[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [tahoe-lafs] #2064: The build instructions do not specify the list of dependencies

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#2064: The build instructions do not specify the list of dependencies
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     Reporter:  sel            |      Owner:  marlowe
         Type:  defect         |     Status:  closed
     Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  undecided
    Component:  documentation  |    Version:  1.10.0
   Resolution:  wontfix        |   Keywords:
Launchpad Bug:                 |
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Comment (by sel):

 Replying to [comment:2 zooko]:
 > I don't want [source:trunk/docs/quickstart.rst quickstart.rst] to
 contain a list of dependencies, because that would make it longer and more
 complicated, and because a user who is following quickstart.rst doesn't
 need to know what the dependencies are, since they get downloaded
 automatically.


 in my case they didn't.


 >
 > Clarifications:
 >
 > * sel had a problem with missing dependencies (see #2063), but sel was
 not following quickstart.rst at that time, because sel was invoking
 {{{python setup.py install}}}, which quickstart.rst does not instruct you
 to do.


 Apparently I am not the first one to encounter this problem. See #1494.


 > * There is a list of dependencies, in
 [source:trunk/src/allmydata/_auto_deps.py?annotate=blame&rev=7bb07fb5e28756fa13ba5190e6c39003c84d3e1e
 src/allmydata/_auto_deps.py].

 it is well hidden from the eyes of a 'first time user'.

 > * There is probably also more information on wiki:AdvancedInstall, but I
 wouldn't know, because I don't look at that page.

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