From 43f500d146dfc409cb73578998978516a1a3f620 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zooko O'Whielacronx Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:04:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] README: further clarity about when you need to acquire source and when you don't --- README | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index fa7dbb58..ee9c879d 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ easy_install Way, and The Running-In-Place Way. Choose one: top-level tahoe directory (replacing the word DIST with etch, dapper, edgy, or feisty as appropriate). + Get the source code (see above). + If you're running on a debian system, run 'make deb-etch', 'make deb-sid', 'make deb-edgy', or 'make deb-feisty' from within the tahoe top-level directory to construct a debian package named 'allmydata-tahoe' which you @@ -189,9 +191,11 @@ easy_install Way, and The Running-In-Place Way. Choose one: The Setuptools Way: - Just run 'python setup.py install'. This will compile and install the Tahoe - code to the standard location for your operating system (on unix, that is - somewhere inside /usr/lib/). It will also acquire and install the + Get the source code (see above). + + Run 'python setup.py install'. This will compile and install the Tahoe code + to the standard location for your operating system (on unix, that is + somewhere inside /usr/lib/). It will also acquire and install the easy_install-able dependencies (zfec, foolscap, simplejson, nevow, and if on Windows pywin32) to the same place. @@ -201,6 +205,8 @@ easy_install Way, and The Running-In-Place Way. Choose one: The easy_install Way: + You don't need to download the source code first. + Tahoe is registered with the Python Package Index (PyPI), so the 'easy_install' tool can download and install it for you. Just type 'easy_install allmydata-tahoe' from any shell. That will download the most @@ -212,6 +218,8 @@ easy_install Way, and The Running-In-Place Way. Choose one: The Running-In-Place Way: + Get the source code (see above). + You can use Tahoe without installing it. Once you've built Tahoe then you can execute "./bin/allmydata-tahoe". (When the allmydata-tahoe script is in an Tahoe source distribution, it adds the necessary directory to the Python -- 2.45.2