X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/8b9a4190f70909de9568f45389e7aa3ecbc66b8a..b483f5fed274a9152faab05b0ebb4e5f5158c506:/wxPython/distrib/README.1st.txt diff --git a/wxPython/distrib/README.1st.txt b/wxPython/distrib/README.1st.txt index ba13d95633..d3ca71b860 100644 --- a/wxPython/distrib/README.1st.txt +++ b/wxPython/distrib/README.1st.txt @@ -1,140 +1,57 @@ -README for wxPythonSrc-*.tar.gz -------------------------------- - -Prior to version 2.3.3 of wxPython I had always made my Linux/Unix -binaries based on the released binary of wxGTK and wxGTK-gl. This -imposed a few restrictions and so starting with 2.3.3 I have decided -to do a combined binary that inlcudes wxGTK as well as wxPython. This -allows me a bit more flexibility and is consistent with how the -Windows and Mac OS X binaries are built. - -If you are reading this file then you are probably interested in -building your own copy of wxPython from the sources contained in this -archive. If you wish to use the released wxGTK binary as has been -done in the past then you can still follow the old build directions in -wxPython/BUILD.unix.txt. If you are building for Windows or Mac OS X -then you should look at wxPython/BUILD.win32.txt or -wxPython/BUILD.osx.txt respectivly. - -If, on the other hand, you would like to build Linux/Unix binaries -with a private copy of wxGTK like what I am now distributing then -you'll want to follow the instructions in this file. (You should -probably still read wxPython/BUILD.unix.txt though since there are -other details there that you may need to be aware of. - -Clear as mud? Good. Let's get started. +README for wxPython-src-2.6.*.tar.bz2 +===================================== -1. We'll be making a private copy of wxGTK so it doesn't conflict with - one used by wxGTK C++ apps that expect to have the default binary - installed from RPM or whatever. I put it in /usr/lib/wxPython, but - you can use whatever you like. I'll just set a variable to our wx - prefix to reference later: - - export WXPREF=/usr/lib/wxPython +This archive contains the source code and other files for both +wxWidgets and wxPython. Some things not needed for the build (such as +the wxWidgets samples and docs) have been removed in order to minimize +the size of the archive and are available elsewhere. If you would +like to have the complete set of sources and etc. then please either +use a CVS snapshot from http://wxwindows.org/snapshots/ or do a +checkout from CVS yourself (see http://www.wxwindows.org/cvs.htm.) If +you would like to use CVS to get the exact same sources as one of +these tarballs then you can update using a release tag. For example:: + cvs update -r wxPy_2_6_1_0 -2. Make a build directory and configure wxGTK. - - cd wxPythonSrc-2.4.0 # or whatever the top-level dir is - mkdir build - cd build - ../configure --with-gtk \ - --prefix=$WXPREF \ - --enable-rpath=$WXPREF/lib \ - --with-opengl \ - --enable-geometry \ - --enable-optimise \ - --enable-debug_flag \ - You may want to use --enable-debug instead of --enable-optimise if - you need to run though a debugger and want full debugging symbols. +For more details about building and installing wxWidgets and wxPython +please see these files:: - SOLARIS NOTE: The --enable-rpath option may cause problems when - using wxGTK on Solaris when compiling wxPython in step 4 below. - The woraround is to not use --enable-rpath flag for configure, but - in that case all wxPython applications must have the - LD_LIBRARY_PATH set to include $WXPREF/lib, or you can use the - 'crle' program to modify the runtime linking environment. If this - is the only installation of wxGTK on the system then you can use a - system library path for WXPREF and not have to worry about it at - all. + wxPython/docs/BUILD.txt + wxPython/docs/INSTALL.txt - If you want to use the image and zlib libraries included with - wxWindows instead of those already installed on your system, (for - example, to reduce dependencies on 3rd party libraries) then you - can add these flags to the configure command: - --with-libjpeg=builtin \ - --with-libpng=builtin \ - --with-libtiff=builtin \ - --with-zlib=builtin \ +For a log of recent changes check these files:: - If you would like to use GTK 2.x and unicode, then add the - following flags. Please note that this is still considered beta, - but does look and work quite nice for the most part: + docs/changes.txt (for wxWidgets) + wxPython/docs/CHANGES.txt (for wxPython) - --enable-gtk2 \ - --enable-unicode \ +And for information about major changes in wxPython 2.6 and how to +migrate your existing code to 2.6 please read this file:: -3. Build and install wxGTK. (You may need to be root for the last - step, depending on where your WXPREF is.) + wxPython/docs/MigrationGuide.txt - make - make install +Further information can be found on the wxWidgets and wxPython web +sites and the project wikis:: -4. Build and install wxPython. If you want to use a different version - of Python than is found by default on the PATH then specify the - whole pathname in these steps. The version of Python that runs - setup.py is the version wxPython will be built and installed for. - (You will need to be root for the install step unless your Python - is not in a system location.) + http://www.wxwindows.org/ + http://wiki.wxwindows.org/ - cd ../wxPython - python setup.py \ - WX_CONFIG=$WXPREF/bin/wx-config \ - build install + http://www.wxpython.org/ + http://wiki.wxpython.org/ - If you are using GTK 2.x and unicode then do it this way instead: - python setup.py \ - WX_CONFIG=$WXPREF/bin/wx-config \ - WXPORT=gtk2 UNICODE=1 \ - build install +And be sure to direct your questions to one of the various mail +lists:: - If you get errors about wxGLCanvas or being unable to find libGLU - or something like that then you can add BUILD_GLCANVAS=0 to the - setup.py command line to disable the building of the glcanvas - module. + http://www.wxpython.org/maillist.php - If you would like to install to some place besides the Python - site-packages directory (such as to your home directory) then you - can add "--root=" after the "install" command. To use - wxPython like this you'll need to ensure that the directory - containing wxPython is contained in the PYTHONPATH environment - variable. -5. If you havn't already, get a new copy of the demo and documentation - to go with the wxPython you just built and installed. See - http://wxpython.org/download.php#documentation - - -6. Change to the demo directory and run it like this: - - python demo.py - - SOLARIS NOTE: If you get unresolved symbol errors when importing - wxPython and you are running on Solaris and building with gcc, then - you may be able to work around the problem by uncommenting a bit of - code in setup.py and building again. Look for 'SunOS' in setup.py - and uncomment the block containing it. The problem is that Sun's ld - does not automatically add libgcc to the link step. - -7. That's all, except for the having fun part! - +Have fun! --