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diff --git a/docs/install.txt b/docs/install.txt index 7761a64e13..99aad4e52d 100644 --- a/docs/install.txt +++ b/docs/install.txt @@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ probably already have it installed. Install Apache and mod_python ============================= -If you just want to experiment with Django, skip this step. Django comes with -its own Web server for development purposes. +If you just want to experiment with Django, skip ahead to the next +section; Django includes a lightweight web server you can use for +testing, so you won't need to set up Apache until you're ready to +deploy Django in production. If you want to use Django on a production site, use Apache with `mod_python`_. mod_python is similar to mod_perl -- it embeds Python within Apache and loads @@ -86,23 +88,20 @@ 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 ======================= @@ -141,12 +140,15 @@ 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:: |