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@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ This is using my custom rcs.pm which has been used thousands of times.
 > version 2.3. The only other way it could happen is if ikiwiki does not
 > have saved state about the page that it's editing (in .ikiwiki/index).
 
 > version 2.3. The only other way it could happen is if ikiwiki does not
 > have saved state about the page that it's editing (in .ikiwiki/index).
 

+>> Rebuilt it several times. Now that I think of it, I think my early problem of having
+>> no content in the textbox was before I rebuilt the cgi. And after I rebuilt the whole webpage was empty.
+

 Now I regenerated my ikiwiki.cgi again (no change to my configuration,
 and I just get an empty HTML page when attempting editing or "create".
 
 Now I regenerated my ikiwiki.cgi again (no change to my configuration,
 and I just get an empty HTML page when attempting editing or "create".
 


@@ -81,6 +84,11 @@ but I still have empty pages for editing (no textbox no html at all).
 >> Not using apache. Nothing useful in logs other thn the HTTP return codes are "0" and bytes is "-"
 >> on the empty ikiwiki.cgi output (should say " 200 " followed by bytes).
 
 >> Not using apache. Nothing useful in logs other thn the HTTP return codes are "0" and bytes is "-"
 >> on the empty ikiwiki.cgi output (should say " 200 " followed by bytes).
 

+>>> You need to either figure out what your web server does with stderr
+>>> from cgi programs, or run ikiwiki.cgi at the command line with an
+>>> appropriate environment so it thinks it's being called from a web
+>>> server, so you can see how it's failing. --[[Joey]]
+

 (I am posting this now, but will do some research and post some more.)
 
 Is there any webpage with upgrade steps?
 (I am posting this now, but will do some research and post some more.)
 
 Is there any webpage with upgrade steps?


@@ -88,6 +96,12 @@ Is there any webpage with upgrade steps?
 > Users are expected to read [[news]], which points out any incompatible
 > changes or cases where manual action is needed.
 
 > Users are expected to read [[news]], which points out any incompatible
 > changes or cases where manual action is needed.
 

+>> I read it but read the usedirs option wrong :(.
+>> Also it appears to be missing the news from between 1.40 to 2.0 unless they dont' exist.
+>> If they do exist maybe they have release notes I need?
+
+>>> All the old ones are in the NEWS file. --[[Joey]]
+

 --JeremyReed
 
 My followup: I used a new ikiwiki.setup based on the latest version. But no changes for me.
 --JeremyReed
 
 My followup: I used a new ikiwiki.setup based on the latest version. But no changes for me.


@@ -109,6 +123,8 @@ on changes to revision control modules. Has something changed? I will also look.
 > No, the rcs interface has not needed to change in a long time. Also,
 > nothing is done with the rcs for do=prefs.
 
 > No, the rcs interface has not needed to change in a long time. Also,
 > nothing is done with the rcs for do=prefs.
 

+>> Thanks. I also checked differences between 1.40 Rcs plugins and didn't notice anything significant.
+

 --JeremyReed
 
 Another Followup: I created a new ikiwiki configuration and did the --setup to 
 --JeremyReed
 
 Another Followup: I created a new ikiwiki configuration and did the --setup to