Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of InstallDetails

Timestamp:

2009-08-17T12:44:13Z (15 years ago)

Author:

swillden

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InstallDetails

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 === Windows ===
 
-The following procedure will install and run Tahoe on Windows:
+The following procedure will install and run Tahoe on Windows.  Note that this assumes that you install Python in the default location (C:\Python26), if you choose another location you'll need to adjust the instructions below:
 
 1. Download and install Python 2.6.2 from http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.2/python-2.6.2.msi.
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 1. Download and install MinGW from  http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/Automated%20MinGW%20Installer/MinGW%205.1.4/MinGW-5.1.4.exe/download. The installer will prompt you for what components to install. You need the base components plus g++.
 
-2. Configure distutils to use MinGW. To configure distutils to use mingw32, create a file called "distutils.cfg" in C:\Python26\Libs\distutils, and put in that file:
+2. Configure distutils to use MinGW. To configure distutils to use mingw32, create a file called "distutils.cfg" in C:\Python26\lib\distutils, and put in that file:
 
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-3. Add the MinGW binary path to your Path variable. To do that, go to the control panel (classic view), double-click "System", click on the "Advanced" tab, click on the "Environment Variables" button, scroll down to the "Path" variable in the "System Variables" list, double-click it, and append ";C:\MinGW\bin" to the path.
+3. Add the MinGW binary path to your Path variable. To do that, go to the control panel (classic view), double-click "System", click on the "Advanced" tab, click on the "Environment Variables" button, scroll down to the "Path" variable in the "System Variables" list, double-click it, and append ";C:\MinGW\bin" to the path.  If you installed MinGW in some place other than C:\MinGW, adjust the path appropriately.
 
 After installing the compilers, repeat the "build" and "install" steps.