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Added some clarification on CWGUSI building and pathnames as they come 

out of the CVS repository.
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Jack Jansen 1999-03-10 15:51:56 +00:00
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@ -30,21 +30,22 @@ The following things you definitely need:
<UL>
<LI> You need a MacPython source distribution, of course. You can
obtain one from <A
HREF="ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac">ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac</A>
or from the companion webpage at <A HREF="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html">
http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html</A> (which has up-to-date links to the other
packages needed too)
and possibly also from the standard <A
HREF="ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/mac">python.org ftp
obtain one from <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac">
ftp://ftp.cwi.nl/pub/jack/python/mac</A> or from the companion webpage
at <A HREF="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html">
http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html</A> (which has up-to-date links
to the other packages needed too) and possibly also from the standard
<A HREF="ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/mac">python.org ftp
site</A>. Everything you need is also included in the standard Python
source distribution, but the organization is different. Look in
directory <code>Mac/mwerks/projects</code> for the project files and
related stuff. <BR>
If you are a <a href="http://www.python.org/psa">PSA</a> member, an alternative
is to check the sources straight out of the CVS repository,
see below. Most of the packages mentioned here are also available through CVS.
If you are a <a href="http://www.python.org/psa">PSA</a> member, an
alternative is to check the sources straight out of the CVS
repository, see below. Most of the packages mentioned here are also
available through CVS. Check the section on <a href="#cvs">CVS
repository use</a> below.
<LI> You need MetroWerks CodeWarrior. The current distribution has
been built with CodeWarrior Pro 4. Ordering information is
@ -155,6 +156,9 @@ move the files from the "CWGUSI-mods" to the right
place in the CWGUSI distribution folder. Build the MSL version for your
platform (ppc, 68k, cfm68k). <p>
<em>Note:</em> always rebuild the CWGUSI libraries, even if you have
checked them out from the CVS repository. <P>
Next, in
<code>MoreFiles</code>, <code>libjpeg</code>, <code>pbmplus</code>,
<code>zlib</code>, <code>libpng</code>, <code>gdbm</code>,
@ -423,7 +427,7 @@ This rather convoluted procedure is needed to ensure that plugin modules don't
accidentally link with those entrypoints from PythonCore, which will not work because
those routines have to be in the same code fragment as they are used from.
<H2>Using the CVS source archive</H2>
<H2><a name="cvs">Using the CVS source archive</a></H2>
It is possible to access the Python sources through remote CVS if you are
a PSA member. The advantage of this is that you get the very latest sources,
@ -438,18 +442,24 @@ the maccvs preferences you should also set (in the "binary files" section)
"use mac encoding: applesingle" and (in the "text files" section) "use ISO latin 1
conversion". <p>
The machine-independent Python sources are checked out from the main Python
CVS archive, see the <a href="http://www.python.org/psa">PSA homepage</a> for
details. <p>
The machine-independent Python sources are checked out from the main
Python CVS archive, see the <a href="http://www.python.org/psa">PSA
homepage</a> for details. When you check the sources out you will get
something like <code>Python:dist:src</code>, and under that the
<code>Modules</code>, <code>Lib</code>, etc hierarchy. The
<code>src</code> folder should be renamed to <code>Python</code>, and
is what this document refers to as the "toplevel Python folder". <P>
Next, within the toplevel Python folder, you check out the mac-specific sources
in a Mac folder. The CVS path to use can be found at the
<a href="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html">MacPython homepage</a>. Finally,
you check out the external libraries needed in the parent of the Python folder. The
CVS path for these libraries is also mentioned at the MacPython homepage. <p>
Next, within the toplevel Python folder, you check out the
mac-specific sources in a Mac folder. The CVS path to use can be found
at the <a href="http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html">MacPython
homepage</a>. Finally, you check out the external libraries needed in
the parent of the Python folder. The CVS path for these libraries is
also mentioned at the MacPython homepage. <p>
Neither of the pages mentioned above contains the passwords for the CVS sites,
for obvious reasons, but they do contain instructions on how to obtain the passwords. <p>
Neither of the pages mentioned above contains the passwords for the
CVS sites, for obvious reasons, but they do contain instructions on
how to obtain the passwords. <p>
<H2>Odds and ends</H2>