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After developing an APE application for quite some time now, it was time for me to install an APE server on the future production environment.

Since it created some hassle for me, not doing THIS every day, here’s a small log that might help you (or me some time later) to do the same, Upadate your APE server to the latest git version

I’m doing this on a debian 32 bit.

Since I am lazy, I will first install the deb package so I get all the nice entries in /etc/init.d, have the lib files placed in the correct directories…
And in a second step replace the ape version with the current one from github.

1: Install the “old” 1.0 package from the website

Download your package (like APE_Server-1.0.i386.deb) from http://www.ape-project.org/download/APE_Server.html to the machine.

Run dpkg -i APE_Server-1.0.i386.deb

In case this already fails, you might need to check if there are any libraries missing (see below)

2: Get the latest version

To get the latest version from github, I usually do

svn co http://svn.github.com/APE-Project/APE_Server.git
or
git clone http://github.com/APE-Project/APE_Server.git

This will create a APE_Server.git directory in your current location. Now compile it:

3: Compile the new version

cd APE_Server.git
sh build.sh

You can have different types of errors here, most of them related to the fact that you might not have all compilers or libraries installed. If this happens, try:

aptitude install make
aptitude install gcc
aptitude install g++
aptitude install python
aptitude install zip
aptitude install mysql


To be honest, I am not sure which libraries are required exactly – but this did the job for me. And if I could have installed the specific required libraries only I don’t care… as long as I get what I need.

After a finished compile (it can take a couple of seconds/minutes, warnings flying by…) you are ready to replace the existing ones.

4: Replace old files

Basically have to replace two files:

aped and libmod_spidermonkey.so

If running, stop your ape

/etc/init.d/ape-server stop

Copy the new files from your compile dir to their designated locations:

cp bin/aped /usr/bin/aped
cp modules/lib/libmod_spidermonkey.so /usr/lib/ape/libmod_spidermonkey.so

(Paths may vary depending on system and linux distribution)

Restart your ape

/etc/init.d/ape-server start

If you connect to your ape server (e. g. http://127.0.0.1:6969/) with your browser, it should show you the version info with current build time

Corrections, additions, suggestions and comments welcome

After developing an APE application for quite some time now, it was time for me to install an APE server on the future production environment. Since it created some hassle for me, not doing THIS every day, here's a small log that might help you (or me some time later) to do the same, Upadate your APE server to the latest git version I'm doing this on a debian 32 bit. Since I am lazy, I will first install the deb package so I get all the nice entries in /etc/init.d, have the lib files placed in the correct directories... And in a second step replace the ape version with the current one from github. 1: Install the "old" 1.0 package from the website Download your package (like APE_Server-1.0.i386.deb) from http://www.ape-project.org/download/APE_Server.html to the machine. Run dpkg -i APE_Server-1.0.i386.deb In case this already fails, you might need to check if there are any libraries missing (see below) 2: Get the latest version To get the latest version from github, I usually do svn co http://svn.github.com/APE-Project/APE_Server.git or git clone http://github.com/APE-Project/APE_Server.git This will create a APE_Server.git directory in your current location. Now compile it: 3: Compile the new version cd APE_Server.git sh build.sh You can have different types of errors here, most of them related to the fact that you might not have all compilers or libraries installed. If this happens, try: aptitude install make aptitude install gcc aptitude install g++ aptitude install python aptitude install zip aptitude install mysql To be honest, I am not sure which libraries are required exactly - but this did the job for me. And if I could have installed the specific required libraries only I don't care... as long as I get what I need. After a finished compile (it can take a couple of seconds/minutes, warnings flying by...) you are ready to replace the existing ones. 4: Replace old files Basically have to replace two files: aped and libmod_spidermonkey.so If running, stop your ape /etc/init.d/ape-server stop Copy the new files from your compile dir to their designated locations: cp bin/aped /usr/bin/aped cp modules/lib/libmod_spidermonkey.so /usr/lib/ape/libmod_spidermonkey.so (Paths may vary depending on system and linux distribution) Restart your ape /etc/init.d/ape-server start If you connect to your ape server (e. g. http://127.0.0.1:6969/) with your browser, it should show you the version info with current build time Corrections, additions, suggestions and comments welcome