Commit 24904e86 authored by PJ Eby's avatar PJ Eby

Fix documentation typos, and note that Python 2.4 is required on 64-bit

platforms (due to a bugfix in zipimport.c that was never backported to
the 2.3 branch).

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branch : setuptools
extra : convert_revision : svn%3A6015fed2-1504-0410-9fe1-9d1591cc4771/sandbox/trunk/setuptools%4041378
parent 25d3d2a7
......@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ EasyInstall, then return here for the remaining steps.
Download `ez_setup.py <http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py>`_, and
run it; this will download and install the appropriate ``setuptools`` egg for
your Python version.
your Python version. (You will need at least Python 2.3.5, or if you are on a
64-bit platform, Python 2.4.)
You may receive a message telling you about an obsolete version of
setuptools being present; if so, you must be sure to delete it entirely, along
......@@ -599,7 +601,7 @@ Command-Line Options
installed package to work, like manually adding it to ``PYTHONPATH`` or to
``sys.path`` at runtime.
``--index-url=URL, -u URL`` (New in 0.4a1)
``--index-url=URL, -i URL`` (New in 0.4a1)
Specifies the base URL of the Python Package Index. The default is
http://www.python.org/pypi if not specified. When a package is requested
that is not locally available or linked from a ``--find-links`` download
......@@ -863,6 +865,9 @@ Known Issues
* There's no automatic retry for borked Sourceforge mirrors, which can easily
time out or be missing a file.
0.6a7
* Fixed not being able to install Windows script wrappers using Python 2.3
0.6a6
* Added support for "traditional" PYTHONPATH-based non-root installation, and
also the convenient ``virtual-python.py`` script, based on a contribution
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......@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ Release Notes/Change History
0.6a6
* Activated distributions are now inserted in ``sys.path`` (and the working
set) just before the directory that contains them, instead of at the end.
This allows e.g. eggs in ``site-packages`` to override unmanged modules in
This allows e.g. eggs in ``site-packages`` to override unmanaged modules in
the same location, and allows eggs found earlier on ``sys.path`` to override
ones found later.
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......@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ Building and Distributing Packages with ``setuptools``
======================================================
``setuptools`` is a collection of enhancements to the Python ``distutils``
(for Python 2.3 and up) that allow you to more easily build and distribute
Python packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages.
(for Python 2.3.5 and up on most platforms; 64-bit platforms require a minimum
of Python 2.4) that allow you to more easily build and distribute Python
packages, especially ones that have dependencies on other packages.
Packages built and distributed using ``setuptools`` look to the user like
ordinary Python packages based on the ``distutils``. Your users don't need to
......@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ steps.
To install setuptools, first download `ez_setup.py`_ and run it; this will
automatically download and install the appropriate egg for your Python version.
(You will need at least Python 2.3.5, or if you are on a 64-bit platform,
Python 2.4.)
.. _ez_setup.py: `bootstrap module`_
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