From: Zooko O'Whielacronx Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:38:12 +0000 (-0700) Subject: docs: a few updates, edits, and formatting tweaks to README.win32 X-Git-Tag: allmydata-tahoe-0.7.0~67 X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/components/com_hotproperty/flags/index.php?a=commitdiff_plain;h=92afaabeed36d47b9c69e8727c1fc5c712b1f58c;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git docs: a few updates, edits, and formatting tweaks to README.win32 --- diff --git a/README.win32 b/README.win32 index ace857e6..923f3796 100644 --- a/README.win32 +++ b/README.win32 @@ -4,42 +4,45 @@ There are three ways to do it: OPTION 1: ALL CYGWIN ALL THE TIME -If you are building on Windows, then the easy way is to install cygwin and -use cygwin version of Python and the cygwin versions of all dependencies -(which will happen naturally if you follow the main README file -- note that -you cannot use Windows-native versions of any of the dependencies -- they all -have to be cygwin versions). So if you are taking this approach then you -don't need to read the rest of this README.win32 file at all. +If you are building on Windows, then the easy way is to install cygwin +and use the cygwin version of Python and the cygwin versions of all +dependencies (which will happen naturally if you follow the main +README file -- note that you cannot use Windows-native versions of any +of the dependencies -- they all have to be the cygwin versions). So +if you are taking this approach then you don't need to read the rest +of this README.win32 file at all. OPTION 2: CYGWIN TOOLS TO BUILD WINDOWS-NATIVE LIBRARIES -The second-easiest way is to install cygwin and use cygwin development tools -such as bash, GNU make, gcc, etc., but install the Windows-native version of -Python and the Windows-native versions of all of the dependencies. If you -create a distutils config file (as per -http://docs.python.org/inst/config-syntax.html ) and put "compiler=mingw32" -in it, then you can follow the rest of the main README file and the -dependencies will all be automatically built (by the cygwin gcc compiler) as -Windows-native libraries. This README.win32 file contains some extra notes -about how to take this approach. +The second-easiest way is to install cygwin and use cygwin development +tools such as bash, GNU make, gcc, etc., but install the +Windows-native version of Python and the Windows-native versions of +all of the dependencies. If you create a distutils config file (as +per http://docs.python.org/inst/config-syntax.html ) and put "[build]" +then "compiler=mingw32" in it, then you can follow the rest of the +main README file and the dependencies will all be automatically built +(by the cygwin gcc compiler) as Windows-native libraries. This +README.win32 file contains some extra notes about how to take this +approach. OPTION 3: OTHER BUILD TOOLS -The third-easiest way is to use a Microsoft compiler or some other compiler. -Our README files do not currently explain how to do that. You are on your own -for now, but please feel free to contribute a document which explains how to -build all these dependencies using your favorite compiler.XXX MikeB: the -previous paragraph is false -- please fix it! --Zooko +The third-easiest way is to use a Microsoft compiler or some other +compiler. Our README files do not currently explain how to do that. +You are on your own for now, but please feel free to contribute a +document which explains how to build all these dependencies using your +favorite compiler.XXX MikeB: the previous paragraph is false -- please +fix it! --Zooko -Okay, here are some notes about following "OPTION 1: CYGWIN TOOLS TO BUILD +Okay, here are some notes about following "OPTION 2: CYGWIN TOOLS TO BUILD WINDOWS-NATIVE LIBRARIES" approach: EXTRA MANUAL DEPENDENCIES -In addition to the dependencies listed in the main README file, you also need -the following: +In addition to the dependencies listed in the main README file, you +also need the following: + the pywin32 package (210 or later)