overwrite old wx DLLs even if the version numbers match

[wxWidgets.git] / wxPython / docs / INSTALL.txt

diff --git a/wxPython/docs/INSTALL.txt b/wxPython/docs/INSTALL.txt
index c63b8067959e09b7b1f4a50b77c799889b387cca..04665fd0756cd78b97a85401e5dbcee1654c926f 100644 (file)
--- a/wxPython/docs/INSTALL.txt
+++ b/wxPython/docs/INSTALL.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-Installing wxPython 2.5 from Source
+Installing wxPython 2.7 from Source

 ===================================
 
 
 This document will describe the few differences and additions to the
 ===================================
 
 
 This document will describe the few differences and additions to the

-content in BUILD.txt for installing wxPython built from source.
-Please follow the intstructions both in this file and in BUILD.txt to
-perform this task.  Where there is overlap the items described here
-will take precedence.
+content in the BUILD_ document for installing wxPython built from
+source.  Please follow the intstructions both in this file and in
+BUILD_ to perform this task.  Where there is overlap the items
+described here will take precedence for doing installations.
+
+.. _BUILD: BUILD.html

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -14,44 +16,44 @@ will take precedence.
 Installing on Unix-like Systems (not OS X)
 ------------------------------------------
 
 Installing on Unix-like Systems (not OS X)
 ------------------------------------------
 

-1. When building wxWindows you need to decide if you want it to be a
+1. When building wxWidgets you need to decide if you want it to be a

    private copy only accessed by wxPython, or if you would like it to
    be installed in a stanard location such as /usr.  Or perhaps you
    private copy only accessed by wxPython, or if you would like it to
    be installed in a stanard location such as /usr.  Or perhaps you

-   already have a version of wxWindows installed on your system (such
+   already have a version of wxWidgets installed on your system (such

    as from an RPM) and you want wxPython to use that version too.  If
    so then you'll want to ensure that the flags and options used to
    build the installed version are compatible with wxPython.  
 
 
    as from an RPM) and you want wxPython to use that version too.  If
    so then you'll want to ensure that the flags and options used to
    build the installed version are compatible with wxPython.  
 
 

-2. If you do decide to build and install your own wxWindows then there
+2. If you do decide to build and install your own wxWidgets then there

    are a few tweaks to the configure flags described in BUILD.txt that
    you will probably want to make.  Instead of --enable-debug use
    this configure flag::
 
                      --enable-optimize \
 
    are a few tweaks to the configure flags described in BUILD.txt that
    you will probably want to make.  Instead of --enable-debug use
    this configure flag::
 
                      --enable-optimize \
 

-   Normally I also use the following flag in order to have wxWindows
+   Normally I also use the following flag in order to have wxWidgets

    runtime assertions turned into Python exceptions where possible.
    It does add extra code to the build but probably not enough to
    worry about it.  However if you want to get as lean a build as
    possible you can leave it out, but if your code does something bad
    runtime assertions turned into Python exceptions where possible.
    It does add extra code to the build but probably not enough to
    worry about it.  However if you want to get as lean a build as
    possible you can leave it out, but if your code does something bad

-   then instead of exceptions you'll likely get a crash.
+   then instead of exceptions you'll likely get a crash::

 
                      --enable-debug_flag \
 
 
                      --enable-debug_flag \
 

-   If you are building a private copy of wxWindows (IOW, not installed
-   in a standard library location) the it can be kind of a hassle to
+   If you are building a private copy of wxWidgets (IOW, not installed
+   in a standard library location) then it can be kind of a hassle to

    always have to set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable so wxPython can
    always have to set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable so wxPython can

-   find the wxWindows shared libraries.  You can hard code the library
+   find the wxWidgets shared libraries.  You can hard code the library

    path into the binaries by using the rpath option when configuring
    path into the binaries by using the rpath option when configuring

-   wxWindows. For example::
+   wxWidgets.  For example::

 
 

-                     --enable-rpath=/opt/wx/2.5/lib \
+                     --enable-rpath=/opt/wx/2.7/lib \

 
    SOLARIS NOTE: The --enable-rpath option may cause problems when
    using wxGTK on Solaris when compiling wxPython as described below.
    The woraround is to not use --enable-rpath flag for configure, but
 
    SOLARIS NOTE: The --enable-rpath option may cause problems when
    using wxGTK on Solaris when compiling wxPython as described below.
    The woraround is to not use --enable-rpath flag for configure, but

-   in that case all wxPython applications must have the
+   in that case all wxPython applications *must* have the

    LD_LIBRARY_PATH set to include $WXPREF/lib, or you can use the
    'crle' program to modify the runtime linking environment.  If this
    is the only installation of wxGTK on the system then you can use a
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH set to include $WXPREF/lib, or you can use the
    'crle' program to modify the runtime linking environment.  If this
    is the only installation of wxGTK on the system then you can use a


