From b0a482a073c2e0467907d9d168d812d7655241bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?J=C3=B6rg=20Lehmann?= Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:15:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] some updates, in particular regarding the new requirement of Python 2.1 and above git-svn-id: https://pyx.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pyx/trunk/pyx@2074 069f4177-920e-0410-937b-c2a4a81bcd90 --- INSTALL | 28 ++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 928de391..ba91e9b6 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ Installation Prerequisites ------------- -PyX needs Python 2.x and a TeX installation (including Type1 fonts). Try to -start 'python', 'tex' and 'kpsewhich cmr10.pfb' (the later should issue a full -path of the requested Type1 font). +PyX needs Python 2.1 or newer and a TeX installation (including Type1 fonts). +Try to start 'python', 'tex' and 'kpsewhich cmr10.pfb' (the later should issue +a full path of the requested Type1 font). Local usage without C extension modules @@ -34,18 +34,18 @@ no C extension modules are built and appropriate fallbacks will be used instead. The build_t1strip option enables the t1strip extension module, which provides partial font downloading (i.e. only the glyphs of a font that are used are -included in the eps file). The only requisites for building this module are the -Python header files and a C compiler. Note that the C compiler has to suit -the Python distribution you are using. +included in the resulting EPS file). The only requisites for building this +module are the Python header files and a C compiler. Note that the C compiler +has to suit the Python distribution you are using. The second extension module pykpathsea provides Python binding for the kpathsea library, which enables fast searching for files in the TeX/LaTeX directory -hierarchy. You will need the header files of this library, which are not -included in many standard TeX distributions. Besides that, the fallback, which -uses the kpsewhich program, works equally well, although it is not as efficient -as using the library directly. If you want to build the C extension module, you -may also have to specify the location of the kpathsea header files and of the -library itself in the setup.cfg file. +hierarchy. You will need the header files of this library, which unfortunately +are not included in many standard TeX distributions. Note that the fallback, +which uses the kpsewhich program, works equally well, although it is not as +efficient as using the library directly. If you want to build the C extension +module, you may also have to specify the location of the kpathsea header files +and of the library itself in the setup.cfg file. After you have adapted the setup.cfg file to your needs, you can either build the extension modules locally by running @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ into the manual directory ln -s python/doc/tools/mkhowto mkhowto make -Note that this requires Python version 2.3 and above. In former versions you -will need to get the Python documentation sources separately from +Note that this requires Python version 2.3 and above. When using older Python +versions you need to get the Python documentation sources separately from http://www.python.org/ and try to find the script there. Alternatively you may download the manual from the PyX homepage at http://pyx.sourceforge.net/. -- 2.11.4.GIT