Geneweb

Geneweb for SME Server

Maintainer

http://acenet-tech.org
Craig Jensen

Description

Geneweb is a genealogy software program with a Web interface. It can be used off-line or in a Web environment. It uses very efficient techniques of relationship and consanguinity computing, developed in collaboration with Didier Rémy, research Director at INRIA.

GeneWeb's strong points are the following:

• Web interface
• Dynamic display
• Relationship and consanguinity computing
• Polyglot
• Spelling correction
• Nobility titles
• Information update and protection
• Customization (background color, etc)
• Miscellaneous Features: birthdays, last births, etc.
• An example: more than 100,000 persons
• Import and export of GEDCOM files

	Tip:
	Details (in english) of the above features can be found at http://cristal.inria.fr/~ddr/GeneWeb/en/index.html

Documentation

Multi-language docs by creator
SME Server 7 Doc (some of this doc is depreciated, but may be helpful)

Repository Configuration

The following command will configure the AceNetTech repository on SME Server. All my contribs are now on the smecontribs repo-

To see contribs available:

yum --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=smecontribs list available

To install a contrib:

yum  --enablerepo=smecontribs install packagename

After adding it to the database we have to update the changes to the configuration file:

signal-event yum-modify

Install Geneweb

Install with the following command and it will install all of the required packages for you.

yum --enablerepo=AceNetTech install geneweb smeserver-geneweb

• Two packages are installed

geneweb-5.00-7.el4.sme.i386.rpm
smeserver-geneweb-2.0-1.el4.sme.noarch.rpm

• The first RPM- geneweb-5.00-*.el4.sme.i386.rpm is the latest Geneweb build (5.00) compiled for SME 7.
• The second - smeserver-geneweb-2.0-*.el4.sme.noarch.rpm integrates Geneweb into SME 7. It includes a server-manager panel to configure the IP assigned to the client machine from which Geneweb is allowed to be administered.

	Note:
	Developers are invited to help with the source of the smeserver-geneweb package. One major validation I desire currently does not work (IP_number) along with the 'must_be_local' validation already included.

Useage

Once installed you have a service installed called 'gwd'

enable the service:

service gwd start

Starting GeneWeb Services:
GeneWeb 5.00 - Copyright (c) 1998-2007 INRIA
To start, open location http://localhost:2316/

Now browse to port 2316 to begin use.

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Administer

• open the server-manager page
• click the new Geneweb Admin under the Administration heading
• note the IP listed in 'Current assigned Geneweb 'only' IP:':

	Tip:
	The config file that assigns the administration IP for Geneweb resides in /opt/geneweb/gw/gw/only.txt. This file is templated and managed within the server-manager panel provided by the smeserver-geneweb package

• change this IP if it is not the client IP from wish you want to administer Geneweb
• click 'Change IP and Administer'
• in the field 'New IP from which you wish to administer Geneweb:' enter the desired IP

	Tip:
	This IP must be on your LAN and must be a valid IP

• click 'SAVE'

You can now browse to port 2317 of your server from the client with the IP you assigned. Many administrative functions are performed there.

Links

Links to more Geneology and Geneweb info:

1. GeneWeb home
2. CAML programming language home
3. INIRA (French) GeneWeb originated here
4. The Geneology Home Page
5. Family Search page

an example database page

Bugs

Please raise bugs under the SME-Contribs section in bugzilla and select the smeserver-geneweb component or use this link .

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