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authorgbrandl <devnull@localhost>2007-02-17 12:20:48 +0100
committergbrandl <devnull@localhost>2007-02-17 12:20:48 +0100
commit8f3405b6bd6f836e43aedc0df4fd65b32c8857e6 (patch)
tree58e9496e89ec2415f9417f65b0ccb3c3fa0c1134
parent6e4f7d2fd6cf92bf3c1eb52f2b38057aaa89267c (diff)
downloadpygments-8f3405b6bd6f836e43aedc0df4fd65b32c8857e6.tar.gz
[svn] A bit moving around.
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1 files changed, 22 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/docs/src/installation.txt b/docs/src/installation.txt
index de3964f4..a7e408fb 100644
--- a/docs/src/installation.txt
+++ b/docs/src/installation.txt
@@ -5,32 +5,36 @@ Installation
============
Pygments requires at least Python 2.3 to work correctly. Just to clarify:
-there *won't* ever be support for Python versions below 2.3.
+there *won't* ever be support for Python versions below 2.3. However, there
+are no other dependencies.
-Install the release version
-===========================
+Installing a released version
+=============================
-1. download the recent tarball from the `download page`_
-2. unpack the tarball
-3. ``sudo python setup.py install``
+As a Python egg (via easy_install)
+----------------------------------
-Note that the last command will automatically download and install
-`setuptools`_ if you don't already have it installed. This requires a working
-internet connection.
+You can install the most recent Pygments version using `easy_install`_::
-This will install Pygments into your Python installation's site-packages directory.
+ sudo easy_install Pygments
+This will install a Pygments egg in your Python installation's site-packages
+directory.
-Install via easy_install
-========================
-You can also install the most recent Pygments version using `easy_install`_::
+From the tarball release
+-------------------------
- sudo easy_install Pygments
+1. Download the most recent tarball from the `download page`_
+2. Unpack the tarball
+3. ``sudo python setup.py install``
-This will install a Pygments egg in your Python installation's site-packages
-directory.
+Note that the last command will automatically download and install
+`setuptools`_ if you don't already have it installed. This requires a working
+internet connection.
+
+This will install Pygments into your Python installation's site-packages directory.
Installing the development version
@@ -56,7 +60,8 @@ If you just want the latest features and use them
sudo easy_install Pygments==dev
This will install a Pygments egg containing the latest Subversion trunk code
-in your Python installation's site-packages directory.
+in your Python installation's site-packages directory. Every time the command
+is run, the sources are updated from Subversion.
.. _download page: http://pygments.org/download/