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| author | Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net> |
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| date | Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:26:14 +0000 |
| parents | 1055ec0dc868 |
| children | d5fa5a0b5216 ae7ddb3eb091 |
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--- a/doc/installation.txt Sun Feb 13 22:48:50 2005 +0000 +++ b/doc/installation.txt Mon Feb 14 01:26:14 2005 +0000 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Prerequisites ============= -Roundup requires Python 2.1.3 or newer with a functioning anydbm +Roundup requires Python 2.3 or newer with a functioning anydbm module. Download the latest version from http://www.python.org/. It is highly recommended that users install the latest patch version of python as these contain many fixes to serious bugs. @@ -42,40 +42,6 @@ have to install the win32all package separately (get it from http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond/win32/). -If you're using a version of Python older than 2.3, you may need -to `install the "CSV" module`_. - -Install the "CSV" module ------------------------- - -.. hint:: - CSV stands for Comma-Separated-Value. These files are used by all - manner of programs (eg. spreadsheets) to exchange data. - -The "CSV" module is required if you wish to import or export data in the -tracker, or if you wish to use the online generic class editing facility. - -If you're using a version of Python older than 2.3, then you will need to -install the "CSV" module from `Object Craft`_. Users of Python2.3 and later -don't need to. If you have a C compiler installed, then download the source -and follow their installation instructions (simply ``python setup.py -install``.) - -If you're on Windows and don't have a C compiler, then you'll need to -download the pre-compiled ``csv.pyd`` file and install it. To install, just -copy it to your Python installation in the ``lib\site-packages`` directory. -For Python 2.2, this would be:: - - c:\python22\lib\site-packages - -Once the CSV module is installed, you *must* restart roundup-server if it -is already running, or the new module won't be detected. - -If you're on some other platform and don't have a C compiler, you'll need -to ask for help on the roundup-users mailing list. - -.. _`Object Craft`: http://object-craft.com.au/ - Getting Roundup =============== @@ -95,16 +61,14 @@ For The Really Impatient ======================== -.. note:: - The ``demo.py`` script is packaged in Roundup's source distribution - - users of the Windows installer may use the ``roundup-demo`` program. - Users of other binary distributions or pre-installed Roundup will need - to download the source to use it. +If you just want to give Roundup a whirl Right Now, then simply run +``python demo.py``. If you used the Windows installer, you should run the +``roundup-demo`` program instead. Users of other binary distributions or +pre-installed Roundup will need to download the source to use it. -If you just want to give Roundup a whirl Right Now, then simply run -``python demo.py``. This will set up a simple demo tracker on your -machine. When it's done, it'll print out a URL to point your web browser -at so you may start playing. Three users will be set up: +This will set up a simple demo tracker on your machine. When it's done, +it'll print out a URL to point your web browser at so you may start +playing. Three users will be set up: 1. anonymous - the "default" user with permission to do very little 2. demo (password "demo") - a normal user who may create issues @@ -736,9 +700,6 @@ Make sure you read the instructions under `UNIX environment steps`_. -Python 2.1.1 as shipped with SuSE7.3 might be missing module -``_weakref``. - Solaris -------
