Hi,
After I enabled the Translator plugin, I have the following error message:
The export function of this plugin has been deactivated because the configured tar binary cannot be found on this system. Please make sure that you have the tar program installed and then configure the path to the tar binary in config.inc.php's [cli] section!
How to recover Export function?
I searched similar posts having related issues but couldn't apply the fix provided! Is there a simpler way since the first post talked about this problem?
On other hand, what about if I continue the translation without the export function? Will I be able to make downloadable language files?
Thank you
Export function missing
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Export function missing
by Ojser » Fri May 18, 2012 3:33 am
Last edited by Ojser on Mon May 21, 2012 4:16 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Export function missing in "Translator Plugin"
by JasonNugent » Fri May 18, 2012 11:32 am
OJSer,
You need to edit your config.inc.php file and correctly configure the tar command:
The export feature should work after that.
The default (/bin/tar) may not be where tar is on your server. If you're running Windows, you may have to install a set of external tools, outside of OJS, in order to get that working. For Windows, I suggest looking at Cygwin. http://www.cygwin.com/
Jason
You need to edit your config.inc.php file and correctly configure the tar command:
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; tar (used in backup plugin, translation packaging)
tar = /bin/tar
The export feature should work after that.
The default (/bin/tar) may not be where tar is on your server. If you're running Windows, you may have to install a set of external tools, outside of OJS, in order to get that working. For Windows, I suggest looking at Cygwin. http://www.cygwin.com/
Jason
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Re: Export function missing in "Translator Plugin"
by Ojser » Sat May 19, 2012 4:14 am
Thanks Jason. But I'm sorry, what do you mean by correctly edit the tar command?
I have exactly the same command as that you posted:
Sorry again, I don't know what to do with Cygwin, once it is installed, to fix the issue?
Thanks for
Regards,
Ojser
I have exactly the same command as that you posted:
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; tar (used in backup plugin, translation packaging)
tar = /bin/tar
Sorry again, I don't know what to do with Cygwin, once it is installed, to fix the issue?
Thanks for
Regards,
Ojser
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Re: Export function missing in "Translator Plugin"
by JasonNugent » Sat May 19, 2012 7:31 am
hi OJSer,
tar is a UNIX command that OJS needs in order to export translations. By default, OJS ships with the 'tar' setting in the config.inc.php file pointed at /bin/tar, which is a good guess, but it might not be where that application is actually installed on your server. If you don't have a tar command on your server, you won't be able to export translations. Cywgin provides a set of command line UNIX tools for Windows, including the tar command. You can install Cygwin on your server, and edit OJS' config.inc.php file and correctly point the 'tar' setting to where tar is actually installed.
Regards,
Jason
tar is a UNIX command that OJS needs in order to export translations. By default, OJS ships with the 'tar' setting in the config.inc.php file pointed at /bin/tar, which is a good guess, but it might not be where that application is actually installed on your server. If you don't have a tar command on your server, you won't be able to export translations. Cywgin provides a set of command line UNIX tools for Windows, including the tar command. You can install Cygwin on your server, and edit OJS' config.inc.php file and correctly point the 'tar' setting to where tar is actually installed.
Regards,
Jason
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Re: Export function missing in "Translator Plugin"
by Ojser » Sat May 19, 2012 12:21 pm
Thank you Jason.
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