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Bug #643631: MacOS 9 details missing from inst.tex 

Fill in the missing details. (From Jack Jansen)
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Andrew M. Kuchling 2002-11-27 13:34:20 +00:00
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@ -168,22 +168,11 @@ cd c:\Temp\foo-1.0
python setup.py install python setup.py install
\end{verbatim} \end{verbatim}
On Mac OS, you have to go through a bit more effort to supply On Mac OS 9, you double-click the \file{setup.py} script. It will bring
command-line arguments to the setup script: up a dialog where you can select the \command{install} command. Then
\begin{itemize} selecting the \command{run} button will install your distribution.
\item hit option-double-click on the script's icon (or option-drop it The dialog is built dynamically, so all commands and options for this
onto the Python interpreter's icon) specific distribution are listed.
\item press the ``Set unix-style command line'' button
\item set the ``Keep stdio window open on termination'' if you're
interested in seeing the output of the setup script (which is usually
voluminous and often useful)
\item when the command-line dialog pops up, enter ``install'' (you
can, of course, enter any Distutils command-line as described in this
document or in \citetitle[../dist/dist.html]{Distributing Python
Modules}: just leave off the initial \code{python setup.py} and
you'll be fine)
\end{itemize}
\subsection{Splitting the job up} \subsection{Splitting the job up}
\label{splitting-up} \label{splitting-up}
@ -320,7 +309,7 @@ installation uses for \filevar{prefix} and \filevar{exec-prefix} by
running Python in interactive mode and typing a few simple commands. running Python in interactive mode and typing a few simple commands.
Under \UNIX, just type \code{python} at the shell prompt. Under Under \UNIX, just type \code{python} at the shell prompt. Under
Windows, choose \menuselection{Start \sub Programs \sub Python Windows, choose \menuselection{Start \sub Programs \sub Python
2.1 \sub Python (command line)}. Under Mac OS, \XXX{???}. 2.1 \sub Python (command line)}. Under Mac OS 9, start \file{PythonInterpreter}.
Once the interpreter is started, you type Python code at the Once the interpreter is started, you type Python code at the
prompt. For example, on my Linux system, I type the three Python prompt. For example, on my Linux system, I type the three Python
statements shown below, and get the output as shown, to find out my statements shown below, and get the output as shown, to find out my
@ -680,7 +669,7 @@ In fact, you can use environment variables in config files on
platforms that have such a notion but the Distutils additionally platforms that have such a notion but the Distutils additionally
define a few extra variables that may not be in your environment, such define a few extra variables that may not be in your environment, such
as \code{\$PLAT}. (And of course, on systems that don't have as \code{\$PLAT}. (And of course, on systems that don't have
environment variables, such as Mac OS (\XXX{true?}), the configuration environment variables, such as Mac OS 9, the configuration
variables supplied by the Distutils are the only ones you can use.) variables supplied by the Distutils are the only ones you can use.)
See section~\ref{config-files} for details. See section~\ref{config-files} for details.