BaseX setup under Docker

> On 18. Jan 2019, at 22:10, Wendell Piez <wapiez at wendellpiez.com> wrote: > > Hello BaseX friends, > > So it happens that I am trying to discover how to set up BaseX to run > in Docker. By no means am I skilled in system administration. > > There are some instructions at http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Docker which > are very helpful, not least in confirming that I have a reasonable > idea. > > The last example given on that page, however, gives me pause. It > appears to install git into the Docker image, but the commentary > suggests it's something else including a modification to CLASSPATH. I > wonder if the commentary is not out of sync with the example. > > Yet at the same time I just need to know more -- inasmuch as I would > like my image to have SaxonHE available, the most recent version > freely available from maven or best available means. What would the > syntax be for that. and how do I determine what that is (presumably > for apk)? As well as potentially amending the CLASSPATH, if need be, > to add the saxon.jar ... > > Thanks for any hints. relevant tips or links to Docker help :-) > > Regards, Wendell > > -- > Wendell Piez | wendell -dot- piez -at- nist -dot- gov | > http://www.wendellpiez.com > pellucidliterature.org | github.com/wendellpiez | > gitlab.coko.foundation/wendell - pausepress.org

On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 4:18 PM Alexander Holupirek <alex at holupirek.de> wrote: > > > > On 18. Jan 2019, at 22:10, Wendell Piez <wapiez at wendellpiez.com> wrote: > > > > Hello BaseX friends, > > > > So it happens that I am trying to discover how to set up BaseX to run > > in Docker. By no means am I skilled in system administration. > > > > There are some instructions at http://docs.basex.org/wiki/Docker which > > are very helpful, not least in confirming that I have a reasonable > > idea. > > > > The last example given on that page, however, gives me pause. It > > appears to install git into the Docker image, but the commentary > > suggests it's something else including a modification to CLASSPATH. I > > wonder if the commentary is not out of sync with the example. > > > > Yet at the same time I just need to know more -- inasmuch as I would > > like my image to have SaxonHE available, the most recent version > > freely available from maven or best available means. What would the > > syntax be for that. and how do I determine what that is (presumably > > for apk)? As well as potentially amending the CLASSPATH, if need be, > > to add the saxon.jar ... > > > > Thanks for any hints. relevant tips or links to Docker help :-) > > > > Regards, Wendell > > > > -- > > Wendell Piez | wendell -dot- piez -at- nist -dot- gov | > > http://www.wendellpiez.com > > pellucidliterature.org | github.com/wendellpiez | > > gitlab.coko.foundation/wendell - pausepress.org > > Hi Wendell, > > you're right, the documentation is out of sync. > Comparing the history of Wiki edits explains the mistakes: > > http://docs.basex.org/index.php?title=Docker&diff=prev&oldid=13817 > > It is not Debian anymore, it is Alpine Linux. > And it is not a lib for image manipulation that is installed, but git. > And there is no CLASSPATH update. > > We'll have a look at it and revise the paragraph. > > All the best > Alex > >