Radiant 0.6.8 - Incise Release

Posted by Sean Cribbs on Sunday, July 27, 2008 | |

Radiant 0.6.8 “Incise” adds a number of new features that enhance support for extensions and complete the project’s move to github. Of special note are:

Extension installer/uninstaller scripts (script/extension) and a global ‘extension registry’ at ext.radiantcms.org
Support for freezing edge Radiant using ‘git’
Remember-me functionality for the admin UI

This should be a seamless upgrade for users of 0.6.7 and should require only minor adjustments for versions 0.6.5+.

Installation

To install use the gem command (with ‘sudo’ as necessary):

$ gem install radiant

Upgrading an existing project/site

1. Change the RADIANT_GEM_VERSION constant in config/environment.rb to “0.6.8” or remove it altogether.

2. Update the Radiant assets in your project:

rake radiant:update

3. Copy your customizations back into config/environment.rb, if necessary.

4. Migrate the database:

rake production db:migrate

5. Restart the server

Creating a new project/site

1. Invoke the radiant command with your desired database driver:

$ radiant -d sqlite3 my_project

2. Bootstrap the database:

$ cd my_project
$ rake db:bootstrap

3. Startup the server and try it out!

$ script/server