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@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@ -# Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 The SCons Foundation -# src/README.txt 4720 2010/03/24 03:14:11 jars SCons - a software construction tool - Version 1.3.0 + Version 2.0.0.final.0 This is SCons, a tool for building software (and other files). SCons is @@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ the latest version by checking the SCons download page at: EXECUTION REQUIREMENTS ====================== -Running SCons requires Python version 1.5.2 or later. There should be +Running SCons requires Python version 2.4 or later. There should be no other dependencies or requirements to run SCons. (There is, however, an additional requirement to *install* SCons from this particular package; see the next section.) @@ -44,37 +42,7 @@ configuration of Environment construction variables. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ========================= -Installing SCons from this package requires the Python distutils -package. The distutils package was not shipped as a standard part of -Python until Python version 1.6, so if your system is running Python -1.5.2, you may not have distutils installed. If you are running -Python version 1.6 or later, you should be fine. - -NOTE TO RED HAT USERS: Red Hat shipped Python 1.5.2 as the default all -the way up to Red Hat Linux 7.3, so you probably do *not* have distutils -installed, unless you have already done so manually or are running Red -Hat 8.0 or later. - -In this case, your options are: - - -- (Recommended.) Install from a pre-packaged SCons package that - does not require distutils: - - Red Hat Linux scons-1.3.0-1.noarch.rpm - - Debian GNU/Linux scons_1.3.0-1_all.deb - (or use apt-get) - - Windows scons-1.3.0.win32.exe - - -- (Optional.) Download the latest distutils package from the - following URL: - - http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/download.html - - Install the distutils according to the instructions on the page. - You can then proceed to the next section to install SCons from - this package. +Nothing special. INSTALLATION @@ -88,7 +56,7 @@ provided Python-standard setup script as follows: By default, the above command will do the following: - -- Install the version-numbered "scons-1.3.0" and "sconsign-1.3.0" + -- Install the version-numbered "scons-2.0.0.final.0" and "sconsign-2.0.0.final.0" scripts in the default system script directory (/usr/bin or C:\Python*\Scripts, for example). This can be disabled by specifying the "--no-version-script" option on the command @@ -102,17 +70,17 @@ By default, the above command will do the following: making it the default on your system. On UNIX or Linux systems, you can have the "scons" and "sconsign" - scripts be hard links or symbolic links to the "scons-1.3.0" and - "sconsign-1.3.0" scripts by specifying the "--hardlink-scons" + scripts be hard links or symbolic links to the "scons-2.0.0.final.0" and + "sconsign-2.0.0.final.0" scripts by specifying the "--hardlink-scons" or "--symlink-scons" options on the command line. - -- Install "scons-1.3.0.bat" and "scons.bat" wrapper scripts in the + -- Install "scons-2.0.0.final.0.bat" and "scons.bat" wrapper scripts in the Python prefix directory on Windows (C:\Python*, for example). This can be disabled by specifying the "--no-install-bat" option on the command line. On UNIX or Linux systems, the "--install-bat" option may be - specified to have "scons-1.3.0.bat" and "scons.bat" files + specified to have "scons-2.0.0.final.0.bat" and "scons.bat" files installed in the default system script directory, which is useful if you want to install SCons in a shared file system directory that can be used to execute SCons from both UNIX/Linux and @@ -120,7 +88,7 @@ By default, the above command will do the following: -- Install the SCons build engine (a Python module) in an appropriate version-numbered SCons library directory - (/usr/lib/scons-1.3.0 or C:\Python*\scons-1.3.0, for example). + (/usr/lib/scons-2.0.0.final.0 or C:\Python*\scons-2.0.0.final.0, for example). See below for more options related to installing the build engine library. @@ -271,3 +239,5 @@ With plenty of help from the SCons Development team: Greg Spencer Christoph Wiedemann +Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 The SCons Foundation +src/README.txt 5023 2010/06/14 22:05:46 scons |