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diff --git a/Doc/inst/inst.tex b/Doc/inst/inst.tex index 1ca4c1e..0792c91 100644 --- a/Doc/inst/inst.tex +++ b/Doc/inst/inst.tex @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \tableofcontents \section{Introduction} -\label{sec:intro} +\label{intro} Although Python's extensive standard library covers many programming needs, there often comes a time when you need to add some new @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ the ``Distributing Python Modules'' manual. \subsection{Best case: trivial installation} -\label{sec:trivial-inst} +\label{trivial-inst} In the best case, someone will have prepared a special version of the module distribution you want to install that is targeted specifically at @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ building and installing modules from standard source distributions. \subsection{The new standard: Distutils} -\label{sec:new-standard} +\label{new-standard} If you download a module source distribution, you can tell pretty quickly if was packaged and distributed in the standard way, i.e. using @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ command is everything you need to get out of this manual. \subsection{The old way: no standards} -\label{sec:old-way} +\label{old-way} Before the Distutils, there was no infrastructure to support installing third-party modules in a consistent, standardized way. Thus, it's not @@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ developers---hence, we include documentation for builders/installers here. All of the pre-Distutils material is tucked away in -section~\ref{sec:pre-distutils}. +section~\ref{pre-distutils}. \section{Standard Build and Install} -\label{sec:normal-install} +\label{normal-install} -As described in section~\ref{sec:new-standard}, building and installing +As described in section~\ref{new-standard}, building and installing a module distribution using the Distutils is usually one simple command: \begin{verbatim} python setup.py install @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ python setup.py build --build-base=/tmp/pybuild/foo-1.0 \end{verbatim} (Or you could do this permanently with a directive in your system or personal Distutils configuration file; see -section~\ref{sec:config-files}.) Normally, this isn't necessary. +section~\ref{config-files}.) Normally, this isn't necessary. The default layout for the build tree is as follows: \begin{verbatim} @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ installations in the next section. \end{tableiii}} \section{Alternate Installation} -\label{sec:alt-install} +\label{alt-install} Often, it is necessary or desirable to install modules to a location other than the standard location for third-party Python modules. For @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ of the following section applies to you. \subsection{Alternate installation: Unix (the home scheme)} -\label{sec:alt-unix-prefix} +\label{alt-unix-prefix} Under Unix, there are two ways to perform an alternate installation. The ``prefix scheme'' is similar to how alternate installation works @@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ installation base as follows: {home}{/share} \subsection{Alternate installation: Unix (the prefix scheme)} -\label{sec:alt-unix-home} +\label{alt-unix-home} The ``prefix scheme'' is useful when you wish to use one Python installation to perform the build/install (i.e., to run the setup @@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ point to an alternate Python installation, this is immaterial.) \subsection{Alternate installation: Windows} -\label{sec:alt-windows} +\label{alt-windows} Since Windows has no conception of a user's home directory, and since the standard Python installation under Windows is simpler than that @@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ Files are installed as follows: \subsection{Alternate installation: Mac~OS} -\label{sec:alt-macos} +\label{alt-macos} Like Windows, Mac~OS has no notion of home directories (or even of users), and a fairly simple standard Python installation. Thus, only a @@ -528,10 +528,10 @@ non-pure distributions''. Is this necessary?!?} \section{Custom Installation} -\label{sec:custom-install} +\label{custom-install} Sometimes, the alternate installation schemes described in -section~\ref{sec:alt-install} just don't do what you want. You might +section~\ref{alt-install} just don't do what you want. You might want to tweak just one or two directories while keeping everything under the same base directory, or you might want to completely redefine the installation scheme. In either case, you're creating a \emph{custom @@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ as it does when parsing your configuration file(s)). Obviously, specifying the entire installation scheme every time you install a new module distribution would be very tedious. Thus, you can put these options into your Distutils config file (see -section~\ref{sec:config-files}): +section~\ref{config-files}): \begin{verbatim} [install] install-base=$HOME @@ -650,28 +650,28 @@ extra variables that may not be in your environment, such as \code{\$PLAT}. (And of course, you can only use the configuration variables supplied by the Distutils on systems that don't have environment variables, such as Mac~OS (\XXX{true?}).) See -section~\ref{sec:config-files} for details. +section~\ref{config-files} for details. \XXX{need some Windows and Mac~OS examples---when would custom installation schemes be needed on those platforms?} \section{Distutils Configuration Files} -\label{sec:config-files} +\label{config-files} \XXX{not even implemented yet, much less documented!} \section{Pre-Distutils Conventions} -\label{sec:pre-distutils} +\label{pre-distutils} \subsection{The Makefile.pre.in file} -\label{sec:makefile-pre-in} +\label{makefile-pre-in} \subsection{Installing modules manually} -\label{sec:manual-install} +\label{manual-install} |