[Typo3-linux] some rather major Typo3 problems

[Raven Morris]

On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 20:31:54 +0200, Ingmar Schlecht wrote:

> 1. The ImageMagick package is linked from Typo3.org "packages"-page
> under "helpful software".

I found the link after posting that, sorry.

> 2. Just take the database.sql (or similair) from your typo3conf
> directory and create the database manually via command line. Search
> google or whatever to learn how to import a database from .sql-file into
> mysql via shell.
> Otherwise use phpmyadmin (see sf.net) to import the file.

Okay, thank you.

> 3. I want to stress, that the fact, that the old ImageMagick 4.2.9 is
> still better than the new versions, is not Typo3's fault, but rather the
> fault of the programmers of ImageMagick.
> 
> - Ingmar

It is however the fault of the Typo3 developer(s) to choose to stick with
a package that is four years old, and not even compilable on many modern
systems.  Another *modern* image manipulation program should be found and
used instead.  On a system that uses packaging formats it would be
impossible to even install it, as it would break all system dependancies
-- with the exception of installing it to a non-standard prefix, which
then breaks all the principles of that distributions packaging system and
dependancy checking.

 - raven morris