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diff --git a/Doc/doc/doc.tex b/Doc/doc/doc.tex index d513f98..e5b0556 100644 --- a/Doc/doc/doc.tex +++ b/Doc/doc/doc.tex @@ -1755,6 +1755,46 @@ This \UNIX\ is also followed by a space. \end{description} + \subsection{Working on Cygwin \label{cygwin}} + + \begin{notice}[warning] + This section is a work in progress. It really doesn't work + yet. If anyone knows Cygwin and wants to help, send email to + \email{python-docs@python.org}. + \end{notice} + + Installing the required tools under Cygwin under Cygwin can be a + little tedious, if only because many packages are more difficult + to install under Cygwin. + + Using the Cygwin installer, make sure your Cygwin installation + includes Perl, Python, and the \TeX{} packages. Perl and Python + are located under \menuselection{Interpreters} in the installer + The \TeX{} packages are located in the \menuselection{Text} + section; installing the tetex-beta, texmf, texmf-base, and + texmf-extra ensures that all the required packages are available. + (There may be a more minimal set, but I've not spent time trying + to minimize the installation.) + + The netpbm package is used by \LaTeX2HTML, and \emph{must} be + installed before \LaTeX2HTML can be successfully installed, even + though they will never be used for most Python documentation. + References to download locations are located in the \ulink{netpbm + README}{http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/README}. Install according + to the instructions. + + \LaTeX2HTML can be installed from the source archive, but only + after munging one of the files in the distribution. Edit the file + \file{L2hos.pm} in the top level of the unpacked distribution; + near the bottom of the file, change the text + \code{\$\textasciicircum{}O} with the text \code{'unix'}. Proceed + using this command to build and install the software: + +\begin{verbatim} +% configure && make install +\end{verbatim} + + \section{Future Directions \label{futures}} The history of the Python documentation is full of changes, most of |