Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of OracleTestSetup

Timestamp:

Nov 11, 2010, 4:08:35 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

Ramiro Morales

Comment:

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OracleTestSetup

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 * Oracle XE (10g)
-* GNU/Debian Linux. Things should also work with Ubuntu Linux without too much tweaking.
+* GNU/Debian Linux x86. Things should also work with Ubuntu Linux without too much tweaking.
 
 The system isn't going to be dedicated exclusively to run Oracle so we will
@@ -31 +31 @@
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/express-edition/downloads/index.html
    (*Oracle Database 10g Express Edition for Linux x86*). You need to have an
-   *Oracle Developer Network* account.
-   Contrarily to what is suggested in some places_ I've found the newer `.deb` package
-   you can get here_ and installable by using high level Debian/Ubuntu package management
+   *Oracle Developer Network* account and to accept the licence agreement.
+
+   Contrarily to what is suggested in some places_ I've found the newer **oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-1.1_i386.deb** package
+   you can get here_ (as of Nov 2010) and installable by using high level Debian/Ubuntu package management
    tools (APT, Aptitude, ...) didn't install things like the ``/etc/init.d/oracle-xe`` init
    script and some files under the ``/usr/lib/oracle`` hierarchy so I went with the older
@@ -145 +146 @@
    * Run the Django tests
 
-   from the same system as the DB engine or from another system through the network. If you chose the
-   first option we are done, if you chose the second option for any of the two kinds of access then you
+   from the same system where the DB engine is running or from another system through the network. If you chose the
+   first option you can skit to the next step, if you chose the second option for any of the two kinds of access then you
    need to solve the following two issues first (see the `Oracle installation documentation`_ for
    detailed instructions):
 
-   * You will need to install the Oracle client stack.
+   * You will need to install the Oracle client stack on your remote system.
    * By default no access of any type (SQL sessions, admin web app) is allowed through the network to the DB engine, you need to change that by using the administrative web interface or possibly using the `sqlplus` tool.
 
-#. Access the DB engine administration web app by pointing our Web browser to ``http://localhost:8080/apex``
+#. Access the DB engine administration web app by pointing our Web browser to ``http://localhost:8080/apex`` (or ``http://server:8080/apex``)
    and using the ``SYSTEM`` user plus the password you chose above.
 
 #. Create an user to be used to connect to the DB when running the tests. (e.g. ``djangotest``)
-   -- Go to *Home > Administration > Database Users > CREATE* assign it a password (e.g. ``foo``)
+   -- Go to *Home > Administration > Database Users > CREATE* assign it a password (e.g. ``tehsekret``)
 
 #. Give the user the needed privileges.
@@ -169 +170 @@
 Install cx_Oracle
 =================
-::
+Do this in the system where youwill run your tests::
 
     $ sudo apt-get install python-dev
@@ -187 +188 @@
 ::
 
-    $ cat oracle.py
+    $ cat oracle_settings.py
 
     DATABASES = {
@@ -211 +212 @@
     }
 
-The key is that NAME should be the same ('xe') for both entries, since you're really establishing two connections to the same database. The TEST_USER, TEST_TBLSPACE, and TEST_TBLSPACE_TMP entries must be different, however. Thanks Ian Kelly for providing the correct settings file.
+The key is that ``NAME`` should be the same (``'xe'``) for both entries, since you're really establishing two connections to the same database. The ``TEST_USER``, ``TEST_TBLSPACE``, and ``TEST_TBLSPACE_TMP`` entries must be different, however.
+
+Thanks Ian Kelly for providing the correct settings file.
 
 Test things
@@ -219 +222 @@
     $ sudo /etc/init.d/xe start
 
-    $ ./runtests --settings=oracle.py basic
+    $ ./runtests.py --settings=oracle_settings.py basic
 
     Creating test database 'default'...