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document compiler dependency; also, Python 2.6 is no longer supported for Windows 

[Imported from Trac: page AdvancedInstall, version 59]
daira 2013-06-15 13:48:49 +00:00
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AdvancedInstall.md

@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ itself is pure-python and therefore does not require a distinct compile step,
the mechanics that make it easy to run-in-place do require a setup phase. In
addition, Tahoe-LAFS uses several third-party python libraries to work its magic,
many of which are unlikely to be just "lying around" and already installed.
Several of these use compiled C code, so they **do** require a compile
step.
Several of these use compiled C code; they **do** require a compile step, but
only where precompiled "egg" distributions are not available for your platform.
Compiling these requires a working C compiler (probably gcc on Unix platforms)
to be installed.
`python setup.py build` will download and build any third-party libraries that
are not already available on your system. It will also prepare the source
@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ Note that this assumes that you install Python in the default location (C:\Pytho
[=#point9.4.1]
==== What if that doesn't work? ====
The build or install steps could result in an error that says a compiler is needed. If this happens and you are using Python 2.6 or Python 2.7, it is a packaging bug that should be reported to the tahoe-dev list. If you are using a different version of Python or want to compile the C/C++ components yourself, install the MinGW C/C++ compiler as follows (this only works for 32-bit Windows):
The build or install steps could result in an error that says a compiler is needed. If this happens and you are using Python 2.7, it is a packaging bug that should be reported to the tahoe-dev list. If you are using a different version of Python or want to compile the C/C++ components yourself, install the MinGW C/C++ compiler as follows (this only works for 32-bit Windows):
1. Download and install MinGW from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/ (the main installer linked from the big green download button). The installer will prompt you for what components to install. You need the base components plus g++.