SF.net SVN: matplotlib: [4147] trunk/toolkits/basemap-testing/README

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Revision: 4147
          http://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/?rev=4147&view=rev
Author:   jswhit
Date:     2007-11-07 10:19:18 -0800 (Wed, 07 Nov 2007)

Log Message:
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update high-res dataset install instructions.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/toolkits/basemap-testing/README

Modified: trunk/toolkits/basemap-testing/README
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--- trunk/toolkits/basemap-testing/README	2007-11-07 18:13:25 UTC (rev 4146)
+++ trunk/toolkits/basemap-testing/README	2007-11-07 18:19:18 UTC (rev 4147)
@@ -66,10 +66,14 @@
 boundary data files, plus the 5-minute land/sea mask, are installed
 by default. If you need the high ('h') resolution boundary dataset
 you can download the files from the sourceforge download site
-(basemap-data-hires-X.Y.Z.tar.gz) and manually install them.
-To see where basemap expects them to be installed, run
-python -c "from matplotlib.toolkits.basemap import basemap_datadir; print basemap_datadir".
+(basemap-data-hires-X.Y.Z.tar.gz). To install them,
+untar the file in the top-level directory of the basemap source 
+distribution (where this README file lives), then run 
+'python setup.py install' again.
 
+Note:  if you install from a subversion checkout, you will get the high 
+resolution coastlines by default.
+
 **Contact**
 
 Jeff Whitaker <jef...@no...>


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