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authorPJ Eby <distutils-sig@python.org>2006-12-29 17:43:39 +0000
committerPJ Eby <distutils-sig@python.org>2006-12-29 17:43:39 +0000
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downloadpython-setuptools-git-e44a3a3aff42cc965851490e6b1f6973c01473d4.tar.gz
Overhauled Windows script wrapping to support ``bdist_wininst`` better.
Scripts installed with ``bdist_wininst`` will always use ``#!python.exe`` or ``#!pythonw.exe`` as the executable name (even when built on non-Windows platforms!), and the wrappers will look for the executable in the script's parent directory (which should find the right version of Python). (backport from trunk) --HG-- branch : setuptools-0.6 extra : convert_revision : svn%3A6015fed2-1504-0410-9fe1-9d1591cc4771/sandbox/branches/setuptools-0.6%4053194
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@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ Windows
Install setuptools using the provided ``.exe`` installer. If you've previously
installed older versions of setuptools, please delete all ``setuptools*.egg``
-files from your system FIRST.
+and ``setuptools.pth`` files from your system's ``site-packages`` directory
+(and any other ``sys.path`` directories) FIRST.
If you are upgrading a previous version of setuptools that was installed using
an ``.exe`` installer, please be sure to also *uninstall that older version*
@@ -23,9 +24,7 @@ version.
Once installation is complete, you will find an ``easy_install.exe`` program in
your Python ``Scripts`` subdirectory. Be sure to add this directory to your
-``PATH`` environment variable, if you haven't already done so. You must also
-have your Python installation directory (e.g. ``C:\\Python23``) on the
-``PATH``.
+``PATH`` environment variable, if you haven't already done so.
RPM-Based Systems