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Update INSTALL 

Update cmake INSTALL documentation
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Andrew Bauer 2015-02-08 11:30:18 -06:00
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INSTALL
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@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ cmake by default does not require any parameters, but its possible to override t
Configuration can be done in 4 ways:
1) As a command line parameter, e.g. cmake -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON .
2) Using cmake-gui
4) Providing cmake with an initial cache file with the -C option
3) Providing cmake with an initial cache file with the -C option
IMPORTANT: Do not use the -C option if any major part of your system, excluding the version of zoneminder, has changed.
For example, do not use this option if: you have upgraded your distro to a new version, have gone from 32 to 64 bits,
or have migrated from one machine to another.
4) By editing the cache file CMakeCache.txt (after it has been generated) - Not recommended
Possible configuration options:
ZM_RUNDIR Location of transient process files, default: /var/run/zm
ZM_SOCKDIR Location of Unix domain socket files, default /var/run/zm
ZM_TMPDIR Location of temporary files, default: /tmp/zm
ZM_LOGDIR Location of generated log files, default: /var/log/zm
ZM_WEBDIR Location of the web files, default: <prefix>/share/zoneminder/www
@ -52,7 +56,6 @@ Advanced:
ZM_PERL_SUBPREFIX Use a different directory for the zm perl modules. NOTE: This is a subprefix, e.g. /lib will be turned into <prefix>/lib, default: <libarch>/perl5
ZM_PERL_USE_PATH Override the include path for zm perl modules. Useful if you are moving the perl modules without using the ZM_PERL_SUBPREFIX option. default: <prefix>/<zmperlsubprefix>
Useful configuration options provided by cmake:
CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE - Set this to ON (default OFF) to see what cmake is doing. Very useful for troubleshooting.
CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE - Set this to Debug (default Release) to build ZoneMinder with debugging enabled.
@ -90,7 +93,8 @@ NOTE: The database server, database name, user and password can be different and
8) Create an apache virtual host for ZoneMinder. Make sure to use the same paths as ZM_WEBDIR and ZM_CGIDIR in /etc/zm.conf
9) Create other config if desired (e.g. rsyslog, logrotate and such). Some of this can be found in <prefix>/share/zoneminder/misc or project/misc directory
10) Setup an appropriate startup script for your system. A generic sys v init script is here: /scripts/zm while a generic systemd service file is here: /misc/zoneminder.service
You must determine which file to use, verify it is correct, and then copy it to the correct location. Consult your distro's documentation.
You must determine which file to use, verify it is correct, and then copy it to the correct location. Consult your distro's documentation. Note that distros using systemd also
require /misc/zoneminder-tmpfiles.conf to be copied into the system's tmpfiles.d folder.
Basic steps for upgrading ZoneMinder
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