From 024c3daa11c8c16cf577d4e1faec329daa9d27ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adrian Holovaty Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:23:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Fixed #4537 -- Added note to docs/install.txt about get_python_lib() shortcut. Thanks, Carl Karsten git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@5503 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37 --- docs/install.txt | 22 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/install.txt b/docs/install.txt index bf62c7ed50..698e44f0ef 100644 --- a/docs/install.txt +++ b/docs/install.txt @@ -85,23 +85,20 @@ If you installed Django using ``setup.py install``, uninstalling is as simple as deleting the ``django`` directory from your Python ``site-packages``. -If you installed Django from a Python Egg, remove the Django ``.egg`` file, +If you installed Django from a Python egg, remove the Django ``.egg`` file, and remove the reference to the egg in the file named ``easy-install.pth``. This file should also be located in your ``site-packages`` directory. .. admonition:: Where are my ``site-packages`` stored? The location of the ``site-packages`` directory depends on the operating - system, and the location in which Python was installed. However, the - following locations are common: + system, and the location in which Python was installed. To find out your + system's ``site-packages`` location, execute the following:: - * If you're using Linux: ``/usr/lib/python2.X/site-packages`` + python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()" - * If you're using Windows: ``C:\Python2.X\lib\site-packages`` - - * If you're using MacOSX: ``/Library/Python2.X/site-packages`` or - ``/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.X/lib/python2.X/site-packages/`` - (in later releases). + (Note that this should be run from a shell prompt, not a Python interactive + prompt.) Install the Django code ======================= @@ -140,12 +137,15 @@ latest bug fixes and improvements, follow these instructions: 1. Make sure you have Subversion_ installed. 2. Check out the Django code into your Python ``site-packages`` directory. + On Linux / Mac OSX / Unix, do this:: svn co http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk/ django_src - ln -s `pwd`/django_src/django /usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/django + ln -s `pwd`/django_src/django SITE-PACKAGES-DIR/django - (In the above line, change ``python2.3`` to match your current Python version.) + (In the above line, change ``SITE-PACKAGES-DIR`` to match the location of + your system's ``site-packages`` directory, as explained in the + "Where are my ``site-packages`` stored?" section above.) On Windows, do this::