From e8a62651cfd1fa0613eba38af05894a48477669e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: swillden <> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:44:13 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] [Imported from Trac: page InstallDetails, version 15] --- InstallDetails.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/InstallDetails.md b/InstallDetails.md index c043def..ddb0001 100644 --- a/InstallDetails.md +++ b/InstallDetails.md @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ details. === Windows === -The following procedure will install and run Tahoe on Windows: +The following procedure will install and run Tahoe on Windows. Note that this assumes that you install Python in the default location (C:\Python26), if you choose another location you'll need to adjust the instructions below: 1. Download and install Python 2.6.2 from http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.2/python-2.6.2.msi. @@ -195,14 +195,14 @@ If the build or install steps result in an error that says a compiler is needed, 1. Download and install MinGW from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/Automated%20MinGW%20Installer/MinGW%205.1.4/MinGW-5.1.4.exe/download. The installer will prompt you for what components to install. You need the base components plus g++. -2. Configure distutils to use MinGW. To configure distutils to use mingw32, create a file called "distutils.cfg" in C:\Python26\Libs\distutils, and put in that file: +2. Configure distutils to use MinGW. To configure distutils to use mingw32, create a file called "distutils.cfg" in C:\Python26\lib\distutils, and put in that file: ``` [build] compiler=mingw32 ``` -3. Add the MinGW binary path to your Path variable. To do that, go to the control panel (classic view), double-click "System", click on the "Advanced" tab, click on the "Environment Variables" button, scroll down to the "Path" variable in the "System Variables" list, double-click it, and append ";C:\MinGW\bin" to the path. +3. Add the MinGW binary path to your Path variable. To do that, go to the control panel (classic view), double-click "System", click on the "Advanced" tab, click on the "Environment Variables" button, scroll down to the "Path" variable in the "System Variables" list, double-click it, and append ";C:\MinGW\bin" to the path. If you installed MinGW in some place other than C:\MinGW, adjust the path appropriately. After installing the compilers, repeat the "build" and "install" steps.