[epf-dev] Problems encountered using EPF Wiki 1.5 RC1

[Kristian Mandrup <kristian.mandrup@xxxxxxx>]

Hi, 

I recently installed the EPF Wiki in C:\InstantRails2.0
(closely following the EPF wiki install guide). 
I spent a day experimenting with it. When I executed InstantRails.exe
the first time, it asked if I would reset the configuration files. 
I only worked when I answered "OK". Without
a user guide at hand I stumbled into some roadblocks. The \templates 20080828\
project site seemed to work just fine on the surface, but ... From the
front page of http://myepfwiki/


I choose "Create new page in ..." - "Templates"

I get the error: No such file or directory - C:/INSTAN~1.0/rails_apps/EPFWiki/public/bp/templates_20080828/new/guidances/termdefinitions/term_definition_template_A1183691.html


I don't have a C:/INSTAN~1.0 directory :( 

Seems like some of the configuration files have not been
reset!? I then tried to publish a site from EPF 1.5M3 and import it into
EPF Wiki. The published site is a directory of static web files. 
I then zip it and try to import. I get one folder level
too much. OK, I must zip, not the containing folder but the files inside
directly. 

Another options seems to be to copy the site folder directly
into: C:\InstantRails2.0\rails_apps\[EPFWiki]\public\wikis Initially the
Wiki tells me there are 0 pages in this newly created site. 

I look at the \templates 20080828\ project site and notice
that it has a folder "new" containing all the content. 

Magically, when I rename a folder such as \base_concepts\
(containing OpenUP base concept definitions) to \new\, suddenly I am told
the Wiki has found 560 pages. 
As I browse through the list of pages, I can see that
the Wiki has only found the pages within the \new\ folder. 
I then try to create a new page: No such file or directory
- C:/INSTAN~1.0/rails_apps/EPFWiki/public/bp/templates_20080828/new/guidances/termdefinitions/term_definition_template_A1183691.html


So it seems, that my new Wiki has the same wrong configuration
as the default \templates ...\ project. What to do!? 

I then do a search for files with text matching "INSTAN~1.0"
inside C:\InstantRails2.0 I find a log file, unzip_upload.log: Archive: 
C:/INSTAN~1.0/rails_apps/EPFWiki/public/bp/Publish2..zip    creating:
C:/INSTAN~1.0/rails_apps/EPFWiki/public/bp/Publish2./Publish2/  
inflating: C:/INSTAN~1.0/rails_apps/EPFWiki/public/bp/Publish2./Publish2/about.htm  


I then make an educated guess that C:/INSTAN~1.0 must
refer to C:\InstantRails1.0 as the file structure referenced matched that
of C:\InstantRails2.0 

I wonder if I could make the Wiki work simply by renaming
C:\InstantRails2.0 to something where C:/INSTAN~1.0/rails_apps becomes
a valid filelocation? 
What have I been doing wrong in my installation process?
Any ideas out there? 
I sure hope an EPF Wiki User Guide is in the works...

Kristian