X-Git-Url: https://www.yuggoth.org/gitweb?p=weather.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL;h=2d341abc22242f787e5229995324329a537422c1;hp=91809039f1af4e052363077905039a75a9af5277;hb=4d25a49d5a5ec5415f8e83ba26fea5adf4e5512a;hpb=155d8574dfe4715cdf1e62afcc95cf8b871bf0e7 diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 9180903..2d341ab 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,39 +1,56 @@ -BASIC UNIX INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE WEATHER UTILITY - - -PREREQUISITES - -You need the Python interpreter installed somewhere in your path -(most modern UNIX derivatives come with one already). The weather -executable assumes your Python interpreter is /usr/bin/python so you -may need to edit the #! line if that is not the case. If you need -Python for some reason, it can be obtained from -http://www.python.org/ (but chances are your operating system at -least provides some sort of native package for it, which you should -probably install in whatever means is recommended by your OS -vendor/distributor). - - -INSTALLING THE UTILITY - -The file named weather should be made executable and put somewhere -in your path (/usr/local/bin/ or ~/bin/ for example). Similarly, -weather.py needs to be somewhere in Python's include path. You can -see your Python interpreter's default include path by running: +============================================================== + Basic Unix Installation Instructions for the Weather Utility +============================================================== + +:Copyright: (c) 2006-2010 Jeremy Stanley . Permission to + use, copy, modify, and distribute this software is granted under + terms provided in the LICENSE file distributed with this software. + +.. contents:: + +Prerequisites +------------- +You need the Python interpreter installed somewhere in your path (most modern +UNIX derivatives come with one already). If you need to get Python, it can be +obtained from http://www.python.org/ (but chances are your operating system at +least provides some sort of native package for it, which you should probably +install in whatever means is recommended by your OS vendor/distributor). + +Running in Place +---------------- +An easy way to try it out is to unpack the tarball and change to the resulting +directory:: + + tar xzf weather-*.tar.gz + cd weather-* + ./weather --version + ./weather --help + man ./weather.1 + man ./weatherrc.5 + ./weather --forecast --no-conditions --city=charlotte --st=nc + ./weather ord sea + +...and so on. The weather utility, included Python module and documentation are +all fully functional when kept together in one directory, if somewhat +inconvenient. + +Installing the Utility +---------------------- +The file named weather should be made executable and put somewhere in your path +(/usr/local/bin/ or ~/bin/ for example). Similarly, weather.py needs to be +somewhere in Python's include path. You can see your Python interpreter's +default include path by running:: python -c "import sys ; print sys.path" - -CONFIGURATION - -The weatherrc file should go in /etc/ or you can save it in your -home directory as a dotfile (~/.weatherrc) to support user-specific -alias configuration and overrides of the global /etc/weatherrc file. - - -MANUALS - -Optionally, the weather.1 and weatherrc.5 files can be placed in -sane locations for TROFF/NROFF manual files on your system (for -example, /usr/local/share/man/ or ~/man/). - +Configuration +------------- +The weatherrc file should go in /etc/ or you can save it in your home directory +as a dotfile (~/.weatherrc) to support user-specific alias configuration and +overrides of the global /etc/weatherrc file. + +Manuals +------- +Optionally, the weather.1 and weatherrc.5 files can be placed in sane locations +for TROFF/NROFF manual files on your system (for example, /usr/local/share/man/ +or ~/man/).