EPrints 3.5.0 Beta 1 - Revision history

Drn@ecs.soton.ac.uk: /* Contributions autocompleter gives 500 error */ Added GitHub link

2025-06-20T10:51:55Z

‎Contributions autocompleter gives 500 error: Added GitHub link

2025-06-20T10:47:10Z

‎Troubleshooting

2025-06-20T10:46:51Z

Added mySQL config

2025-06-18T15:43:00Z

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2025-06-18T15:14:34Z

Added advice about citationcache context field issue

2025-06-18T15:04:30Z

‎Troubleshooting: Added advice for Imagemagick issue

2025-06-18T14:53:08Z

‎Installation Instructions: Added troubleshooting

2025-06-18T14:08:55Z

updated cpan_modules instruction

2025-06-18T13:52:15Z

Added reporting issues section

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 ==== Contributions autocompleter gives 500 error ====
-This may be due to certain versions of MySQL / Mariad DB enforcing sql_mode=only_full_group_by.  You will need to add configuration to a file in /etc/my.cnf.d/zz_disable_ofgb.cnf or /etc/mysql/my.cnf.d/zz_disable_ofgb.cnf on some operating system and add the following two lines.  Then restart MySQL / MariaDB.
+This may be due to certain versions of MySQL / MariaDB enforcing sql_mode=only_full_group_by.  You will need to add configuration to a file in /etc/my.cnf.d/zz_disable_ofgb.cnf or /etc/mysql/my.cnf.d/zz_disable_ofgb.cnf on some operating system and add the following two lines.  Then restart MySQL / MariaDB.
   [mysqld]
   sql_mode=STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION
-We are looking into whether the code can be modified so that you do not need to disable this restriction in MySQL / MariaDB.
+[https://github.com/eprints/eprints3.5/issues/161 We are looking into whether the code can be modified] so that you do not need to disable this restriction in MySQL / MariaDB.
 ==== Errors when generating thumbnails for PDFs ====

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 ==== Errors when generating thumbnails for PDFs ====
-If you are runnin Debian / Ubuntu the ImageMagick policy file may block you from parsing PDF to generate thumbnails.  [[Debian_Known_Issues#ImageMagick_policy_settings_prevent_PDF_preview.2Fthumbnail_generation|Follow this advice on how to amend the policy]].
+If you are running Debian / Ubuntu the ImageMagick policy file may block you from parsing PDF to generate thumbnails.  [[Debian_Known_Issues#ImageMagick_policy_settings_prevent_PDF_preview.2Fthumbnail_generation|Follow this advice on how to amend the policy]].
 === Deploying HTTPS using Let's Encrypt ===

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 ==== Contributions autocompleter gives 500 error ====
 This may be due to certain versions of MySQL / Mariad DB enforcing sql_mode=only_full_group_by.  You will need to add configuration to a file in /etc/my.cnf.d/zz_disable_ofgb.cnf or /etc/mysql/my.cnf.d/zz_disable_ofgb.cnf on some operating system and add the following two lines.  Then restart MySQL / MariaDB.
 We are looking into whether the code can be modified so that you do not need to disable this restriction in MySQL / MariaDB.

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	== Reporting Issues ==		== Reporting Issues ==
	We are already aware of a number of issues with this beta, which we are currently working on and are logged at https://github.com/eprints/eprints3.5. Please check over these before reporting any issues you may discover.		We are already aware of a number of issues with this beta, which we are currently working on and are logged at https://github.com/eprints/eprints3.5. Please check over these before reporting any issues you may discover.
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		+	[[Category:EPrints3.5]]
		+	[[Category:Releases]]

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−	This page provides information about the first beta release for EPrints 3.5.0 on Wednesday 18th June 2025. There will be further beta releases and one or more release candidates before the first official release of EPrints 3.5.0.	+	This page provides information about the first beta release for EPrints 3.5.0 on Wednesday 18th June 2025, as can be found at https://github.com/eprints/eprints3.5/releases/tag/v3.5.0-beta-1. There will be further beta releases and one or more release candidates before the first official release of EPrints 3.5.0.

	== Installation Instructions ==		== Installation Instructions ==

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 === Troubleshooting ===
 ==== Indexer not starting ====
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 ==== Errors when generating thumbnails for PDFs ====
 If you are runnin Debian / Ubuntu the ImageMagick policy file may block you from parsing PDF to generate thumbnails.  [[Debian_Known_Issues#ImageMagick_policy_settings_prevent_PDF_preview.2Fthumbnail_generation|Follow this advice on how to amend the policy]].
 === Deploying HTTPS using Let's Encrypt ===

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 . For now, disable /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf
   mv /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf.disabled
-. Test and start Apache.
+. Test and start Apache..
   apachectl configtest
   systemctl enable --now httpd
 === Deploying HTTPS using Let's Encrypt ===
 '''TO BE WRITTEN'''
 == Reporting Issues ==
 We are already aware of a number of issues with this beta, which we are currently working on and are logged at https://github.com/eprints/eprints3.5.  Please check over these before reporting any issues you may discover.

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   git clone https://github.com/eprints/eprints3.5.git --recurse-submodules .
   git checkout v3.5.0-beta-1
-. Become the root user again and install CPAN modules.  (Answer 'y' if prompted whilst running cpan_modules.pl). It is worth running cpan_modules.pl a second time after it completes, to get a better idea if all CPAN modules have been installed successfully.
+. Become the root user again and install CPAN modules. (Answer 'y' if prompted whilst running cpan_modules.pl). This could take 10 minutes or more to complete but ensures you get modules tested against this version of EPrints.  It is worth running cpan_modules.pl a second time after it completes, to get a better idea if all CPAN modules have been installed successfully.
   su root
   /opt/eprints3/cpan_modules.pl

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	=== Deploying HTTPS using Let's Encrypt ===		=== Deploying HTTPS using Let's Encrypt ===
	'''TO BE WRITTEN'''		'''TO BE WRITTEN'''
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		+	== Reporting Issues ==
		+	We are already aware of a number of issues with this beta, which we are currently working on and are logged at https://github.com/eprints/eprints3.5. Please check over these before reporting any issues you may discover.