 @@ shutdown
and both the cluster and the client should return to Linux prompts.
-
In earlier versions of Spider, all the processes were Perl scripts. This -was fine but with a lot of users your computer memory would soon be used up. -To combat this a new client was written in "C". This client only works for -incoming connects at the moment. Before you can use it though it -has to be "made". CD to /spider/src and type make. You -should see the output on your screen and hopefully now have a small C program -called client. Leave it in this directory. -