Re: product install problems on 3.0: ZMI, control panel problems
rjnagle wrote:
>
> Hi, there, I'm testing some products for 3.0.
>
> It's possible/likely that a number of the products I'm trying just won't
> work in 3.0. I understand that. But I'm experiencing problems related to
> simple installs having to do with the plone interface.
>
> First, I tried installing ContentLicensing, but apparently that doesn't
> work with 3.0. It shows up in prefs_install_products_form after I place it
> in Products directory, but clicking the install box doesn't work. In fact,
> when I restart, zope won't even run unless ContentLicensing is removed
> from the Products directory.
Have you tried starting zope with: zopectl fg
> Now here's the odd thing. Even after I remove the ContentLicensing
> product directory, it still appears in ZMI in /Control_Panel/Products as
> "INSTALLED." Also, in plone_control_panel, apparently there is a space
> for Add On Product configuration. I still see multiple lines that says
> Content Licensing (perhaps for each unsuccessful time I tried installing).
Not all Products uninstall cleanly; if a Product is not yet Plone 3
compatible, I think it would be fair to say the likelihood of this would
increase.
If I were installing products willy-nilly to test for Plone 3 compatibility,
I would probably start with a fresh Zope instance for each Product install.
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