Added some clarification on CWGUSI building and pathnames as they come

out of the CVS repository.
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Jack Jansen 1999-03-10 15:51:56 +00:00
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@ -30,21 +30,22 @@ <H2>What you need.</H2>
<UL>
<LI> You need a MacPython source distribution, of course. You can
obtain one from <A
HREF="ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac">ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac</A>
or from the companion webpage at <A HREF="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html">
http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html</A> (which has up-to-date links to the other
packages needed too)
and possibly also from the standard <A
HREF="ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/mac">python.org ftp
obtain one from <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac">
ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac</A> or from the companion webpage
at <A HREF="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html">
http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html</A> (which has up-to-date links
to the other packages needed too) and possibly also from the standard
<A HREF="ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/mac">python.org ftp
site</A>. Everything you need is also included in the standard Python
source distribution, but the organization is different. Look in
directory <code>Mac/mwerks/projects</code> for the project files and
related stuff. <BR>
If you are a <a href="http://www.python.org/psa">PSA</a> member, an alternative
is to check the sources straight out of the CVS repository,
see below. Most of the packages mentioned here are also available through CVS.
If you are a <a href="http://www.python.org/psa">PSA</a> member, an
alternative is to check the sources straight out of the CVS
repository, see below. Most of the packages mentioned here are also
available through CVS. Check the section on <a href="#cvs">CVS
repository use</a> below.
<LI> You need MetroWerks CodeWarrior. The current distribution has
been built with CodeWarrior Pro 4. Ordering information is
@ -155,6 +156,9 @@ <H2>Setting Up</H2>
place in the CWGUSI distribution folder. Build the MSL version for your
platform (ppc, 68k, cfm68k). <p>
<em>Note:</em> always rebuild the CWGUSI libraries, even if you have
checked them out from the CVS repository. <P>
Next, in
<code>MoreFiles</code>, <code>libjpeg</code>, <code>pbmplus</code>,
<code>zlib</code>, <code>libpng</code>, <code>gdbm</code>,
@ -423,7 +427,7 @@ <H2>Rebuilding <code>.exp</code> files for PPC and CFM68K</H2>
accidentally link with those entrypoints from PythonCore, which will not work because
those routines have to be in the same code fragment as they are used from.
<H2>Using the CVS source archive</H2>
<H2><a name="cvs">Using the CVS source archive</a></H2>
It is possible to access the Python sources through remote CVS if you are
a PSA member. The advantage of this is that you get the very latest sources,
@ -438,18 +442,24 @@ <H2>Using the CVS source archive</H2>
"use mac encoding: applesingle" and (in the "text files" section) "use ISO latin 1
conversion". <p>
The machine-independent Python sources are checked out from the main Python
CVS archive, see the <a href="http://www.python.org/psa">PSA homepage</a> for
details. <p>
The machine-independent Python sources are checked out from the main
Python CVS archive, see the <a href="http://www.python.org/psa">PSA
homepage</a> for details. When you check the sources out you will get
something like <code>Python:dist:src</code>, and under that the
<code>Modules</code>, <code>Lib</code>, etc hierarchy. The
<code>src</code> folder should be renamed to <code>Python</code>, and
is what this document refers to as the "toplevel Python folder". <P>
Next, within the toplevel Python folder, you check out the mac-specific sources
in a Mac folder. The CVS path to use can be found at the
<a href="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html">MacPython homepage</a>. Finally,
you check out the external libraries needed in the parent of the Python folder. The
CVS path for these libraries is also mentioned at the MacPython homepage. <p>
Next, within the toplevel Python folder, you check out the
mac-specific sources in a Mac folder. The CVS path to use can be found
at the <a href="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html">MacPython
homepage</a>. Finally, you check out the external libraries needed in
the parent of the Python folder. The CVS path for these libraries is
also mentioned at the MacPython homepage. <p>
Neither of the pages mentioned above contains the passwords for the CVS sites,
for obvious reasons, but they do contain instructions on how to obtain the passwords. <p>
Neither of the pages mentioned above contains the passwords for the
CVS sites, for obvious reasons, but they do contain instructions on
how to obtain the passwords. <p>
<H2>Odds and ends</H2>