Hi all -
Per the recent thread about installing, I was hoping to convince some of you to share your experiences installing and running BaseX. Whether you use Mac OS, Windows, a Linux, or something else: how are you installing and running BaseX?
I'm asking as there could be some possible improvements to the wiki that might help new users (or even less-new users!) get up and running.
Thanks in advance for your time and trouble! If I can hear about number of approaches, I'm happy to attempt writing up some details for the wiki. Best, Bridger
PS Here's mine:
Operating systems: I'm typically using BaseX on either a FreeBSD or a Void Linux system (rarely on other Linuxes, and only once or twice on Windows).
Install process: my OS' don't have a pre-packaged download for BaseX, so I do something like: 1. cd ~/bin 2. mkdir basex-src basex-data 3. fetch|wget https://files.basex.org/releases/BaseX.zip 4. unzip BaseX.zip 5. rm -rf basex/src basex/data 6. ln -s ~/bin/basex-src ~/bin/basex/src; ln -s ~/bin/basex-data ~/bin/basex/data ... 7. enjoy basex!
Upgrade process: something like 1. cd ~/bin 2. fetch|wget https://files.basex.org/releases/BaseX.zip 3. mv basex basex-old 4. unzip BaseX.zip 5. rm -rf basex/src basex/data 6. ln -s ~/bin/basex-src ~/bin/basex/src; ln -s ~/bin/basex-data ~/bin/basex/data ...
Usage note: I have a line in my shell RC file (~/.zshrc) that helps my shell/command line know where to find the various basex executables: `export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin/basex/bin"`