From: <bm...@us...> - 2010-05-03 11:08:43
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Revision: 312 http://gnuplot-py.svn.sourceforge.net/gnuplot-py/?rev=312&view=rev Author: bmcage Date: 2010-05-03 11:08:37 +0000 (Mon, 03 May 2010) Log Message: ----------- update README as we use setuptools for setup if present Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/README.txt Modified: trunk/README.txt =================================================================== --- trunk/README.txt 2010-05-03 10:50:48 UTC (rev 311) +++ trunk/README.txt 2010-05-03 11:08:37 UTC (rev 312) @@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ 2. Extract the archive to a temporary directory. -3. Install by changing to the directory and typing "python setup.py - install". +3. Install by changing to the directory and typing + python setup.py install + This installs via setuptools if available otherwise distutils. + The install via setuptools installs an egg package. More information: @@ -68,17 +70,23 @@ <http://www.gnuplot.info>. You also need a copy of the numpy package, which is available from the Scipy group at <http://www.scipy.org/Download>. -Gnuplot.py uses Python distutils +Gnuplot.py uses Python setuptools if available, otherwise distutils <http://www.python.org/doc/current/inst/inst.html> and can be installed by untarring the package, changing into the top-level -directory, and typing "python setup.py install". The Gnuplot.py -package is pure Python--no compilation is necessary. +directory, and typing "python setup.py install" with sufficient privileges. +The Gnuplot.py package is pure Python--no compilation is necessary. -Gnuplot.py is structured as a python package. That means that it -installs itself as a subdirectory called `Gnuplot' under a directory -of your python path (usually site-packages). If you don't want to use -distutils you can just move the main Gnuplot.py directory there and -rename it to "Gnuplot". +Gnuplot.py is structured as a python package. Via setuptools this installs +as an egg package (use unzip -t egg_name.egg to check content). +If you want to install in a subdirectory as distutils does, you can use +eg the install command (change path as needed) +"sudo python setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --root / " +or add the option zip_safe=False to setup in setup.py. +On Debian based systems add to above command the option "--install-layout=deb" +After install, a package `Gnuplot' is present (as egg or as subdirectory +under a directory of your python path (usually dist-packages). +If you don't want to use setup.py you can just move the main Gnuplot.py +directory there and rename it to "Gnuplot". There are some configuration options that can be set near the top of the platform-dependent files gp-unix.py (Unix), gp_mac.py (Macintosh), This was sent by the SourceForge.net collaborative development platform, the world's largest Open Source development site. |