@@ -63,10 +65,12 @@ Installing on Unix-like Systems (not OS X)
 
 
 4. In addition to building wxPython as described in BUILD.txt, you can
 
 
 4. In addition to building wxPython as described in BUILD.txt, you can

-   install it to Python's site-packages dir, as well as some scrpts
-   into the same bin dir used by Python by using this command::
+   install it to Python's site-packages dir, as well as some scripts
+   into the same bin dir used by Python by using this command, plus
+   whatever WXPORT, UNICODE, etc. settings you used for the initial
+   build step::

 
 

-       python2.3 setup.py install
+       python2.5 setup.py install 

 
    If you would like to install to some place besides the prefix where
    Python is installed, (such as to your home directory) then you can
 
    If you would like to install to some place besides the prefix where
    Python is installed, (such as to your home directory) then you can


@@ -85,26 +89,32 @@ Installing on OS X
 Installing wxPython on OS X is nearly the same as the Unix
 instructions above, except for a few small, but important details:
 
 Installing wxPython on OS X is nearly the same as the Unix
 instructions above, except for a few small, but important details:
 

-1. The --enable-rpath configure option is not supported.  (At least it
-   didn't the last time I checked...)  If there is a way to do
-   something similar please let me know.
-
-2. If you don't install wxWindows to a standard location you will need
-   to use the DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable instead of the
-   LD_LIBRARY_PATH described above.
+1. The --enable-rpath configure option is not needed since the path to
+   the wxWidgets dylibs will automatically be encoded into the
+   extension modules when they are built.  If you end up moving the
+   wxWidgets dynlibs to some other location (such as inside the .app
+   bundle of your applicaiton for distribution to other users,) then
+   you will need to set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH to this location so the
+   dylibs can be found at runtime.

 
 

-3. Depending on the version of OS X Python may be installed in
-   differnet locations.  On 10.2 (Jaguar) you need to download and
+2. Depending on the version of OS X Python may be installed in
+   different locations.  On 10.2 (Jaguar) you need to download and

    install MacPython-OSX-2.3 from http://www.python.org/ and the
    Python Framework will then be installed in /Library/Frameworks.  On
    10.3 (Panther) Apple supplies the Python Framework as part of the
    install MacPython-OSX-2.3 from http://www.python.org/ and the
    Python Framework will then be installed in /Library/Frameworks.  On
    10.3 (Panther) Apple supplies the Python Framework as part of the

-   OS install, but it will located in /System/Library/Frameworks
-   instead.  To complicate things further, the Jaguar version, or a
-   custom build you do yourself will end up in /Library/Frameworks
-   even on Panther...
+   OS install, but it will be located in /System/Library/Frameworks
+   instead.  However, on Panther the site-packages dir is sym-linked
+   to /Library/Python/2.3 so the wxPython packages will end up there,
+   although they will still be visible from site-packages.  If you are
+   building distributions of wxPython to be installed on other
+   machines be careful to install to /Library/Python/2.3.  To
+   complicate things further, the Jaguar version, or a custom build
+   you do yourself will end up in /Library/Frameworks even on
+   Panther...

 
 

-4. You need to use pythonw at the command line or PythonLauncher app
-   to run wxPython apps.
+3. You need to use pythonw at the command line or the PythonLauncher
+   app to run wxPython apps, otherwise the app will not be able to
+   fully use the GUI display.

 
 
 
 
 
 


@@ -113,21 +123,22 @@ instructions above, except for a few small, but important details:
 Installing on Windows
 ---------------------
 
 Installing on Windows
 ---------------------
 

-1. Build wxWindows and wxPython as described in BUILD.txt.  If you
+1. Build wxWidgets and wxPython as described in BUILD.txt.  If you

    would rather have a version without the code that turns runtime
    assertions into Python exceptions, then use "release" instead of
    would rather have a version without the code that turns runtime
    assertions into Python exceptions, then use "release" instead of

-   "hybrid" when building wxWindows and add "FINAL=1" to the setup.py
+   "hybrid" when building wxWidgets and add "FINAL=1" to the setup.py

    command line.
 
    command line.
 

-2. Install wxPython like this::
+2. Install wxPython like this.  Remember to add any additional flags
+   you added for the build such as UNICODE or USE_SWIG::

 
       python setup.py install
 
 
 
       python setup.py install
 
 

-3. Copy the wxWindows DLLs to the wx package directory so they can be
+3. Copy the wxWidgets DLLs to the wx package directory so they can be

    found at runtime by the extension modules without requiring that
    they be installed on the PATH::
 
    found at runtime by the extension modules without requiring that
    they be installed on the PATH::
 

-       copy %WXWIN%\BIN\wx*h_*.dll c:\Python23\Lib\site-pacakges\wx
+       copy %WXWIN%\\lib\\vc_dll\\wx*h_*.dll c:\\Python25\\Lib\\site-packages\\wx