Item13079: Configure Bootstrap problems

Crawford reported that the AUTOCONFIG code kills command line bootstrap.

(10:59:41 AM) CDot: looks to me like AUTOCONFIG kills tools/configure pretty much dead. It assumes CGI, which of course is not present
(11:00:12 AM) CDot: that also seems to be what is killing bin/configure

One issue is that the tools/configure shell tool doesn't call the bootstrap routines, which is correct, it shouldn't since it prompts for config settings. However that's the only place that the $Foswiki::cfg{BOOTSTRAP} array of parameters to be preserved during the initial creating of LocalSite.cfg. If this isn't set, then cfg keys set early before LocalSite.cfg is created is lost.

Leave this task open for other bootstrap related issues. Crawford, if you could please expand on "killing bin/configure"?

-- GeorgeClark - 07 Nov 2014

Fix checked in, tools/configure is now working.

-- GeorgeClark - 07 Nov 2014

Perfect, all working now. Thanks, George! Changed the headline from "Bootstrap not working from shell" to reflect that this task is to do with all bootstrap issues.

-- CrawfordCurrie - 08 Nov 2014

Please keep this list at the end of the topic

• tools/configure bootstrap fails due to CGI dependencies

Closing this to try and keep the number of Configure items dwon to a manageable level

-- CrawfordCurrie - 03 Dec 2014

reopening to make some bootstrap changes. Bootstrap the OS and DetailedOS settings so they don't have to be set for every transaction.

-- GeorgeClark - 08 Dec 2014

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