[Informixdb-cvs] SF.net SVN: informixdb: [178] trunk/informixdb

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Revision: 178
          http://informixdb.svn.sourceforge.net/informixdb/?rev=178&view=rev
Author:   chaese
Date:     2007-12-21 08:22:29 -0800 (Fri, 21 Dec 2007)

Log Message:
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Add build hints

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/informixdb/README
    trunk/informixdb/setup.py

Modified: trunk/informixdb/README
===================================================================
--- trunk/informixdb/README	2007-10-16 13:19:05 UTC (rev 177)
+++ trunk/informixdb/README	2007-12-21 16:22:29 UTC (rev 178)
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@
 This distribution uses Python distutils to build and install the informixdb
 module.  It requires Python 2.2 or later.
 
+To compile InformixDB, you need to have Informix ESQL/C installed. ESQL/C
+is included with the Informix Client Software Development Kit (Informix CSDK),
+which is available free of charge at
+http://www.ibm.com/software/data/informix/tools/csdk/ .
 
+
 In a hurry?
 -----------
 

Modified: trunk/informixdb/setup.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/informixdb/setup.py	2007-10-16 13:19:05 UTC (rev 177)
+++ trunk/informixdb/setup.py	2007-12-21 16:22:29 UTC (rev 178)
@@ -102,9 +102,15 @@
           esql_config.append(token)
         ret = cout.close()
         if ret != None:
-          raise DistutilsSetupError, \
-                "\nCan't find esql. Please set INFORMIXDIR correctly."
+          raise DistutilsSetupError, """\
+Can't run esql. Please make sure that:
+* You have the Informix CSDK installed,
+* INFORMIXDIR is set to where Informix CSDK is installed, and
+* esql is in your PATH.
 
+See the README for build requirements.
+"""
+
         if get_platform()=="win32":
           for arg in esql_config:
               if arg.endswith('.lib'):


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