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| -rwxr-xr-x | EasyInstall.txt | 9 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | pkg_resources.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | setuptools.txt | 7 |
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/EasyInstall.txt b/EasyInstall.txt index 9709adfe..8f0f4a70 100755 --- a/EasyInstall.txt +++ b/EasyInstall.txt @@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ EasyInstall, then return here for the remaining steps. Download `ez_setup.py <http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py>`_, and run it; this will download and install the appropriate ``setuptools`` egg for -your Python version. +your Python version. (You will need at least Python 2.3.5, or if you are on a +64-bit platform, Python 2.4.) + You may receive a message telling you about an obsolete version of setuptools being present; if so, you must be sure to delete it entirely, along @@ -599,7 +601,7 @@ Command-Line Options installed package to work, like manually adding it to ``PYTHONPATH`` or to ``sys.path`` at runtime. -``--index-url=URL, -u URL`` (New in 0.4a1) +``--index-url=URL, -i URL`` (New in 0.4a1) Specifies the base URL of the Python Package Index. The default is http://www.python.org/pypi if not specified. When a package is requested that is not locally available or linked from a ``--find-links`` download @@ -863,6 +865,9 @@ Known Issues * There's no automatic retry for borked Sourceforge mirrors, which can easily time out or be missing a file. +0.6a7 + * Fixed not being able to install Windows script wrappers using Python 2.3 + 0.6a6 * Added support for "traditional" PYTHONPATH-based non-root installation, and also the convenient ``virtual-python.py`` script, based on a contribution diff --git a/pkg_resources.txt b/pkg_resources.txt index a2bcf381..39dbfb87 100755 --- a/pkg_resources.txt +++ b/pkg_resources.txt @@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ Release Notes/Change History 0.6a6 * Activated distributions are now inserted in ``sys.path`` (and the working set) just before the directory that contains them, instead of at the end. - This allows e.g. eggs in ``site-packages`` to override unmanged modules in + This allows e.g. eggs in ``site-packages`` to override unmanaged modules in the same location, and allows eggs found earlier on ``sys.path`` to override ones found later. diff --git a/setuptools.txt b/setuptools.txt index 66e99048..0395ab2c 100755 --- a/setuptools.txt +++ b/setuptools.txt @@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ Building and Distributing Packages with ``setuptools`` ====================================================== ``setuptools`` is a collection of enhancements to the Python ``distutils`` -(for Python 2.3 and up) that allow you to more easily build and distribute -Python packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages. +(for Python 2.3.5 and up on most platforms; 64-bit platforms require a minimum +of Python 2.4) that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python +packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages. Packages built and distributed using ``setuptools`` look to the user like ordinary Python packages based on the ``distutils``. Your users don't need to @@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ steps. To install setuptools, first download `ez_setup.py`_ and run it; this will automatically download and install the appropriate egg for your Python version. +(You will need at least Python 2.3.5, or if you are on a 64-bit platform, +Python 2.4.) .. _ez_setup.py: `bootstrap module`_ |