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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk on behalf of Tim Brody<BR><B>Sent:</B> Fri 2/24/2012 10:36 AM<BR><B>To:</B> eprints-tech@ecs.soton.ac.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B> [EP-tech] Re: EPrints for Windows?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>On Thu, 2012-02-23 at 17:10 +0100, Miklos wrote:<BR>> Hello,<BR>><BR>> I have been quite interested in testing (and maybe using, if<BR>> successful) EPrints for a large scientific international community (I<BR>> have been running for free their web site and collective proceedings<BR>> for 12 years now and wish to have a better infrastructure for the<BR>> latter). However, as the platform I have to install it on is Windows,<BR>> I am quite puzzled at not being able to find an adequate distribution:<BR>> * In the Wiki documenting how to install Eprints on Windows, it<BR>> says "This feature requires EPrints version 3.2.1".<BR>> * In the download section, there is a 2008 Eprints 3.0<BR>> installer, which is the most recent one listed there.<BR>> * A 2009 report from Ball State University Libraries details<BR>> why this is obsolete and can't be installed.<BR>> * The enquiries I sent to email addresses found on the wiki<BR>> bounced.<BR>><BR>> Does anyone know if there is a valid, working, distribution for<BR>> Windows?<BR><BR>Hi,<BR><BR>I've added an .msi bundle to 3.3.8:<BR><A href="http://files.eprints.org/723/">http://files.eprints.org/723/</A><BR>You can always build your own, following the instructions here:<BR><A href="http://wiki.eprints.org/w/Creating_an_EPrints_MSI">http://wiki.eprints.org/w/Creating_an_EPrints_MSI</A><BR><BR>Can you provide a link to that Ball State report?<BR><BR>That said, most people end up running a Linux-based virtual machine<BR>under a Windows server. It tends to be less trouble, compared to trying<BR>to get all of the dependencies working under Windows.<BR><BR>All the best,<BR>Tim.<BR><BR>*** Options: <A href="http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/eprints-tech">http://mailman.ecs.soton.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/eprints-tech</A><BR>*** Archive: <A href="http://www.eprints.org/tech.php/">http://www.eprints.org/tech.php/</A><BR>*** EPrints community wiki: <A href="http://wiki.eprints.org/">http://wiki.eprints.org/</A><BR></FONT></P></DIV><br>This electronic communication is governed by the terms and conditions at http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2011.php
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